Geography & Cartography at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

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.

UK Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

UK Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at UK 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UK are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UK 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.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UK, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Kentucky. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geographic Information Science	22
Geography	21

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Economics
• 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	130	$70,060
Geography Professors	40	$69,190

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.