Geography & Cartography at University of Richmond

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

URichmond is located in University of Richmond, Virginia and approximately 4,056 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 geography majors received their bachelor's degree from URichmond.

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.

URichmond Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geography

URichmond Geography & Cartography Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks geography programs across the country. The following shows how URichmond performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geography major at URichmond 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Geography & Cartography Schools	34
	45
Most Focused Geography & Cartography Schools	186
Most Popular Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools	191
Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools	203
Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools	292

Geography Student Demographics at URichmond

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

URichmond Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in geography from URichmond. About 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at URichmond since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at URichmond are white. This is below 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 Richmond with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

URichmond also has a doctoral program available in geography. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 Richmond.

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
• Image Credit: By Andrij Bulba under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.