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Geography & Cartography at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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Geography & Cartography at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 5,364 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW Tacoma Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geography

UW Tacoma Geography & Cartography Rankings

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Geography Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

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

UW Tacoma Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

67% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in geography from UW Tacoma. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UW Tacoma, 58% 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 42% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Tacoma Campus with a master's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 350 $81,620
Geography Professors 110 $73,370
Geographers 40 $83,530

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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