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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Colorado

7 Ranked Colleges
249 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor's in Colorado

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Bachelor’s in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Colorado, there were 435 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,150 and $25,996 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 249 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,261 and $25,672 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado” ranking analyzed 7 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado bachelor’s degree geography students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Colorado

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $15,714 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend University of Northern Colorado.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Northern Colorado

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State University - Fort Collins is $18,668 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Geography & Cartography Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado list. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $21,680 for colorado bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend University of Colorado Boulder.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Colorado Boulder

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 36 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is $15,358 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

#5

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #5 spot on the list. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCCS, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $16,486 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UCCS Geography & Cartography Report

#7 in overall quality

Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado ranking. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree geography students list, MSU Denver has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $14,257 for colorado bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend MSU Denver.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Metropolitan State University of Denver

#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado list. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

DU also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Denver is $32,361 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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