2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 5,476 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,081 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in geography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree geography students.
Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography in the Southeast Region
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s geography students in 2019-2020.
UGA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree geography students list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree geography students list, UNC Charlotte has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Florida State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 6 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree geography students list, Florida State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.
UNC Greensboro also took the #12 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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West Virginia University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbia, South Carolina 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.
UofSC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree geography students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216.
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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%.
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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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