by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Geographic Information Science. 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 Maryland - College Park. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’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 UMCP paid an average of $1,625 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $731 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,158 | $29,250 |
| Fees | $1,635 | $1,635 |
UMCP does not offer an online option for its geography doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMCP Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the geography students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 51.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in geography at UMCP in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 13%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Geography & Cartography students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Geographic Information Science | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geography and cartography.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 3 |
| Criminology | 2 |
| Economics | 17 |
| Political Science & Government | 11 |
| Sociology | 8 |
*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.