MS Geography

2 Years On Campus Masters Program

University of Wisconsin Madison

Program Overview

The Department of Geography is a leader in the field of geography and offers exceptional opportunities for graduate education. The department has been consistently rated as one of the best in the country and for over 100 years has been the training ground for generations of geographers. The department's strength is reflected in its ability to attract top-caliber students, compete for significant research funding, and publish foundational scholarly work. The department maintains strength across the full spectrum of subfields within the discipline and is organized into four major thematic areas: physical geography and earth system science, people and environment, human geography, and cartography/GIS.

Program Key Stats

$25652 (Annual cost)
$ 75
Aug Intake : 15th Dec


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Eligibility Criteria

3.0
4 Year

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Additional Information & Requirements

Career Options

  • Cartographer
  • College/university faculty
  • Conservation manager
  • Consultant
  • Cultural resource specialist
  • Demographer
  • Ecologist
  • Economic developer
  • Environmental analyst
  • Geographer
  • Geographic information systems manager
  • Global positioning system specialist
  • Historic preservation consultant
  • Hydrologist
  • Location analyst
  • Market researcher
  • Park ranger
  • Real estate appraiser
  • Surveyor
  • Terrain and land use planner
  • Urban planner
  • Water and natural resource planner

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