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2024 Best Value Geography Schools in Missouri

5 Ranked Colleges
159 Degrees Awarded
$15,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geography Schools in Missouri

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Geography Schools in Missouri” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Geography & Cartography is the 110th most popular major in the country with 8,526 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, geography & cartography graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,604 and had an average of $22,522 in loans still to pay off.

Across Missouri, there were 159 geography & cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,577 and $22,332 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in geography & cartography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography & cartography programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geography & 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 in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools in Missouri.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Missouri

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Park University
Parkville, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Park University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools in Missouri. Located in Parkville, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 42 degrees to qualified ’s geography students in 2020-2021.

Park University also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $14,619 for missouri geography students per year to attend Park University.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Park University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value Geography Schools in Missouri list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Mizzou also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $16,559 for missouri geography students per year to attend Mizzou.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Mizzou

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified ’s geography students in 2020-2021.

Northwest also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Missouri” ranking. It costs about $12,925 for Missouri Geography students per year to attend Northwest.

Full Northwest Missouri State University Geography & Cartography Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geography Schools in Missouri. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified ’s geography students in 2020-2021.

Missouri State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Missouri” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Missouri State University - Springfield is $16,718 for missouri geography students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Missouri State University - Springfield

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Missouri” list. The yearly cost to attend UMKC is $15,702 for Missouri Geography students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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