2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography in Kentucky

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Kentucky” ranking.

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

Across Kentucky, there were 73 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in geography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky master’s degree geography students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography in Kentucky

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$18,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

WKU also made our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western Kentucky University Geography Report

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Louisville is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 5 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL also made our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575.

Read more about Geography at University of Louisville

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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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