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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

52 Colleges
$25,491 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Doctor's 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 52 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for geography students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for geography and cartography students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.

UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great value for geography and cartography students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas State are $17,220 a year.

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Out of the 52 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Geography & Cartography at The University of Texas at Austin Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great value for geography and cartography students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 per year.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of South Florida - Main Campus

University of California - Los Angeles ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCLA is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of California - Los Angeles Report

University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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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 doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 per year.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

UNR graduate students pay an average of $22,380 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Nevada - Reno Report

Geography & Cartography by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to Geography

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 26 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.

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