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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 379 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography programs, but they also cost less that 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.

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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 Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 3 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Utah State University is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree geography students list, U of I has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112.

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#4

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. The University of Montana is a medium-sized public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 3 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree geography students list, UM has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 10 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree geography students list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 3 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree geography students list, DU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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