2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Iowa 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 Iowa, there were 44 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

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

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

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

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 2 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Northern Iowa Geography & Cartography Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 2 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa Geography & Cartography Report

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