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Geography & Cartography at Northwest Missouri State University

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Geography & Cartography at Northwest Missouri State University

If you plan to study geography and cartography, take a look at what Northwest Missouri State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and approximately 7,267 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

Northwest Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geography

Online Classes Are Available at Northwest

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Northwest offers distance education options for geography at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Northwest Geography & Cartography Rankings

Geography Student Demographics at Northwest

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

Northwest Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

50% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in geography from Northwest in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from Northwest, 88% 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 Northwest Missouri 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 7
International Students 0
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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Managers 3,980 $97,820
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 240 $64,270
Geography Professors 70 $82,790
Geographers 40 $76,320

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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