2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

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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 District of Columbia, there were 35 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 9 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography at GWU

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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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