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 University of Wisconsin - Madison. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in geography, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UW - Madison was $1,503 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $670 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 | $10,728 | $24,054 |
| Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
Online degrees for the UW - Madison geography doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW - Madison Online Learning page.
About 54.5% of the students who received their Doctorate in geography in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 51.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in geography at UW - Madison in 2019-2020, 9.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower 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 | 9 |
| 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 | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geography and cartography.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 6 |
| Economics | 28 |
| Political Science & Government | 8 |
| Sociology | 16 |
*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.