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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$32,371 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,869 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Delaware the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for geography and cartography students. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UD are $36,880 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UD is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Geography & Cartography 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salisbury are $20,458 per year.

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$22,247 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCUPA are $22,247 a year.

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#4

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$28,230 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Binghamton University are $28,230 a year.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GWU also did well on our Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Geography & Cartography at George Washington University Report

#6

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Towson are $25,516 per year.

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#7

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ
$22,467 Average Tuition & Fees

Stockton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for geography and cartography students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Stockton State undergraduate students pay an average of $22,467 in tuition and fees each year.

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$18,897 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

IUP undergraduate students pay an average of $18,897 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMCP are $38,638 a year.

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

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#10

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value geography and cartography programs. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in tuition and fees each year.

UPenn also made our Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography colleges 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 21 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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