2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $75-$110k) in Arkansas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Arkansas, there were 41 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography and cartography. 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $75-$110k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 5 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arkansas Geography & Cartography Report

#2

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #2 spot on the list. UCA is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 3 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Central Arkansas

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $75-$110k)

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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