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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

46 Colleges
$22,518 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,203 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, geography and cartography was ranked #103 in the country. In fact 8,526 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Southeast Region 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida-Online the best value school in the Southeast Region for geography and cartography students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF Online is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UF Online are $16,579 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, geography majors at UF Online accumulate an average of around $19,934 in student debt.

UF Online excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USF Tampa are $17,324 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USF Tampa also is in the top 20% of our Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

KSU Georgia undergraduate students pay an average of $17,690 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JMU are $29,564 per year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $283, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its great value ranking, JMU is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

UF undergraduate students pay an average of $28,659 in tuition and fees each year. On average, geography graduates from UF take out $19,934 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, UF is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Louisiana Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Louisiana Tech are $16,806 a year.

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Florida International University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree geography and cartography programs. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

FIU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,963 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $20,622 per year. On average, geography graduates from UNC Charlotte take out $25,872 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of North Alabama ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNA are $20,220 per year. The average amount in student loans that geography majors at UNA take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,927.

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#10

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

With a ranking of #10, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of West Georgia are $17,576 a year.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 95
Virginia 233
North Carolina 223
Florida 137
Tennessee 38
Kentucky 78
South Carolina 28
Louisiana 42
Arkansas 26
Alabama 127
Mississippi 14
West Virginia 54

Geography & Cartography is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 25 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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