2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography in Kansas (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Kansas 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 Kansas, there were 29 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography in Kansas (With Aid)

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

Read more about Geography at K -State

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Getting Aid list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography (With Aid)

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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