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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$9,285 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,277 Avg Salary

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

With 124 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geography and cartography is the #95 most popular major in Texas.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Texas 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. 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 Texas

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

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

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best value school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 a year.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Austin are $12,050 a year.

UT Austin also made our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas Tech are $9,518 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $8,256 per year.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geography and cartography schools in Texas. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Texas State graduate students pay an average of $9,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree geography and cartography programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

UTSA graduate students pay an average of $9,479 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

SHSU graduate students pay an average of $8,666 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

UT Dallas graduate students pay an average of $15,088 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Dallas also did well on our Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 93
Oklahoma 15
New Mexico 9

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 8 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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