by our College Data Analytics TeamGeography is a concentration offered under the geography and cartography major at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UNC Charlotte was $1,170 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $423 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,337 | $17,771 |
| Fees | $3,284 | $3,284 |
UNC Charlotte 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 UNC Charlotte 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 50.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in geography at UNC Charlotte in 2019-2020, 16.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 12%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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.