2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Geography and Environmental Studies
7Colleges
5,415,716Bachelor's Degrees
$30,341Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Geography and Environmental Studies School for You
Geography and Environmental Studies is the #310 most popular major in the country with N/A bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Geography and Environmental Studies ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in geography and environmental studies. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. For this ranking, we are identifying those geography and environmental studies schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Value Geography and Environmental Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Northeastern State University landed the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value geography and environmental studies schools. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah. NSU did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Geography and Environmental Studies Schools list.
It takes about 4.7 years for the average student at NSU to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $17,266. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the NSU is $81,150. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Indiana State University earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute. Indiana State also made our Best Geography and Environmental Studies Schools list, coming in at #7.
At Indiana State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $23,213. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Indiana State is $100,977. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
University of Toledo comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Toledo, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Geography and Environmental Studies Schools ranking.
It takes the average student at University of Toledo about 4.5 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $26,934. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from University of Toledo be around $122,011. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland - Baltimore County. UMBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore. UMBC also took the #3 spot in our Best Geography and Environmental Studies Schools rankings.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UMBC is 4.5 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $28,724. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UMBC is $128,971. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Our rankings recognize University of California - Los Angeles as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Geography and Environmental Studies Schools ranking.
The average student at UCLA graduates in less than 4.2 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $39,579. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UCLA be around $164,253. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
University of Delaware comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population. UD also made our Best Geography and Environmental Studies Schools list, coming in at #5.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UD is 4.1 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $38,709. This means that the average student pays around $160,255 to get a bachelor’s degree from UD. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Macalester College earned the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Macalester is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Macalester did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Geography and Environmental Studies Schools list.
At Macalester, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.1 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $37,963. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Macalester is $154,130. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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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).
Geography and Environmental Studies is the #310 most popular major in the country with N/A bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
