Geography at Grand Valley State University

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 section at the bottom of this page.

GVSU Geography Degrees Available

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

GVSU Geography Rankings

The geography major at GVSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geography. 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 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 44% women. So female students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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.

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

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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