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

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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 Utah, there were 196 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,900 and $14,721 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Utah (With Aid)

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Getting Aid list. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at U of U

#2

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 1 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, 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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