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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$13,809 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,203 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 138 degrees and certificates were awarded to geography and cartography students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #131 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Michigan to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for geography students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Geography & Cartography

Our analysis found Grand Valley State University to be the best value school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Michigan. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GVSU are $13,900 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, geography majors at GVSU accumulate an average of around $24,606 in student debt.

GVSU also claimed a spot on our Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Geography & Cartography at Grand Valley State University Report

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Central Michigan University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great value for geography and cartography students working on their bachelor’s degree. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WMU are $13,434 per year.

Full Geography & Cartography at Western Michigan University Report

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Michigan State are $15,966 a year. The average amount in student loans that geography majors at Michigan State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,209.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #3 for overall quality for geography in Michigan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 per year.

Full Geography & Cartography at Eastern Michigan University Report

With a ranking of #6, Northern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Michigan University are $13,206 per year.

Full Geography & Cartography at Northern Michigan University Report

Best Value Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 264
Illinois 191
Indiana 82
Wisconsin 276

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 averages are for the top 6 schools 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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