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Geography at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Geography at University of South Carolina - Columbia

If you plan to study geography, take a look at what University of South Carolina - Columbia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470.

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

UofSC Geography Degrees Available

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

UofSC Geography Rankings

The geography major at UofSC 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Geography Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UofSC Geography Master’s Program

50% Women
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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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UofSC, 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 South Carolina - Columbia 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 0
White 6
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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Managers 1,760 $100,890

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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