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2022 Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

8 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,240 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 8 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971.

Read full report on Geography at UNR

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. SDSU is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 4 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658.

Read more about Geography at SDSU

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #3 spot on the list. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 4 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Manoa Geography Report

#4

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geography students in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW Seattle Geography Report

#6

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UCSB is a large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 11 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree geography students whose families make more than $110k list, UCSB has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography at UCSB

#7

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

University of Oregon did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geography students in 2019-2020.

UO also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US 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 University of Oregon are $29,991.

Read full report on Geography at University of Oregon

#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Oregon State also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography at Oregon State

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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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