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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$7,823 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,424 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography 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 Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Geography & Cartography

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in North Carolina for geography and cartography students. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC State are $9,131 a year.

NC State also took the #4 spot in our Best Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Appalachian State are $7,410 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNCW are $7,238 per year.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for geography and cartography students. It came in at #6 on the list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 per year.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value geography and cartography programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 per year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Geography & Cartography Schools in North Carolina list.

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Best Value Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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 7 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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