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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Georgia

5 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor's in Georgia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Georgia, there were 204 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,200 and $28,875 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,656 and $26,705 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in geography and cartography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography and cartography programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $13,649 for georgia bachelor’s degree geography students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UGA Geography & Cartography Report

#2

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Kennesaw State University is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. It costs about $17,221 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend KSU Georgia.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Kennesaw State University

#3

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia College & State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia. Georgia College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Georgia College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. The yearly cost to attend Georgia College & State University is $19,691 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Georgia College & State University Geography & Cartography Report

#4

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia. University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

University of West Georgia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. It costs about $16,124 for georgia bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend University of West Georgia.

Full University of West Georgia Geography & Cartography Report

#5

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia list. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

GaSou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. It costs about $15,536 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend GaSou.

Full Georgia Southern University Geography & Cartography Report

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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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