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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$28,185 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,930 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, geography and cartography was ranked #87 in the country. In fact 2,315 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for geography students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the geography graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Geography & Cartography

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the best value school in the Far Western US Region for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CSULB graduate students pay an average of $17,784 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Geography & Cartography at California State University - Long Beach Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at California State University - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal State LA are $17,723 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at California State University - Dominguez Hills helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUDH are $17,998 a year.

Full Geography & Cartography at California State University - Dominguez Hills Report

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oregon State are $29,420 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

EWU graduate students pay an average of $28,965 in tuition and fees each year.

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Portland State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate geography and cartography programs. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 a year.

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University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USC are $61,396 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 196
Washington 24
Oregon 148
Nevada 8
Hawaii 12

One of 12 majors within the area of study, geography and cartography has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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