Geography & Cartography at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381.

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.

CSUN Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

CSUN Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at CSUN 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.

Geography Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CSUN Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geography master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 California State University - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	44
Geographic Information Science	1

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Economics
• 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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.