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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

128 Colleges
$15,838 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,277 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Master'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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 128 schools in the United States to see which master'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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 15% Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Missouri State University the best value school in the United States for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwest are $7,064 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the United States. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools list. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

UNI graduate students pay an average of $21,201 in tuition and fees each year.

UNI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools list.

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University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.

UND excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools list.

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University of Delaware landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree geography and cartography programs. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree geography and cartography programs. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 a year.

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South Dakota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 a year.

South Dakota State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#12

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Salisbury graduate students pay an average of $15,765 in tuition and fees each year.

Salisbury also claimed a spot on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #13, University of North Alabama did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNA are $13,860 per year.

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Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Central Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCA are $11,835 a year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize 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 claimed a spot on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#17

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 a year.

San Jose State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#18

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree geography and cartography programs. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 per year.

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Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools list. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Indiana State are $15,562 per year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
20 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
21 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
21 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
23 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
24 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
25 University of North Texas Denton, TX

Geography & Cartography by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 12 majors within the area of study, geography and cartography has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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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