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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$10,745 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography 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.

The Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Texas 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. 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 Schools in Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Geography & Cartography

$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

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 degree in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Texas rankings.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$11,135 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great value for geography and cartography students. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Texas State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,135 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for geography and cartography students. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $11,852 per year.

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

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$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $11,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Texas list.

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$11,090 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in Texas list. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNT are $11,090 a year.

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$9,231 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at San Antonio 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. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

UTSA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,231 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,960 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SHSU are $8,960 a year.

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$14,564 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Dallas are $14,564 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Dallas also is in the top 20% of our Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Texas ranking.

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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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