Geography & Cartography at University of California - Los Angeles

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 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.

UCLA Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

UCLA Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at UCLA 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

52% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 of California - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	14
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UCLA Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

71% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of geography master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

If you plan to be a geography major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	81
Other Geography	74

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	1,010	$84,540
Geographers	120	$85,530

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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