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Geography at San Diego State University

Geography at San Diego State University

What traits are you looking for in a geography school? To help you decide if San Diego State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's geography program.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334.

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

SDSU Geography Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geography
  • Master’s Degree in Geography

SDSU Geography Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Geography Master’s Program

56% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of geography master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from SDSU, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Geographers 120 $85,530

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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