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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$24,656 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for geography students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Southwest Region

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

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

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Our analysis found Texas State University to be the best value school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

Texas State graduate students pay an average of $17,220 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also made our Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 per year.

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.

Full Geography & Cartography at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 per year.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 124
Arizona 93
Oklahoma 15
New Mexico 9

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 7 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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