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Geography at Diablo Valley College

If you plan to study Geography, take a look at what Diablo Valley College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Diablo Valley College is located in Pleasant Hill, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 2 geography degrees were awarded at Diablo Valley College.

Online & Distance Learning at Diablo Valley College

Online coursework is an option at Diablo Valley College. Among 17,228 students, 5,536 (32%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,397 (37%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Geography graduates at Diablo Valley College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Geography graduates at Diablo Valley College are 50% women (1) and 50% men (1).

Geography Associate’s Program at Diablo Valley College

Among the 2 associate’s geography degrees awarded at Diablo Valley College, 50% were women (1) and 50% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Geography associate’s degree recipients at Diablo Valley College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	1
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of Geography associate’s degree recipients at Diablo Valley College, higher than the national average of 50%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Geography Graduates

Those who complete Geography program at Diablo Valley College pursue many career paths. Below are the highest-paying careers for Geography majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$123,658
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Geographers	$77,391
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$47,034

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.