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Geography & Cartography at Orange Coast College

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Geography & Cartography at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and has a total student population of 18,125.

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.

Orange Coast College Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Geography

Orange Coast College Geography & Cartography Rankings

Geography Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College Geography & Cartography Associate’s Program

54% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of geography associate's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in geography only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Orange Coast College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in geography at Orange Coast College are white. Around 54% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Orange Coast College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in geography graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Orange Coast 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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