Geography & Cartography at Central Washington University

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 Central Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in geography from CWU.

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.

CWU Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geography

CWU Geography & Cartography Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geography progam at CWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 CWU 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
	110
Most Popular Geography & Cartography Basic Certificate Schools	131
Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools	171

How Much Do Geography Graduates from CWU Make?

The median salary of geography students who receive their bachelor's degree at CWU is $32,782. This is less than $34,640, which is the national average of all geography majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Geography Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geography majors at Central Washington University.

CWU Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 geography students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CWU, about 81% were men and 19% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at CWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Central Washington University with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Political Science & Government
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• General Social Sciences

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	350	$81,620
Geography Professors	110	$73,370
Geographers	40	$83,530

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.