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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$8,734 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,930 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 112 degrees and certificates were awarded to geography and cartography students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #56 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in North Carolina for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

NC State graduate students pay an average of $11,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, geography majors at NC State accumulate an average of around $20,944 in student debt.

NC State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Geography & Cartography at North Carolina State University Report

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Appalachian State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.

UNC Charlotte did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

Best Value Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 61
Florida 46
Georgia 28
Tennessee 17
Kentucky 41
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 4 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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