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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” 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 the Far Western US region, there were 1,240 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree geography students.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography in the Far Western US Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. UNR is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 4 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography at University of Nevada - Reno

#2

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSB Geography Report

#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UCLA also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Geography Report

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

SDSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography at SDSU

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 1 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW Seattle Geography Report

#5

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 3 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography at UO

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121.

Read full report on Geography at Oregon State

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Geography Report

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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%.

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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