Geography & Cartography at Santa Monica College

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 Santa Monica College stacks up to those at other schools.

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and has a total student population of 25,948.

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.

SMC Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Geography (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Geography

SMC Geography & Cartography Rankings

Geography Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Geography & Cartography Associate’s Program

50% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geography associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in geography only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at SMC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in geography graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 Monica College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	9

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 Monica 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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