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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$27,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Far Western US region, there were 1,912 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,256 and $23,718 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of California - Los Angeles

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree geography students whose families make $48-$75k list, UW Seattle has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at UW Seattle

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UCSB is a large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 11 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at UCSB

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Davis Geography & Cartography Report

#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

SDSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at San Diego State University

#7 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. UNR is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 4 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nevada - Reno Geography & Cartography Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of Hawaii at Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at UH Manoa

#8

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

University of Oregon did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UO also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Oregon

#9

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

Oregon State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Oregon State is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oregon State University Geography & Cartography 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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