Geography & Cartography at University of California - Los Angeles

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 California - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 145 students received a bachelor's degree in geography from UCLA.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Geography

UCLA Geography & Cartography Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geography progam at UCLA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in geography from UCLA. This is the #123 most popular school for geography master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Geography Graduates from UCLA Make?

The median salary of geography students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCLA is $36,662. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $34,640 for all geography bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 145 geography students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCLA, about 43% were men and 57% were 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 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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	20
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	49
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UCLA Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in geography from UCLA.

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in geography. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.