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Best Value Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

23 Colleges
$22,810 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,277 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Master'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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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. 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 Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Great Lakes Region . WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Akron Main Campus 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 . University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

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

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Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.

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Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree geography and cartography programs. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Indiana State graduate students pay an average of $15,562 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

UWM graduate students pay an average of $25,651 in tuition and fees each year.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus 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 #10 on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 a year.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 138
Ohio 264
Illinois 191
Indiana 82
Wisconsin 276

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 23 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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