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Geography & Cartography at Northern Illinois University

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Geography & Cartography at Northern Illinois 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 Northern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 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.

NIU Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

NIU Geography & Cartography Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geography master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from NIU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois 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 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Geography Professors 150 $82,080
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 130 $77,070

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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