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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

1 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 District of Columbia, there were 50 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,398 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography and cartography programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geography and cartography program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend GWU is $29,282 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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