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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$28,791 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,277 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Master'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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best value school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UD is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salisbury University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

Salisbury graduate students pay an average of $15,765 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Binghamton University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great value for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 a year.

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#5

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Towson are $19,890 a year.

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George Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree geography and cartography programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 10% of our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Hunter College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #8, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hunter are $20,828 a year.

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#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IUP are $18,207 a year.

Full Geography & Cartography at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Report

Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 73
Pennsylvania 330
Maryland 75
New Jersey 14
District of Columbia 21
Delaware 2

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 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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