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Geography & Cartography at San Jose State University

Geography & Cartography at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 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.

San Jose State Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at San Jose 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 San Jose State

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

San Jose State Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in geography.

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

San Jose State Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of geography master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
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 San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography 5

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 San Jose State University.

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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