2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s
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 Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Geography is the 144th most popular major in the country with 5,476 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,762 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 222 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.
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 Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
BYU also made our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. It costs about $13,322 for bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.
The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Park University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s. Park University is a fairly large school located in Parkville, Missouri that handed out 33 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Park University, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Park University is $15,579 for Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in River Falls, Wisconsin, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - River Falls excels when it comes to geography quality. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls is $13,748 for bachelor’s degree geography students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a fairly large school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 26 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - La Crosse is also in the top of our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is $14,580 for Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State is $19,252 for Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 91 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.
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Bemidji State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bemidji State University is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Bemidji State University is $15,868 for Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.
With a ranking of #8, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SIUE is a fairly large public school situated in Edwardsville, Illinois. It awarded 32 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is $14,423 for Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,249 for Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Duluth is also in the top of our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $17,067 for Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend UMN Duluth.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Wisconsin - Platteville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Platteville, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Platteville is $15,718 for bachelor’s degree geography students.
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With a ranking of #12, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SRU is a medium-sized public school situated in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is $19,926 for Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.
University of North Dakota landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend UND is $15,738 for Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,020 for Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.
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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that handed out 11 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,463 for bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.
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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $22,054 for Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,465 for bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend UW - Stevens Point.
University of Northern Iowa came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
UNI also claimed a top spot on our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend UNI is $15,620 for Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #19, Illinois State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Illinois State University is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 31 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
Illinois State also claimed a top spot on our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend Illinois State is $20,895 for bachelor’s degree geography students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northern Illinois University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Northern Illinois University is $18,259 for bachelor’s degree geography students.
Grand Valley State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. GVSU is a public institution located in Allendale, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,646 for Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend Grand Valley State University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 25 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,355 for bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend USF Tampa.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. St. Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Saint Cloud State University is $14,267 for bachelor’s degree geography students.
University of North Texas ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,086 for bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend University of North Texas.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #25, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Charleston, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Illinois University is $14,607 for bachelor’s degree geography students.
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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%.
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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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