Geography & Cartography at University of Louisville

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

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has a total student population of 22,211.

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.

UofL Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Geography (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Geography
• Master’s Degree in Geography

UofL Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at UofL 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.

Geography Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UofL 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UofL Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of geography master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UofL, 100% 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 Louisville with a master's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

If you plan to be a geography major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Louisville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	12

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Economics
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• 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 Louisville.

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 Ken Lund under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.