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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

2 Ranked Colleges
56 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Master's in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Geography & Cartography is the 107th most popular major in the country with 8,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, geography and cartography graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,126 and had an average of $23,577 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 336 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,425 and $25,205 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography and cartography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography and cartography 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 and cartography program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin master’s degree geography students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Geography & Cartography Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, 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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