Geography & Cartography at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 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.

UIUC Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

UIUC Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at UIUC 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIUC Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 76% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

The following geography concentations are available at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geographic Information Science	32
Geography	13

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Geography Professors	150	$82,080
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	130	$77,070

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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