Geography & Cartography at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year.

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.

Syracuse Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at Syracuse 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Syracuse since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Syracuse Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of geography master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from Syracuse, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Syracuse University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	20

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government

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 Syracuse University.

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
• Image Credit: By Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.