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Geography & Cartography at Humboldt State University

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Geography & Cartography at Humboldt State University

Every geography and cartography school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geography program at Humboldt State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Humboldt State University is located in Arcata, California and has a total student population of 6,612. In 2021, 23 geography majors received their bachelor's degree from Humboldt State University.

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.

Humboldt State University Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geography

Humboldt State University Geography & Cartography Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geography progam at Humboldt State University 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 Humboldt State University 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 Popular Geography & Cartography Schools 107
Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools 116
Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools 151
Best Geography & Cartography Schools 223
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Earnings of Humboldt State University Geography Graduates

The median salary of geography students who receive their bachelor's degree at Humboldt State University is $30,024. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,640 for all geography students.

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Geography Student Demographics at Humboldt State University

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

Humboldt State University Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in geography from Humboldt State University in 2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Humboldt State University since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Humboldt State University with a bachelor's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Humboldt State University 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 CA, the home state for Humboldt State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 1,010 $84,540
Geographers 120 $85,530

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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