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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Ohio

7 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Master's in Ohio

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Ohio, there were 355 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,100 and $25,436 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking looked at 7 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Ohio

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 4 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Miami University - Oxford

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 7 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644.

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#7 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking, coming in at #6. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 3 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #7 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

University of Toledo landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 8 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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