2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Indiana, there were 70 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,113 and $102,081 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geography program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography in Indiana

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

Read more about Geography at Indiana University - Bloomington

#2

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$15,346 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geography students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Indiana State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State University are $15,346, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography at Indiana State University

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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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