Geography & Cartography at Kansas State University

Every geography & 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 Kansas State University stacks up to those at other schools.

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and has a total student population of 20,854.

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.

K -State Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

K -State Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at K -State 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at K -State 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 Kansas State University with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

K -State Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of geography master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

The following geography concentations are available at Kansas State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kansas State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	8
Geographic Information Science	7

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	120	$58,710

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
• Image Credit: By Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.