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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin

11 Ranked Colleges
160 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor's in Wisconsin

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Wisconsin, there were 221 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 160 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin” ranking analyzed 11 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 for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin bachelor’s degree geography students.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography in Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin list. UW - La Crosse is a public institution located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - La Crosse also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - La Crosse is $14,580 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geography at UW - La Crosse

#2

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #2 spot on the list. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized school located in River Falls, Wisconsin that handed out 10 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our wisconsin bachelor’s degree geography students list, UW - River Falls has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. It costs about $13,748 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend UW - River Falls.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wisconsin - River Falls Geography Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $17,708 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend UW - Madison.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geography at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large school located in Whitewater, Wisconsin that handed out 19 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Whitewater also took the #5 spot in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is $15,249 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.

Read full report on Geography at UW - Whitewater

#5

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin list. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a medium-sized school located in Platteville, Wisconsin that handed out 3 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Platteville, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville is $15,718 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree geography students.

Read full report on Geography at UW - Platteville

#4 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin ranking. UW - Eau Claire is a public institution located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Eau Claire also took the #4 spot in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is $16,020 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree geography students.

Read full report on Geography at UW - Eau Claire

#7

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#8 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our wisconsin bachelor’s degree geography students list, UW - Stevens Point has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Stevens Point is $14,465 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree geography students.

Read more about Geography at UW - Stevens Point

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin list. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UW Oshkosh also took the #9 spot in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. It costs about $15,463 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend UW Oshkosh.

Full University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Geography Report

#10 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #9. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UWM is $17,876 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Geography Report

#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Parkside did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin list. UW - Parkside is a small public school situated in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It awarded 9 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Parkside did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Parkside is $11,327 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree geography students.

Read more about Geography at University of Wisconsin - Parkside

#11

Carthage College

Kenosha, Wisconsin
#7 in overall quality

Carthage College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin ranking. Carthage is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Carthage not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. It costs about $28,191 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend Carthage College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geography at Carthage College

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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