Geography at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

If you are interested in studying geography, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and approximately 30,146 students attend the school each year.

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 Charlotte Geography Degrees Available

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

UNC Charlotte Geography Rankings

The geography major at UNC Charlotte 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte Geography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UNC Charlotte are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNC Charlotte Geography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of geography master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UNC Charlotte, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Geographic Information Science

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 Charlotte.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Stanton49 under License

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