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Geography at The University of Texas at Austin

Geography at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year.

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

UT Austin Geography Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Geography Rankings

There were 1 student 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 UT Austin

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

UT Austin Geography Master’s Program

20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of geography master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UT Austin, 80% 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 Texas at Austin 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 1
White 4
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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Geography Professors 280 $88,560
Geographers 150 $65,000

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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