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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 8,936 people earned their degree in geography and cartography, making the major the 107th most popular in the United States. 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,104 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,529 and $23,566 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in geography and cartography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography and cartography programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geography and cartography 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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree geography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UMCP also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

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#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192.

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#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UMBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 7 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#3 in overall quality

Syracuse University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree geography students whose families make $30-$48k list, Syracuse has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Temple University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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