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2022 Best Value Colleges for Geography in Colorado (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
271 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” 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 Colorado, there were 271 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in geography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography programs and 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 Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado geography students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Geography in Colorado (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Geography Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $15,358 for Colorado Geography students with aid per year to attend CU Anschutz.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Geography Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s geography degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Geography Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $15,714 for Colorado Geography students with aid per year to attend University of Northern Colorado.

Read full report on Geography at University of Northern Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. MSU Denver is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado geography students with aid list, MSU Denver has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Geography Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver is $14,257 for colorado geography students with aid.

Read full report on Geography at Metropolitan State University of Denver

#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 ’s geography degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCCS, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Geography Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $16,486 for Colorado Geography students with aid per year to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UCCS Geography Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Geography Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State University - Fort Collins is $18,668 for colorado geography students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Geography at Colorado State

University of Colorado Boulder landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid ranking. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 82 ’s geography degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CU - Boulder is $21,680 for colorado geography students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Geography at CU - Boulder

#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified ’s geography students in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geography Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DU is $32,361 for colorado geography students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Geography at DU

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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