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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
243 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor's in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Colorado, there were 271 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 243 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,261 and $25,672 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 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.

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 Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $75-$110k) in Colorado

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Northern Colorado is $18,599 for colorado bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full University of Northern Colorado Geography Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend CU Anschutz is $20,353 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Geography Report

#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 52 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k list, UCCS has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $20,186 for colorado bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UCCS.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Read more about Geography at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k. MSU Denver is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Denver not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $18,397 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend MSU Denver.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 11 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $24,440 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Colorado State.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.

Read more about Geography at Colorado State

#1 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Colorado Boulder is $25,863 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.

Read more about Geography at University of Colorado Boulder

#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DU is $31,512 for colorado bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Read more about Geography at DU

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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