Geography & Cartography at George Mason University

If you are interested in studying geography & cartography, you may want to check out the program at George Mason University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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.

GMU Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

GMU Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at GMU 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 GMU

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

GMU Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at GMU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GMU Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from GMU, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

The following geography concentations are available at George Mason University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	33
Geographic Information Science	3

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government
• International Relations & National Security

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	480	$81,750

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.