The 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 Park University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in geography, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, 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. Park University was ranked #32 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for geography majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for Park University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Park University was $344 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $8,251 | $8,251 |
Fees | $400 | $400 |
Books and Supplies | $1,485 | $1,485 |
On Campus Room and Board | $7,644 | $7,644 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,500 | $3,500 |
Learn more about Park University tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Geography students who received their bachelor’s degree at Park University took out an average of $22,297 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $22,606.
The median early career salary of geography students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Park University is $52,107 per year. That is 62% higher than the national average of $32,264.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Park University does offer online classes in its geography bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Park University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in geography in 2019-2020, 3.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 39.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in geography at Park University in 2019-2020, 27.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 27%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 21 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Geography & Cartography students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Geography | 33 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geography and cartography.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 7 |
Political Science & Government | 5 |
Sociology | 3 |
*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.