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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,104 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,529 and $23,566 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree geography students with aid list, UMCP has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Maryland - College Park

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree geography students with aid list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Geography & Cartography Report

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #3 spot on the list. UD is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 2 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192.

Full University of Delaware Geography & Cartography Report

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University at Buffalo Geography & Cartography Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UMBC also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at UMBC

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Temple University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geography students in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #6 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Temple University

#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#3 in overall quality

Syracuse University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geography students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Syracuse University

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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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