Geography & Cartography at Santa Barbara City College

If you are interested in studying geography & cartography, you may want to check out the program at Santa Barbara City College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SBCC is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 12,525.

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.

SBCC Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Geography

SBCC Geography & Cartography Rankings

Geography Student Demographics at SBCC

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

SBCC Geography & Cartography Associate’s Program

60% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of geography associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in geography only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at SBCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in geography at SBCC are white. Around 70% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. SBCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in geography graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

If you plan to be a geography major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Santa Barbara City College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	8

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 Santa Barbara City 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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