Geography & Cartography at Texas Tech University

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

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 40,322 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.

Texas Tech Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

Texas Tech Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at Texas Tech 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 Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Texas Tech Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of geography master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

Geography & Cartography majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geographic Information Science	20
Geography	17

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Economics
• 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 TX, the home state for Texas Tech 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
• Image Credit: By Johan Hendrikse under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.