2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for geography students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best value school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great value for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $17,220 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.
University of Oklahoma graduate students pay an average of $23,876 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northern Arizona University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate geography and cartography programs. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NAU are $20,125 per year.
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Sam Houston State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 per year.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school 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.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 a year.
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University of Arizona ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.
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Request InformationBest Geography & Cartography Colleges by State
Explore the best geography and cartography colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 445 |
| Arizona | 288 |
| Oklahoma | 54 |
| New Mexico | 50 |
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Majors Related to Geography
One of 12 majors within the area of study, geography and cartography has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 10 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).
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