Geography at The University of Montana

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and approximately 9,808 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geography section at the bottom of this page.

UM Geography Degrees Available

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

UM Geography Rankings

The geography major at UM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geography. 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 UM

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

UM Geography Bachelor’s Program

38% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UM 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 Montana with a bachelor's in geography.

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

UM Geography Master’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geography master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UM, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Montana with a master'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

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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Managers	1,100	$76,990

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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