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Geography at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Geography at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Every geography 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geography section at the bottom of this page.

WCUPA Geography Degrees Available

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

WCUPA Geography Rankings

The geography major at WCUPA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geography. 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.

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 Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% women. So female students are more repesented at WCUPA since its program graduates 3% 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 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

WCUPA Geography Master’s Program

14% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of geography master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from WCUPA, 86% 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 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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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