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

6 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$30,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Pennsylvania, there were 314 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,092 and $25,414 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geography and cartography program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #1 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#2

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. WCUPA is a public institution located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WCUPA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania are $16,758.

Full WCUPA Geography & Cartography Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Indiana, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

IUP also took the #6 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at IUP

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree geography students list, Temple has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

Full Temple Geography & Cartography Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree geography students list, Pitt has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree geography students list, UPenn has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at UPenn

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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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