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Geography at University of Georgia

Geography at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 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.

UGA Geography Degrees Available

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

UGA Geography Rankings

The geography major at UGA 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Geography Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% women. So female students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 32
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UGA Geography Master’s Program

83% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of geography master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Managers 14,480 $118,060
Geography Professors 60 $86,370

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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