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2022 Best Value Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Colorado (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
435 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Colorado, there were 435 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,150 and $25,996 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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 in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Colorado (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s geography degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #5 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $15,358 for colorado geography students with aid per year to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 16 ’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Northern Colorado is $15,714 for Colorado Geography students with aid.

Full University of Northern Colorado Geography & Cartography Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified ’s geography students in 2019-2020.

MSU Denver not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Colorado” list. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver is $14,257 for Colorado Geography students with aid.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at MSU Denver

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado geography students with aid list, Colorado State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins is $18,668 for Colorado Geography students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Geography & Cartography Report

#5

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #5 spot on the list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s geography degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCCS, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $16,486 for colorado geography students with aid per year to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

University of Colorado Boulder ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s geography degrees to 82 students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $21,680 for Colorado Geography students with aid per year to attend CU - Boulder.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full CU - Boulder Geography & Cartography Report

#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 130 ’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Denver is $32,361 for Colorado Geography students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Denver

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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