2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geography is the 144th most popular major in the country with 5,476 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 120 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 2 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography at Boston University

#2

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$47,730 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Clark did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clark University are $47,730.

Read more about Geography at Clark

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $0-$30k)

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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