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Geography & Cartography at Palomar College

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Geography & Cartography at Palomar College

What traits are you looking for in a geography school? To help you decide if Palomar College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's geography program.

Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 21,141 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.

Palomar College Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

Palomar College Geography & Cartography Rankings

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Geography Student Demographics at Palomar College

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

Palomar College Geography & Cartography Associate’s Program

50% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geography associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in geography only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Palomar College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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Palomar College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in geography graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Palomar 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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