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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$13,674 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,930 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate School for You

With 41 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geography and cartography is the #53 most popular major in Kentucky.

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Kentucky 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Geography & Cartography

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best value school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UK are $13,674 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UK is ranked #2 for overall quality for geography in Kentucky.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Kentucky

#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Out of the 2 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WKU are $12,140 per year.

WKU also made our Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Western Kentucky University

Best Value Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 61
Florida 46
Georgia 28
North Carolina 112
Tennessee 17
Louisiana 19
Alabama 45
South Carolina 8
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 10
West Virginia 24

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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