by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Geography. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Geography & Cartography is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Northern Arizona University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in geography, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at NAU was ranked #186 on College Factual's Best Schools for geography list. It is also ranked #4 in Arizona.
Here are some of the other rankings for NAU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at NAU paid an average of $1,058 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $761 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,243 | $16,248 |
| Fees | $1,138 | $1,138 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,106 | $11,106 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,720 | $4,720 |
Learn more about NAU tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of geography students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NAU is $45,852 per year. That is 42% higher than the national average of $32,264.
Online degrees for the NAU geography bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NAU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the geography students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in geography at NAU in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Geography & Cartography students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Geography | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geography and cartography.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 36 |
| Criminology | 270 |
| International Relations & National Security | 41 |
| Political Science & Government | 73 |
| Sociology | 81 |
*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.
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