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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$26,360 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,277 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree 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.

The Best Value Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $18,790 in tuition and fees each year.

San Jose State also claimed a spot on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUN are $17,981 per year.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFSU are $18,242 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNR are $22,380 per year.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Nevada - Reno Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 per year.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCLA is ranked #5 for overall quality for geography in the Far Western US Region .

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

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#8

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree geography and cartography programs. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

University of Redlands graduate students pay an average of $23,532 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Redlands also claimed a spot on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $17,914 a year.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree geography and cartography programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 per year.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography colleges 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 19 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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