Geography & Cartography at The University of Texas at Austin

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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.

UT Austin Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at UT Austin 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 UT Austin since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Austin Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

20% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of geography master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UT Austin, 80% 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 Texas at Austin with a master's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
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 The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	53

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 The University of Texas at Austin.

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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