The BS in Geography program at ASU provides you with a distinctive perspective of the modern world through the lens of its natural elements.

Resident tuition | Non-resident tuition
ASU Online offers start dates every 7.5 weeks.
Class number may be less for transfer students.
Required number of credits to complete this degree.

Offered entirely online through the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, this program focuses on the spatial patterns in natural science in features such as landforms, plants, weather and water. You will explore social or environmental science in relation to economic patterns, human populations and transportation.

As a bachelor of science in geography graduate, you will be qualified for a broad variety of careers, including cartographers, GIS specialists and analysts, hydrology and water resource specialists and environmental impact analysts. You will also be prepared for graduate work in areas such as climate science, cultural geography, urban and regional analysis, GIScience and spatial analysis, and environmental and landscape dynamics.

The largest and most diverse unit at Arizona State University:

  • Top 5 for best qualified graduates, according to Wall Street Journal
  • Top 20 for humanities research, according to the National Science Foundation
  • 20,000 enrolled students, 89 undergraduate majors, 134 graduate degrees and 22 interdisciplinary schools and departments
  • $115 million in research expenditures
  • #1 university in the nation for innovation

Calendar

Next Start Date:

01/13/2020
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Faculty

From Royal Society and American Academy fellows to Marshall and Barry Goldwater Scholarship recipients, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is home to prestigious students and faculty members including:

  • 306 Endowments
  • 12 Named Chairs
  • 14 Named Professorships
  • 1 Pulitzer Prize Winner
  • 1 MacArthur Fellow
  • 3 Nobel Laureates

Program Summary

Total Hours:

120

Upper Division Hours:

45

Major GPA:

2.0

Cumulative GPA:

2.0

Total Hours at ASU:

30

Related Careers

Graduates with an ASU Online Bachelor of Science in Geography have career opportunities illustrated in the following list. Career examples include but are not limited to:

Career *Growth *Median Salary
6.0%
$86,260
3.3%
$83,410
29.3%
$60,930
10.7%
$66,250
3.3%
$120,050
9.3%
$62,330
3.9%
$105,060
3.3%
$83,410
3.3%
$83,410
9.1%
$59,720
10.7%
$66,250
10.7%
$66,250
8.6%
$77,470
  
$76,420
7.9%
$71,320
8.7%
$81,780
3.3%
$83,410
3.3%
$120,050
5.8%
$56,310
3.3%
$120,050
6.9%
$78,370
10.7%
$66,250
3.9%
$105,060
5.7%
$66,560
5.9%
$54,940
3.9%
$105,060
  
$72,810
6.7%
$59,920
3.9%
$105,060
  
$75,630
3.9%
$105,060
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Example Careers

Geographers with a bachelor of science degree obtain positions in:

  • Computer cartographers
  • Geomorphologists
  • Hydrology and water resource specialists
  • Location analysts for businesses
  • Photogrammetry specialists
  • Remote sensing analysts

Graduates are presented with a host of other geospatial career options in the burgeoning fields of geographic information science, mapping and navigation systems.

Requirements

All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.

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