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Geography at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Geography at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geography section at the bottom of this page.

UMN Twin Cities Geography Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Geography Rankings

The geography major at UMN Twin Cities is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geography. 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Geography Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% women. So female students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 32
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UMN Twin Cities Geography Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geography master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Managers 9,350 $128,590
Geography Professors 100 $76,540
Geographers 60 $67,820

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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