2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

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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 Virginia, there were 289 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,200 and $21,943 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography and cartography programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geography and cartography program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree geography students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia Tech Geography & Cartography Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (With Aid)

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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