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Geography at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Geography at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and approximately 12,860 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geography section at the bottom of this page.

SIUE Geography Degrees Available

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

SIUE Geography Rankings

The geography major at SIUE is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geography. 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 SIUE

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geography majors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

SIUE Geography Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
5% 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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About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at SIUE are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 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 0
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

SIUE Geography Master’s Program

60% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of geography master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 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 5
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Geography Professors 150 $82,080

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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