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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” ranking.

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

Across Florida, there were 198 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,671 and $120,169 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geography program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The geography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Florida”.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Florida

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

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

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Florida. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 6 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography at University of Florida

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Florida list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s geography students in 2019-2020.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography at Florida State

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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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