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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$31,865 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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 Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Geography & Cartography

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, CU - Boulder is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of I are $29,148 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UM are $24,096 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

UCCS graduate students pay an average of $25,584 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #7, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

DU graduate students pay an average of $53,943 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Denver Report

Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 91
Utah 71
Idaho 6
Montana 4
Wyoming 4

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 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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