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Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$27,308 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Doctor'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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region 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. 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.

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

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

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our analysis found Kansas State University to be the best value school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 114
Minnesota 143
Kansas 40
Iowa 45
Nebraska 20
North Dakota 10
South Dakota 25

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

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 4 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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