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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$8,829 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,277 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree 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.

The Best Value Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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

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

Our analysis found Appalachian State University to be the best value school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the 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.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $7,594 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 5 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.

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Best Value Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools 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 5 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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