Geography & Cartography at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 geography majors received their bachelor's degree from Cal State LA.

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.

Cal State LA Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Geography & Cartography Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks geography programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State LA performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geography major at Cal State LA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geography & Cartography. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools	45
Most Focused Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools	230

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in geography from Cal State LA. This makes it the #105 most popular school for geography master’s degree candidates in the country.

Geography Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in geography from Cal State LA. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal State LA since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 75% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal State LA Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Geography & Cartography from Cal State LA in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 75% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal State LA also has a doctoral program available in geography. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Economics
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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 - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	1,010	$84,540
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.