2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $75-$110k) in Colorado

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Colorado, there were 271 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

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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The geography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $75-$110k) in Colorado

#1

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 10 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980.

Read full report on Geography at CU - Boulder

#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #2 spot on the list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 3 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography at DU

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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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