Geography & Cartography at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Every geography and cartography school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geography program at University of Alaska Fairbanks stacks up to those at other schools.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a total student population of 6,813. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in geography from UAF.

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.

UAF Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geography

UAF Geography & Cartography Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks geography programs across the country. The following shows how UAF performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geography major at UAF 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools	205

Geography Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 geography majors earned their bachelor's degree from UAF. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UAF since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UAF 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 University of Alaska Fairbanks with a bachelor'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

UAF also has a doctoral program available in geography. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Economics
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Anthropology

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Managers	1,410	$118,650
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	170	$67,920

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.