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Geography & Cartography at George Washington University

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Geography & Cartography at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in geography from GWU.

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.

GWU Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

GWU Geography & Cartography Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geography major at GWU 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
4
Most Focused Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools 129

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in geography from GWU. This makes it the #60 most popular school for geography master’s degree candidates in the country.

Geography Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geography program at GWU awarded 29 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 41% of these degrees went to men with the other 59% going to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at GWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

GWU Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geography program at GWU awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

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In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Managers 19,910 $147,460

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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