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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
56 Degrees Awarded
$26,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Geography & Cartography is the 107th most popular major in the country with 8,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, geography and cartography graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,126 and had an average of $23,577 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 381 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,200 and $21,850 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography and cartography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography and cartography programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geography and cartography program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree geography students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $0-$30k) in New York

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hunter is a large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 8 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Hunter also took the #4 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter College are $20,828, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Hunter

#2

Lehman College

Bronx, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehman College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lehman is a public institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehman College are $21,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Binghamton University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Binghamton University Geography & Cartography Report

#4

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Albany. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Albany, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

UAlbany not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at UAlbany

#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University at Buffalo

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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