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Geography at California State University - Chico

Geography at California State University - Chico

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

Chico State is located in Chico, California and has a total student population of 16,746.

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

Chico State Geography Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geography

Chico State Geography Rankings

The geography major at Chico State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geography. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Geography Student Demographics at Chico State

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

Chico State Geography Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at Chico State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geography bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Chico with a bachelor's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
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 CA, the home state for California State University - Chico.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Geographers 120 $85,530

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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