Geography & Cartography at Foothill College

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 Foothill College stacks up to those at other schools.

Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and approximately 14,605 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.

Foothill College Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

Foothill College Geography & Cartography Rankings

Geography Student Demographics at Foothill College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geography majors at Foothill College.

Foothill College Geography & Cartography Associate’s Program

11% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of geography associate's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in geography at Foothill College are white. Around 78% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Foothill College with a associate's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

Geography & Cartography majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Foothill College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geographic Information Science	9
Geography	2

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 Foothill College.

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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