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Geography & Cartography at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Geography & Cartography at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Geography & Cartography Rankings

There were 2 students 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 UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geography majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geography program at UNC Chapel Hill awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.

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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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 3
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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 650 $56,530
Geography Professors 120 $84,100

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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