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

7 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Master's in Texas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Texas” 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 Texas, there were 590 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,680 and $22,723 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 70 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in geography and cartography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography and cartography programs, but they also 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 Texas

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

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

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Texas. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Texas Geography & Cartography Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Texas. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas State Geography & Cartography Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Texas. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Full UT Austin Geography & Cartography Report

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Texas. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree geography students list, SHSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Sam Houston State University Geography & Cartography Report

#4 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Geography & Cartography Report

#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Texas Tech 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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