2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in Indiana” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Indiana, there were 83 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,800 and $26,233 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,113 and $102,081 respectively.

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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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 for a Doctorate in Indiana”.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Indiana

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #1 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at IU Bloomington

#2

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$15,346 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana list. Indiana State University is a fairly large public school situated in Terre Haute, Indiana. It awarded 1 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Indiana State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State are $15,346, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Indiana State University

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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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