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2022 Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k

9 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across California, there were 854 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income Over $110k) in California

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k list. California State University - Long Beach is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

CSULB also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSULB are $17,784.

Read more about Geography at California State University - Long Beach

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the #2 spot on the list. Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Cal State Fullerton also took the #6 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State Fullerton are $17,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California State University - Fullerton Geography Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State LA also took the #9 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Los Angeles are $17,723, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography at Cal State LA

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k list. CSUN is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955.

Read more about Geography at California State University - Northridge

#5

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 #5 for the Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k. SDSU is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SDSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geography at SDSU

#6

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UCLA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 6 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in California” 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.

Full UCLA Geography Report

#7

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#8 in overall quality

San Jose State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k ranking. San Jose State University is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State University are $18,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography at San Jose State University

#8

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#7 in overall quality

San Francisco State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

SFSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography at SFSU

#9

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#2 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Geography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCSB Geography Report

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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