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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$29,829 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Geography & Cartography

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the best value school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great value for geography and cartography students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 a year.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 91
Utah 71
Idaho 6
Montana 4
Wyoming 4

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

Majors Similar to Geography

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 2 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.

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