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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$26,595 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree School for You

Geography & Cartography is the #87 most popular major in the country with 2,315 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for geography students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for geography majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Geography & Cartography

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Illinois University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for geography and cartography students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Northern Illinois University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 15% of our Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.

UIUC also claimed a spot on our Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Geography & Cartography at Michigan State University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great value for geography and cartography students working on their doctor’s degree. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

UWM graduate students pay an average of $25,651 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 a year.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Ohio State University - Main Campus

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC graduate students pay an average of $26,644 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

University of Toledo graduate students pay an average of $27,739 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Toledo Report

With a ranking of #9, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

Kent State graduate students pay an average of $21,952 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 42
Illinois 42
Ohio 85
Indiana 15
Wisconsin 94

Geography & Cartography is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Couleur.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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