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Geography & Cartography at Grand Valley State University

Geography & Cartography at Grand Valley State University

What traits are you looking for in a geography school? To help you decide if Grand Valley State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's geography program.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 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.

GVSU Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

GVSU Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at GVSU 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 GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geography majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

Geography & Cartography majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grand Valley State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography 16

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Geography Professors 150 $84,300

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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