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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $75-$110k) in Colorado

4 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Colorado, there were 435 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,150 and $25,996 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $75-$110k) in Colorado

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 9 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#2

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 7 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCCS, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCCS Geography & Cartography Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at CU - Boulder

#4

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #4 spot on the list. DU is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 29 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DU 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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