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Geography at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Geography at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

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

UW - Madison Geography Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Geography Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Geography Master’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of geography master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 0
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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Managers 12,400 $85,050
Geography Professors 160 $75,520

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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