Geography & Cartography at Eastern Illinois University

Every geography & 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 Eastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year.

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.

EIU Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

EIU Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at EIU 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 EIU

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

EIU Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at EIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in geography.

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

EIU Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of geography master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geographic Information Science	9
Geography	7

Related Majors

• Economics
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Geography Professors	150	$82,080
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	130	$77,070

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.