Geography & Cartography at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 17,688.

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.

UAlbany Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at UAlbany 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 UAlbany

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

UAlbany Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UAlbany since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UAlbany 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAlbany Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of geography master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UAlbany, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

The following geography concentations are available at University at Albany. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University at Albany. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	14
Geographic Information Science	10

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Geography Professors	220	$90,390
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	170	$78,780

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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More about our data sources and methodologies.