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2022 Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

3 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$16,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Geography is the 760th most popular major in the country with 362 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 124 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 92 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in geography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geography program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The other geography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Geography in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCLA is $14,279 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Geography students with aid.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Other Geography at UCLA

#2

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

CWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Washington University is $15,397 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Geography students with aid.

Read more about Other Geography at Central Washington University

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State is $20,016 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Geography students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Other Geography at Oregon State University

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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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