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Geography at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Geography at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092.

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

UNC Chapel Hill Geography Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Geography Rankings

The geography major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geography majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Geography Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% women. So female students are more repesented at UNC Chapel Hill since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UNC Chapel Hill are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UNC Chapel Hill Geography Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of geography master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 75% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Geography Professors 120 $84,100

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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