Geography & Cartography at Virginia Tech

Every geography & cartography school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geography program at Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 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.

Virginia Tech Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at Virginia Tech 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geography Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Virginia Tech Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geography master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a master's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

Geography & Cartography majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	48
Geographic Information Science	9

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• Economics
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government

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 Virginia Tech.

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 Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.