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Geography & Cartography at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Geography & Cartography at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Every geography and cartography school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geography program at University of Massachusetts Amherst stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 students attend the school each year. 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.

UMass Amherst Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geography

UMass Amherst Geography & Cartography Rankings

Geography Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

73% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 geography majors earned their master's degree from UMass Amherst. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women.

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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UMass Amherst, 73% 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst with a master's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Geography Professors 230 $99,810
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 100 $73,290

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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