by our College Data Analytics TeamGeography & Cartography is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Buffalo State. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Buffalo State was ranked #242 on College Factual's Best Schools for geography list. It is also ranked #13 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Buffalo State.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Buffalo State paid an average of $708 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $295 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $1,358 | $1,358 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,038 | $1,038 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,706 | $13,706 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,750 | $2,750 |
Learn more about Buffalo State tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Buffalo State 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 Buffalo State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 16.7% of the geography students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 39.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in geography at Buffalo State in 2019-2020, 16.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Geography & Cartography students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Geography | 3 |
| Other Geography | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geography and cartography.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 4 |
| Economics | 41 |
| International Relations & National Security | 3 |
| Political Science & Government | 21 |
| Sociology | 55 |
*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.
