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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $75-$110k)

9 Ranked Colleges
305 Degrees Awarded
$9,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 305 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 9 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $75-$110k)

#1

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Canyons. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.

College of the Canyons also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend College of the Canyons is $7,957 for associate degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full College of the Canyons Geography Report

#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,646 for Associate Degree Geography students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.

Read more about Geography at Central New Mexico Community College

#3

Ventura College

Ventura, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ventura College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Ventura, California, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s geography students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k list, Ventura College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,118 for Associate Degree Geography students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Ventura College.

Read more about Geography at Ventura College

#4

Palomar College

San Marcos, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Palomar College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k. Palomar College is a large school located in San Marcos, California that handed out 4 associates’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Palomar College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Palomar College is $8,423 for associate degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Geography at Palomar College

#5

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Los Angeles College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k. East Los Angeles College is a public institution located in Monterey Park, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k list, East Los Angeles College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,090 for associate degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend East Los Angeles College.

Full East Los Angeles College Geography Report

#6

American River College

Sacramento, California
#6 in overall quality

American River College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. American River College is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

American River also took the #6 spot in our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for American River College is $9,355 for associate degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Geography at American River

#7

Mt. San Jacinto College

San Jacinto, California
#7 in overall quality

Mt. San Jacinto College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Jacinto, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

MSJC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,271 for associate degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend MSJC.

Full Mt. San Jacinto College Geography Report

#8 in overall quality

College of Western Idaho landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. CWI is a fairly large public school situated in Nampa, Idaho. It awarded 2 associates’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWI, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CWI is $9,753 for associate degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full CWI Geography Report

#9

Crafton Hills College

Yucaipa, California
#9 in overall quality

Crafton Hills College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. CHC is located in Yucaipa, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.

CHC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” ranking.

Read full report on Geography at CHC

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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