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Geography & Cartography at California State University - Sacramento

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Geography & Cartography at California State University - Sacramento

Every geography and cartography school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geography program at California State University - Sacramento stacks up to those at other schools.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293. In 2021, 37 geography majors received their bachelor's degree from Sac State.

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.

Sac State Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geography

Sac State Geography & Cartography Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geography major at Sac State 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
Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools 70

Earnings of Sac State Geography Graduates

The median salary of geography students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sac State is $40,926. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 18% higher than the national average of $34,640 for all geography bachelor's degree recipients.

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Geography Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geography program at Sac State awarded 37 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 65% of these degrees went to men with the other 35% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 14
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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

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 - Sacramento.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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