A program that focuses on the systematic study of the spatial distribution and interrelationships of people, natural resources, plant and animal life. Includes instruction in historical and political geography, cultural geography, economic and physical geography, regional science, cartographic methods, remote sensing, spatial analysis, and applications to areas such as land-use planning, development studies, and analyses of specific countries, regions, and resources.
| A major in Geography is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 50
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Geography among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Emory and Henry College
Emory, VA | 14
(6.5%) |  |  | |
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| | Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN | 21
(4.7%) |  |  | |
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| | Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH | 45
(4.2%) |  | | |
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| | Clark University
Worcester, MA | 19
(3.9%) |  |  | |
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| | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO | 44
(3.8%) | | | |
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| | University of North Alabama
Florence, AL | 25
(3.0%) | |  | |
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| | Concord University
Athens, WV | 10
(2.8%) | | | |
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| | Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA | 35
(2.7%) | | | |
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| | Wittenberg University
Springfield, OH | 12
(2.7%) | | | |
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| | Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN | 20
(2.6%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.