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2022 Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
175 Degrees Awarded
$12,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 362 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 760th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 175 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geography program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Geography (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 67 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCLA is $9,254 for bachelor’s degree other geography students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Geography at University of California - Los Angeles

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend BYU is $10,425 for bachelor’s degree other geography students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Geography at Brigham Young University - Provo

#3

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree other geography students whose families make $30-$48k list, Louisiana Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana Tech is $9,834 for bachelor’s degree other geography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Other Geography at Louisiana Tech University

#4

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

CWU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Washington University is $11,423 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Geography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Central Washington University Other Geography Report

#5

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

ATU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,496 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Geography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ATU.

Full Arkansas Tech University Other Geography Report

#6

Buffalo State

Buffalo, New York
#7 in overall quality

Buffalo State landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Buffalo State is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Buffalo State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Buffalo State is $12,123 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Geography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Other Geography at Buffalo State

#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

Oregon State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oregon State is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 15 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State is $15,770 for bachelor’s degree other geography students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Other Geography at Oregon State

#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Temple University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,879 for bachelor’s degree other geography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Temple University.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Temple University Other Geography Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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