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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$12,164 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,673 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography School for You

With 28 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geography and cartography is the #150 most popular major in South Carolina.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in South Carolina

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

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Geography & Cartography

$11,640 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Coastal Carolina University to be the best value school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. Located in the city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University are $11,640 per year.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Coastal Carolina University

$12,688 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofSC are $12,688 per year. After completing their degree, geography graduates from UofSC carry an average student debtload of $23,500.

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

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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
North Carolina 223
Florida 137
Tennessee 38
Kentucky 78
Louisiana 42
Arkansas 26
Alabama 127
Mississippi 14
West Virginia 54

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

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 2 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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