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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

3 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$49,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,476 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 253 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in geography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

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 the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Read full report on Geography at Boston U

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576.

Full UCONN Geography Report

#3

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Clark University is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 15 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clark, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark University are $47,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography at Clark

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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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