Geography & Cartography at University of Mary Washington

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,293.

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.

UMW Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

UMW Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at UMW 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 UMW

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

UMW Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

69% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UMW since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UMW are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Mary Washington with a bachelor's in geography.

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

UMW Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

17% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of geography master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UMW, 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 Mary Washington with a master's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

The following geography concentations are available at University of Mary Washington. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Mary Washington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	23
Geographic Information Science	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 VA, the home state for University of Mary Washington.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	480	$81,750

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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