Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Geography & Cartography

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
56 Degrees Awarded
$26,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

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 New York For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 New York, there were 381 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,200 and $21,850 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 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.

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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $48-$75k) in New York

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hunter College is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hunter, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter College are $20,828.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Hunter

#2

Lehman College

Bronx, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehman College landed the #2 spot on the list. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehman, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehman are $21,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Lehman

#3

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k. Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Binghamton University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Binghamton University

#4

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Albany. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree geography students whose families make $48-$75k list, UAlbany has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Albany are $25,225, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at UAlbany

#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #5 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University at Buffalo Geography & Cartography Report

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Syracuse

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Couleur.

Featured Geography Schools

Find Schools Near You