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Best Value Geography & Cartography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$7,540 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Associate Degree School for You

Geography & Cartography is the #103 most popular major in the country with 8,526 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Geography & Cartography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the geography associate degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Geography & Cartography Associate Degree School

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the best value school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $7,540 per year.

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

Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 445
Arizona 288
Oklahoma 54
New Mexico 50

One of 12 majors within the area of study, geography and cartography has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Couleur.

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