by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Michigan State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in geography, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Michigan State paid an average of $1,544 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $786 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,858 | $37,056 |
Online degrees for the Michigan State geography master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Michigan State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the geography students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45.4%.
Around 50.0% of geography master’s degree recipients at Michigan State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Geography & Cartography students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Geography | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geography and cartography.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 1 |
| Anthropology | 2 |
| Economics | 9 |
| Political Science & Government | 14 |
| Sociology | 2 |
*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.