2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in the Southwest Region
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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 the Southwest region, there were 1,091 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,720 and $23,727 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 594 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 22 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 22 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 106 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong also took the #7 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 46 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend UNT.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. East Central University is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU also took the #15 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $10,334 for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.
Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
UTSA also took the #11 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UTSA is $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students.
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Tarleton State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarleton, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend Tarleton.
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Northern Arizona University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 8 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.
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Sam Houston State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students list, SHSU has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
Texas Tech University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 28 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Clear Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Clear Lake is $10,612 for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students.
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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students list, UCO has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.
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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,723 for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 47 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at Arizona State University - Tempe
With a ranking of #16, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at Texas A&M College Station
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, 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 97%.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at The University of Texas at Austin
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.
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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students list, UT Dallas has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,232 for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend The University of Texas at Dallas.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of Arizona came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 23 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.
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 Arizona
Texas Christian University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Christian University is $36,811 for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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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%.
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- *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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