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 University at Albany. 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. The bachelor's program at UAlbany was ranked #98 on College Factual's Best Schools for geography list. It is also ranked #8 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for UAlbany.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UAlbany was $1,028 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,070 | $24,660 |
Fees | $3,090 | $3,090 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,620 | $14,620 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,720 | $1,720 |
Learn more about UAlbany tuition and fees.
UAlbany does not offer an online option for its geography bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UAlbany Online Learning page.
About 38.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in geography in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 39.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 38.5% of the geography bachelor’s degrees at UAlbany in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Geography & Cartography students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Geography | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geography and cartography.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 21 |
Economics | 288 |
Political Science & Government | 149 |
Sociology | 210 |
Urban Studies | 16 |
*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.