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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 379 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree geography students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography at UW

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USU Geography Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Idaho is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography at University of Idaho

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CU - Boulder Geography Report

#5

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UM also made our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UM Geography Report

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 3 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899.

Full DU Geography Report

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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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