Geography & Cartography at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 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.

UWM Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

UWM Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at UWM 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UWM 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UWM Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of geography master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UWM, 60% were white. This is below 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in geography.

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

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

Geography & Cartography majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	21
Geographic Information Science	7

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	210	$64,490
Geography Professors	160	$75,520

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.