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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$7,517 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,424 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography School for You

Geography & Cartography is the #97 most popular major in North Carolina with 223 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina to see which 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina

Check out the geography programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Geography & Cartography

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in North Carolina for geography and cartography students. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC State are $9,131 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NC State is ranked #5 for overall quality for geography in North Carolina.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at North Carolina State University

The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Geography majors at UNC Charlotte take out an average of $23,788 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNC Charlotte is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina list.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Appalachian State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, geography graduates from Appalachian State take out $18,060 in student loans while working on their degree.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill undergraduate students pay an average of $9,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Chapel Hill is ranked #4 for overall quality for geography in North Carolina.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a great value for geography and cartography students. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNCW undergraduate students pay an average of $7,238 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNCW also did well on our Best Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #6, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ECU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina list.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at East Carolina University

University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

UNC Greensboro undergraduate students pay an average of $7,468 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, geography majors at UNC Greensboro accumulate an average of around $23,388 in student debt.

UNC Greensboro excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina list.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#8

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC
$5,379 Average Tuition & Fees

Fayetteville State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value geography and cartography programs. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fayetteville State University are $5,379 per year.

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Best Value Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 95
Virginia 233
Florida 137
Tennessee 38
Kentucky 78
South Carolina 28
Louisiana 42
Arkansas 26
Alabama 127
Mississippi 14
West Virginia 54

Geography & Cartography is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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.

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