2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia

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

Across Georgia, there were 108 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia

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

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

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography at UGA

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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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