Geography & Cartography at Salem 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 Salem State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 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.

Salem State Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

Salem State Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at Salem State 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 Salem State

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

Salem State Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at Salem 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 Salem State University with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Salem State Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geography master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from Salem State, 83% 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 Salem 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

The following geography concentations are available at Salem State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Salem State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	18
Geographic Information Science	14

Related Majors

• Economics
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Geography Professors	230	$99,810
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	100	$73,290

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 Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.