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 of Florida. 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. UF was ranked #41 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 Florida.
Here are some of the other rankings for UF.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UF paid an average of $856 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $149 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 | $4,477 | $25,694 |
Fees | $1,904 | $2,965 |
Books and Supplies | $890 | $890 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,590 | $10,590 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,570 | $3,570 |
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The median early career salary of geography students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UF is $32,925 per year. That is 2% higher than the national average of $32,264.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the geography bachelor’s degree program at UF. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UF Online Learning page.
About 47.6% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in geography in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in geography at UF in 2019-2020, 28.6% 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 | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 14 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Geography & Cartography students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Geography | 21 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 137 |
Criminology | 154 |
Economics | 319 |
Political Science & Government | 362 |
Sociology | 161 |
*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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