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Geography & Cartography at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Geography & Cartography at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

UIUC Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

UIUC Geography & Cartography Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

27% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of geography master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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 1
International Students 9
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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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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