2022 Best Value Colleges for Geography & Cartography in South Dakota (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid” 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 South Dakota, there were 44 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $12,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in geography and cartography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography and cartography programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The geography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Geography Schools in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Geography Schools in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Geography & Cartography in South Dakota (With Aid)

#1

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$12,472 Average Net Price

$36,836 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mitchell Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid. Located in Mitchell, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified ’s geography students in 2019-2020.

Mitchell Tech also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Schools in South Dakota” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Mitchell Technical College is $12,472 for South Dakota Geography students with aid.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Mitchell Technical College

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$19,252 Average Net Price

$42,425 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid list. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 28 ’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Schools in South Dakota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $19,252 for South Dakota Geography students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at South Dakota State

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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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