Geography at Santa Monica College

If you plan to study geography, take a look at what Santa Monica College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Geography Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Geography

Online Classes Are Available at SMC

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.

SMC does offer online education options in geography for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Associate’s Degree

SMC Geography 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 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 44% women each year. The program at SMC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 6% 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 8% 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

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
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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