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Geography & Cartography at The University of Alabama

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Geography & Cartography at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

UA Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

UA Geography & Cartography Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

67% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 6 geography students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UA, 67% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Managers 2,110 $106,680
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 130 $65,660
Geography Professors 40 $78,650

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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