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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
249 Degrees Awarded
$32,867 Avg Salary
Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor's in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 Colorado, there were 435 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,150 and $25,996 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 249 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,261 and $25,672 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography and cartography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography and cartography programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geography and cartography program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $48-$75k) in Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 16 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #5 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Northern Colorado is $14,403 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Northern Colorado

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $48-$75k list, Colorado State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State University - Fort Collins is $15,927 for colorado bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Colorado State

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $15,630 for colorado bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend CU Anschutz.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full CU Anschutz Geography & Cartography Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 60 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Colorado Boulder is $18,979 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Geography & Cartography Report

#5

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k list. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is $15,920 for colorado bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UCCS Geography & Cartography Report

#7 in overall quality

Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Denver, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan State University of Denver is $13,849 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Denver is $27,530 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at DU

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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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