by our College Data Analytics TeamGeography & Cartography is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at George Mason University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in geography, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at GMU paid an average of $1,559 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $671 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,594 | $33,906 |
| Fees | $3,504 | $3,504 |
The median early career salary of geography students who receive their master’s degree from GMU is $84,653 per year. That is 42% higher than the national average of $59,560.
GMU does not offer an online option for its geography master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GMU Online Learning page.
About 13.3% of the students who received their Master’s in geography in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 45.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.0% of the geography master’s degrees at GMU in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Geography & Cartography students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Geography | 9 |
| Geographic Information Science | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geography and cartography.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 10 |
| Economics | 45 |
| International Relations & National Security | 89 |
| Political Science & Government | 10 |
| Sociology | 6 |
*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.