Geography & Cartography at The University of Alabama

If you plan to study geography & cartography, take a look at what The University of Alabama has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840.

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.

UA Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

UA Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at UA 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 UA

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

UA Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UA Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UA, 67% 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	23

Related Majors

• Economics
• Anthropology
• 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	130	$65,660
Geography Professors	40	$78,650

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.