2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Madison is ranked #5 for overall quality for geography in the Great Lakes Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.
Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Elmhurst University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Great Lakes Region . Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elmhurst.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Elmhurst are $32,800 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Elmhurst also is in the top 20% of our Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UWM are $25,651 a year.
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Western Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WMU are $26,248 per year.
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Miami University - Oxford landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate geography and cartography programs. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.
Miami University - Oxford graduate students pay an average of $32,332 in tuition and fees each year.
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Ball State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
Ball State graduate students pay an average of $26,600 in tuition and fees each year.
Ball State also claimed a spot on our Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 a year.
Request InformationBest Geography & Cartography Colleges by State
Explore the best geography and cartography colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 138 |
| Ohio | 264 |
| Illinois | 191 |
| Indiana | 82 |
| Wisconsin | 276 |
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Geography & Cartography Related Majors for Geography
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 13 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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