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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income Over $110k)

10 Ranked Colleges
427 Degrees Awarded
$12,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $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 Vallue Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k” 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 427 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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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Best Vallue Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income Over $110k)

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s geography students in 2019-2020.

CNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $3,429 for Associate Degree Geography students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Central New Mexico Community College

#2

Ventura College

Ventura, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ventura College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k. Ventura College is a fairly large public school situated in Ventura, California. It awarded 7 associates’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Ventura College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ventura College is $1,514 for Associate Degree Geography students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Ventura College Geography & Cartography Report

#3

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Vallue Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Canyons landed the #3 spot on the list. Santa Clarita, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

College of the Canyons also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend College of the Canyons is $4,088 for associate degree geography students whose families make more than $110k.

Full College of the Canyons Geography & Cartography Report

#4

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Vallue Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Mitchell, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s geography students in 2019-2020.

Mitchell Tech also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Mitchell Tech is $12,472 for Associate Degree Geography students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Mitchell Technical College

#5

Palomar College

San Marcos, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Vallue Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Palomar College landed the #5 spot on the list. San Marcos, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree geography students whose families make more than $110k list, Palomar College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Palomar College is $3,673 for associate degree geography students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Palomar College

#6

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, California
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, East Los Angeles College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k list. East Los Angeles College is a large school located in Monterey Park, California that handed out 7 associates’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

East Los Angeles College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for East Los Angeles College is $9,570 for Associate Degree Geography students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at East Los Angeles College

#7

American River College

Sacramento, California
#7 in overall quality

American River College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

American River also took the #7 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,816 for associate degree geography students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend American River.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at American River

#8

Mt. San Jacinto College

San Jacinto, California
#10 in overall quality

Mt. San Jacinto College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. MSJC is a fairly large school located in San Jacinto, California that handed out 2 associates’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

MSJC also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Mt. San Jacinto College is $5,466 for associate degree geography students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Mt. San Jacinto College

#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, College of Western Idaho did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s geography students in 2019-2020.

CWI also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend College of Western Idaho is $6,711 for associate degree geography students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at CWI

#9 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s geography students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #9 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,792 for associate degree geography students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Akron Main Campus.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Geography & Cartography Report

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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