2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Geography & Cartography School for You
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Plains States 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Colleges.
Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Schools
Our analysis found Northwest Missouri State University to be the best value school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northwest are $14,919 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great value for geography and cartography students. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.
Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.
Minnesota State Mankato also claimed a spot on our Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $15,037 per year.
The excellent programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lindenwood University are $18,640 a year.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNI are $19,753 a year.
UNI also claimed a spot on our Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Saint Cloud State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Cloud State University are $18,010 per year.
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South Dakota State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $12,809 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, South Dakota State also did well on our Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNOMAHA are $21,718 a year.
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Iowa State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value geography and cartography programs. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.
Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for geography and cartography students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mizzou are $30,450 a year.
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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State
Explore the best geography and cartography colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 30 |
| Minnesota | 52 |
| Iowa | 20 |
| Kansas | 24 |
| Nebraska | 6 |
| North Dakota | 7 |
| South Dakota | 7 |
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Majors Related to Geography
One of 12 majors within the area of study, geography and cartography has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 18 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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