2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Michigan, there were 173 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,400 and $25,875 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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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 Master’s in Michigan”.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Michigan.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Michigan

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 6 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Michigan State University Geography & Cartography Report

#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$31,355 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western Michigan University Geography & Cartography Report

#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$26,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Eastern Michigan

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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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