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Geography & Cartography at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Geography & Cartography at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every geography and 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. In 2021, 30 geography majors received their bachelor's degree from UIUC.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Geography

UIUC Geography & Cartography Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geography progam at UIUC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
6
19
36
44
Most Focused Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools 166

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in geography from UIUC. This makes it the #23 most popular school for geography master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Geography Graduates from UIUC Make?

The median salary of geography students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $40,269. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $34,640 for all geography bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

30% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geography program at UIUC awarded 30 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 12
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UIUC Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

27% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 11 geography students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIUC, about 73% were men and 27% were women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in geography. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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