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Geography & Cartography at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Geography & Cartography at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Every geography & 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs stacks up to those at other schools.

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380.

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.

UCCS Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

UCCS Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at UCCS 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.

Geography Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UCCS since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UCCS are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs 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 5
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UCCS Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of geography master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 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 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography 72
Other Geography 1

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Managers 8,940 $138,490
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 880 $73,150
Geography Professors 150 $78,570
Geographers 70 $84,380

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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