Geography & Cartography at University of Connecticut

If you plan to study geography & cartography, take a look at what University of Connecticut has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 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.

UCONN Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

UCONN Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at UCONN 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UCONN 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 Connecticut with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCONN Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geography master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

Geography & Cartography majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Connecticut. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geographic Information Science	14
Geography	11

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	80	$72,270

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.