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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 8,936 people earned their degree in geography and cartography, making the major the 107th most popular in the United States. 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 the New England region, there were 396 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,933 and $25,344 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 70 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geography and cartography program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#2

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

#4 in overall quality

$26,072 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Central Connecticut State University is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

CCSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Connecticut State University are $26,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at CCSU

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 2 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Connecticut

#4

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$47,730 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$62,409 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

Clark did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Clark University

#5

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$10,477 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Salem State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State are $10,477, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Salem State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $0-$30k)

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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