Geography & Cartography at University at Buffalo

If you are interested in studying geography & cartography, you may want to check out the program at University at Buffalo. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 32,347 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.

University at Buffalo Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

University at Buffalo Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at University at Buffalo 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

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 University at Buffalo since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 University at Buffalo with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University at Buffalo Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of geography master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	31
Geographic Information Science	20

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• Sociology

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 NY, the home state for University at Buffalo.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Geography Professors	220	$90,390
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	170	$78,780

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 Y. G. Lulat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.