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Geography at Michigan State University

Geography at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geography section at the bottom of this page.

Michigan State Geography Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geography

Michigan State Geography Rankings

The geography major at Michigan State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geography. 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Geography Bachelor’s Program

37% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at Michigan 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 Michigan 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 1
White 16
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Geography Professors 150 $84,300

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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