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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

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 Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $75-$110k) in New York

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k. New York, New York 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.

Hunter also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter College are $20,828, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Hunter Geography & Cartography Report

#2

Lehman College

Bronx, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehman College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehman also took the #5 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 Lehman College are $21,000.

Full Lehman College Geography & Cartography Report

#3

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Vestal, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Binghamton University Geography & Cartography Report

#4

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #4 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 20 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University at Buffalo

#5

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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.

UAlbany not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 UAlbany are $25,225.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University at Albany

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #0 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Syracuse University

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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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