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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$24,656 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.

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.

The Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the geography doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Geography & Cartography

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas State University the best value school in the Southwest Region 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.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Texas State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

Full Geography & Cartography at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a year.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Arizona State University - Tempe

The University of Texas at Dallas 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 #6 on the list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 per year.

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

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree geography and cartography programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Arizona

Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography schools 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 averages are for the top 7 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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