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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree geography students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in New York (With Aid)

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Hunter College is a large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 8 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree geography students with aid list, Hunter has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter College are $20,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Lehman College

Bronx, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehman College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. Lehman College is a public institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees 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 College are $21,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 Getting Aid. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school situated in Vestal, New York. It awarded 10 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Albany, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

UAlbany also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #5 spot on the list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Geography & Cartography at University at Buffalo

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

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

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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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