Geography at University of Denver

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 13,856.

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

DU Geography Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Geography

DU Geography Rankings

The geography major at DU 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.

Geography Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Geography Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% women. So female students are more repesented at DU since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at DU 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 Denver with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Geographic Information Science

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 Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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