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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas

12 Ranked Colleges
332 Degrees Awarded
$17,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor's in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Texas, there were 590 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,680 and $22,723 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 332 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geography and cartography program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas

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

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Texas

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 63 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Geography & Cartography Report

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $18,023 for texas bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at UT Austin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas. University of North Texas 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 Texas” list. It costs about $15,086 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Geography students per year to attend UNT.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at UNT

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

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 Texas list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $15,230 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Texas State University

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $13,853 for texas bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Full UTSA Geography & Cartography Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas ranking. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for texas bachelor’s degree geography students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Texas Tech University

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake is $10,612 for texas bachelor’s degree geography students.

Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Geography & Cartography Report

#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#11 in overall quality

Tarleton State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas ranking. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $18,979 for texas bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend Tarleton State University.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Tarleton

#9

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas ranking. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 17 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $14,617 for texas bachelor’s degree geography students.

Full SHSU Geography & Cartography Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas list. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Dallas is $15,232 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at UT Dallas

#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas list. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

SFASU also took the #12 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $13,723 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Geography students.

Full Stephen F Austin State University Geography & Cartography Report

#12

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Texas Christian University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas ranking. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 7 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for TCU is $36,811 for texas bachelor’s degree geography students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at TCU

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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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