2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across New York, there were 227 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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 a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography in New York (With Aid)

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York

#4 in overall quality

$20,828 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. Hunter is a large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Hunter did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter College are $20,828, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Hunter Geography Report

#2

University at Albany

Albany, New York

#3 in overall quality

$25,225 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Albany. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. University at Albany is a fairly large public school situated in Albany, New York. It awarded 1 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UAlbany also made our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Albany are $25,225, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University at Albany Geography Report

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

#1 in overall quality

$26,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography at University at Buffalo

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

#2 in overall quality

$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Syracuse is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 3 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geography at Syracuse University

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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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