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

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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 Virginia, there were 199 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

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

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 9 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Full Virginia Tech Geography Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Virginia. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GMU Geography Report

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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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