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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$25,299 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,277 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree School for You

With 91 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geography and cartography is the #53 most popular major in Colorado.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

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

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Geography & Cartography

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $8,052 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU Anschutz is ranked #5 for overall quality for geography in Colorado.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $13,901 per year.

CU - Boulder also made our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Colorado Boulder

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great value for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCCS are $13,854 a year.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great value for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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

DU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Denver

Best Value Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 71
Idaho 6
Montana 4
Wyoming 4

One of 12 majors within the area of study, geography and cartography has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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