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Geography & Cartography at Virginia Tech

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Geography & Cartography at Virginia Tech

If you plan to study geography and cartography, take a look at what Virginia Tech has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

Virginia Tech Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geography

Virginia Tech Geography & Cartography Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

57% Women
Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in geography from Virginia Tech in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from Virginia Tech, 100% 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 Virginia Tech 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 0
White 7
International Students 0
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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 480 $81,750

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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