by our College Data Analytics TeamGeography & Cartography is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Texas State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in geography, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Texas State paid an average of $756 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $347 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,946 | $15,127 |
| Fees | $1,913 | $1,913 |
The median early career salary of geography students who receive their master’s degree from Texas State is $52,107 per year. That is 13% lower than the national average of $59,560.
Texas State 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 Texas State Online Learning page.
About 21.4% 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 14.3% of the geography master’s degrees at Texas State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Geography & Cartography students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Geography | 6 |
| Geographic Information Science | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geography and cartography.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 25 |
| Political Science & Government | 7 |
| Sociology | 11 |
*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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