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Geography & Cartography at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 50,626 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in geography from USF Tampa.

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.

USF Tampa Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

USF Tampa Geography & Cartography Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geography major at USF Tampa 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 Master’s Degree Schools 24

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in geography from USF Tampa. This is the #123 most popular school for geography master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Geography Graduates from USF Tampa Make?

The median salary of geography students who receive their bachelor's degree at USF Tampa is $40,772. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 18% higher than the national average of $34,640 for all geography bachelor's degree recipients.

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Geography Student Demographics at USF Tampa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geography majors at University of South Florida - Main Campus.

USF Tampa Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a bachelor's degree in geography from USF Tampa. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at USF Tampa since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at USF Tampa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

USF Tampa Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in geography from USF Tampa.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Florida - Main Campus 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 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

USF Tampa also has a doctoral program available in geography. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 680 $62,160
Geography Professors 100 $98,420

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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