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Doctor's Degree in Geography and Environmental Studies

Doctor’s Degrees in Geography and Environmental Studies

52 Yearly Graduations
58% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 23% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 34.6% of geography and environmental studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Geography and Environmental Studies Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 52 people earned their doctor's degree in geography and environmental studies. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in geography and environmental studies at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 567
Master’s Degree 126
Basic Certificate 61
Doctor’s Degree 52
Graduate Certificate 3

Earnings of Geography and Environmental Studies Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for geography and environmental studies students who are doctor's degree holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in geography and environmental studies. About 57.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 22
Women 30
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The racial-ethnic distribution of geography and environmental studies doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 20
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 4
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to geography and environmental studies that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Interdisciplinary Studies 196
Nutrition Science 178
Computational Science 91
Biological & Physical Science 83
Cognitive Science 76

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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