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Geography & Cartography at Michigan State University

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Geography & Cartography at Michigan State University

Every geography and cartography school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geography program at Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received their master's degree in geography.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geography & Cartography section at the bottom of this page.

Michigan State Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geography
  • Doctorate Degree in Geography

Michigan State Geography & Cartography Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at Michigan State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geography majors at Michigan State University.

Michigan State Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in geography from Michigan State. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

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In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a master's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Geography Grads May Go Into

A degree in geography can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Geography Professors 150 $84,300

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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