Geography & Cartography at Texas State University

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Texas State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 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.

Texas State Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

Texas State Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at Texas State 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Texas State since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at Texas State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geography bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Texas State Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

58% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of geography master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from Texas State, 71% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

The following geography concentations are available at Texas State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	45
Geographic Information Science	45

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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	1,280	$64,620
Geography Professors	280	$88,560
Geographers	150	$65,000

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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