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Geography & Cartography at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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Geography & Cartography at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,719 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,694 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 6 of them were geography and cartography majors.

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.

WCUPA Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WCUPA

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

WCUPA does offer online education options in geography for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

WCUPA Geography & Cartography Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geography progam at WCUPA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geography major at WCUPA 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
73
Best Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools 99

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in geography from WCUPA. This makes it the #60 most popular school for geography master’s degree candidates in the country.

Geography Student Demographics at WCUPA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geography majors at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

WCUPA Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in geography from WCUPA. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at WCUPA since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WCUPA Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

33% Women
Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Geography & Cartography from WCUPA in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from WCUPA, 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 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

WCUPA also has a doctoral program available in geography. In 2021, 0 student 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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Geography Professors 180 $92,050
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 90 $63,360

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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