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Geography Graduate Degrees

Geography Graduate Degrees

The Geography Department offers master's degrees (M.S. and M.A.) that prepare students for professional positions in government and the private sector, or to pursue a Ph.D.

The program has many strengths, including its flexibility, the close working relationships between faculty members and students, and interdisciplinary connections with International Studies, Environmental Studies, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

The department has approximately 20 graduate students, most of whom receive financial aid from the department or elsewhere on campus.

Geography Master's Degrees

Geography Certificates

Careers with a Geography Graduate Degree

Graduates with an M.A. in Geography have a wide variety of professional opportunities. This program also prepares students for further studies toward a Ph.D. Graduates may work in local, state, or federal government agencies, nonprofit organizations, consulting companies, educational institutions, and private industries. Some positions have a fieldwork component.

Graduates with an M.S. in Geography have a wide variety of professional opportunities in addition to pursuing doctoral degrees.  Graduates may work in local, state, or federal government agencies, nonprofit organizations, consulting companies, educational institutions, and private industries as GIScience, global navigation (GPS), remote sensing, cartography, environmental, natural science, or social science specialists or managers. Some positions have a fieldwork component.

Graduates Thesis and Placements

Careers & Internships in Geography

Andreana Madera-Martorell

Geography Graduate Courses & Resources

Graduate Handbook

Graduate Student Directory

Graduate Student Forms

Thesis and Dissertation Services

Students must follow Thesis and Dissertation Services instructions on completing the thesis. They should familiarize themselves with the requirements and deadlines as soon as they start to write their thesis.

Complete the Exit Survey within one week of advisor's signing of Oral Thesis Examination report.

Contact Us

Dr. Harold Perkins is the Geography Department Graduate Director. Ask him about admissions, degree requirements, and research in geography graduate programs.