2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts” 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 Massachusetts, there were 120 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts

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

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

#1

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$47,730 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts list. Clark University is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Clark also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography at Clark University

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston University 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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