2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in Minnesota 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 Minnesota, there were 106 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geography program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

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

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

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 1 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #0 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography at UMN Twin Cities

#2

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788.

Read full report on Geography at Minnesota State Mankato

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’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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