Geography & Cartography is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of Oregon. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in geography, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UO paid an average of $797 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $244 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $10,962 | $35,881 |
Fees | $2,374 | $2,374 |
Books and Supplies | $1,140 | $1,140 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,783 | $12,783 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,532 | $2,532 |
Learn more about UO tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Geography students who received their bachelor’s degree at UO took out an average of $21,650 in student loans. That is 4% lower than the national average of $22,606.
The median early career salary of geography students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UO is $36,560 per year. That is 13% higher than the national average of $32,264.
Online degrees for the UO 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 UO Online Learning page.
About 37.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in geography in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 39.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in geography at UO in 2019-2020, 27.1% 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 | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 33 |
International Students | 2 |
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 | 31 |
Geographic Information Science | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geography and cartography.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Social Sciences | 380 |
Anthropology | 58 |
Economics | 292 |
Political Science & Government | 179 |
Sociology | 137 |
*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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