Geography & Cartography at Western Michigan University

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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.

WMU Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Geography

WMU Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at WMU 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.

Geography Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

The following geography concentations are available at Western Michigan University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	26
Geographic Information Science	4
Other Geography	3

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Geography Professors	150	$84,300

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
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