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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
18 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 612 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree geography students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 7 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University at Buffalo Geography Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. UMBC is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMBC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography at Rutgers New Brunswick

#4

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#5

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UD also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Delaware Geography Report

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality

Syracuse University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714.

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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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