2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $48-$75k) in Wisconsin

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Wisconsin, there were 336 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,425 and $25,205 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $48-$75k) in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 55 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at UW - Madison

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UWM also took the #0 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at UWM

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $48-$75k)

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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