2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Southeast 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Arkansas the best value school in the Southeast Region for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. UCA is a large public school located in the small city of Conway.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $11,835 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Alabama is a great value for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Florence.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNA are $13,860 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofM are $14,544 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, geography majors at NC State accumulate an average of around $20,944 in student debt.
NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a large student population.
University of West Georgia graduate students pay an average of $18,980 in tuition and fees each year.
University of West Georgia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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University of Kentucky landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate geography and cartography programs. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UK are $33,548 a year.
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Western Kentucky University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate geography and cartography programs. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
WKU graduate students pay an average of $18,340 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 per year.
UNC Charlotte excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Appalachian State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Appalachian State are $23,017 per year.
Appalachian State also claimed a spot on our Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Virginia Tech came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Virginia Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for geography in the Southeast Region .
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Geography & Cartography Related Majors for Geography
Geography & Cartography is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 24 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.