Geography & Cartography at Portland State University

Every geography & cartography school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geography program at Portland State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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.

Portland State University Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geography
• Master’s Degree in Geography

Portland State University Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at Portland State University 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.

Geography Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at Portland State University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Portland State University with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Portland State University Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of geography master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from Portland State University, 91% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Portland State University with a master's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

Geography & Cartography majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Portland State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	32
Geographic Information Science	18

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• International Relations & National Security
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Sociology

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	430	$64,290
Geography Professors	60	$86,550
Geographers	30	$78,630

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.