Geography & Cartography at Florida Atlantic University

If you plan to study geography and cartography, take a look at what Florida Atlantic University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805. In 2021, 4 geography majors received their bachelor's degree from FAU.

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.

FAU Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Geography (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Geography

FAU Geography & Cartography Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geography major at FAU 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
Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools	60
	71

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in geography from FAU. This is the #136 most popular school for geography master’s degree candidates in the country.

Geography Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

The geography program at FAU awarded 4 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at FAU since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at FAU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	680	$62,160
Geography Professors	100	$98,420

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.