Geography & Cartography at Sam Houston State University

Every geography and 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 Sam Houston State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in geography from SHSU.

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.

SHSU Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SHSU offers distance education options for geography at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SHSU Geography & Cartography Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geography progam at SHSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geography major at SHSU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools	82
Most Focused Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Most Focused Geography & Cartography Schools	149
Best Geography & Cartography Schools	240
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In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in geography from SHSU. This makes it the #43 most popular school for geography master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SHSU Geography Graduates

The median salary of geography students who receive their bachelor's degree at SHSU is $28,838. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,640 for all geography students.

Geography Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at SHSU since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at SHSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geography bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SHSU Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

Of the 7 geography students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SHSU, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from SHSU, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SHSU also has a doctoral program available in geography. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	1,280	$64,620
Geography Professors	280	$88,560
Geographers	150	$65,000

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 Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.