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Geography & Cartography at Macalester College

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Geography & Cartography at Macalester College

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

Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,049. In 2021, 15 geography majors received their bachelor's degree from Macalester.

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.

Macalester Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geography

Macalester Geography & Cartography Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geography progam at Macalester compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Macalester 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 Schools 10
Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools 62
Best Geography & Cartography Schools 76
Most Popular Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools 92
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Best Value Geography & Cartography Schools 272

How Much Do Geography Graduates from Macalester Make?

The median salary of geography students who receive their bachelor's degree at Macalester is $28,253. This is less than $34,640, which is the national average of all geography majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Geography Student Demographics at Macalester

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

Macalester Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in geography from Macalester. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Macalester since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at Macalester 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 Macalester College with a bachelor's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Macalester 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 MN, the home state for Macalester College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Managers 9,350 $128,590
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 200 $71,070
Geography Professors 100 $76,540
Geographers 60 $67,820

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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