Geography & Cartography at Long Beach City College

If you plan to study geography & cartography, take a look at what Long Beach City College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Long Beach City College is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 23,147 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.

Long Beach City College Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

Long Beach City College Geography & Cartography Rankings

Geography Student Demographics at Long Beach City College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geography majors at Long Beach City College.

Long Beach City College Geography & Cartography Associate’s Program

67% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of geography associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in geography only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Long Beach City College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

Long Beach City College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in geography graduates 60% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Long Beach City College with a associate's in geography.

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

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

If you plan to be a geography major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Long Beach City College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	9

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 Long Beach City College.

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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