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Geography at University of California - Santa Barbara

Geography at University of California - Santa Barbara

Every geography 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 - Santa Barbara stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geography section at the bottom of this page.

UCSB Geography Degrees Available

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

UCSB Geography Rankings

The geography major at UCSB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geography. 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Geography Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UCSB Geography Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of geography master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UCSB, 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 University of California - Santa Barbara with a master's in geography.

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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

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 - Santa Barbara.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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