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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography in Colorado

7 Ranked Colleges
243 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor's in Colorado

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,476 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States.

Across Colorado, there were 271 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 243 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,261 and $25,672 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The geography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado”.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado

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

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography in Colorado

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #1 spot on the list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $15,714 for colorado bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend University of Northern Colorado.

Read full report on Geography at University of Northern Colorado

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $18,668 for colorado bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Geography at Colorado State

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

CU - Boulder also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Colorado Boulder is $21,680 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full CU - Boulder Geography Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. 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 bachelors’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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $15,358 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

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%.

Read more about Geography at CU Anschutz

#5

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #5 spot on the list. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 bachelors’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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $16,486 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend UCCS.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Geography at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

#7 in overall quality

Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado list. Metropolitan State University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

MSU Denver also took the #7 spot in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $14,257 for colorado bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend MSU Denver.

Read full report on Geography at Metropolitan State University of Denver

#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

University of Denver did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree geography students list, DU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Denver is $32,361 for colorado bachelor’s degree geography students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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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