Geography & Cartography at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year.

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.

U of U Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Geography (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Geography
Master’s Degree in Geography

U of U 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 U of U

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

U of U Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

17% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of geography master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from U of U, 67% 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 Utah with a master's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

If you plan to be a geography major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Utah. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	28
Geographic Information Science	17
Other Geography	6

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	160	$57,310
Geography Professors	60	$73,890

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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