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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

1 Ranked Colleges
$38,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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 Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 164 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 0 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography programs, but they also 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 Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #1 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pennsylvania State University - University Park Geography Report

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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