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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$28,811 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,479 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. 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.

The Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Schools

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for geography and cartography students. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

UW undergraduate students pay an average of $16,957 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $23,435 per year.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great value for geography and cartography students. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU Anschutz are $26,376 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU - Boulder are $38,358 a year.

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

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of I are $27,576 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boise State are $24,980 a year.

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The University of Montana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for geography and cartography students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM are $28,476 per year.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

UCCS undergraduate students pay an average of $22,270 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of Denver

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #10, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geography and cartography students. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DU are $54,819 per year.

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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 11 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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