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Geography & Cartography at Hofstra University

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Geography & Cartography at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444. Of the 1,617 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University in 2021, 11 of them were geography and cartography majors.

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.

Hofstra Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geography

Hofstra Geography & Cartography Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks geography programs across the country. The following shows how Hofstra performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geography major at Hofstra 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
Most Focused Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools 108
Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools 185

Geography Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Hofstra since its program graduates 30% more women than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at Hofstra are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Hofstra 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Geography Professors 220 $90,390
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 170 $78,780

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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