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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $30-$48k) in Georgia

2 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Master's in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Georgia, there were 204 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,200 and $28,875 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. 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 Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $30-$48k) in Georgia

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, 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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