Geographic Information Science & Cartography
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Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Geographic Information Science & Cartography degree recipients are State College, PA, Corvallis, OR, and Los Angeles, CA. N/A The most common degree awarded to students studying Geographic Information Science & Cartography is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Geographic Information Science & Cartography and the types of students that study this field. undefined awards the most degrees in Geographic Information Science & Cartography in the US, but Unity Environmental University and Pennsylvania State University-World Campus have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Geographic Information Science & Cartography.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Geographic Information Science & Cartography programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (216 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (2,905 completions).
Out of all institutions that offer Geographic Information Science & Cartography programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Unity Environmental University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Geographic Information Science & Cartography, with 6.93%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Geographic Information Science & Cartography by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Social Sciences graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Social Sciences majors is $121,427 and the most common occupations are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Other managers, and Chief executives & legislators.
The industry that employs the most Social Sciences majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Prefabricated wood buildings & mobile homes.
The average salary for Social Sciences majors is $121,427 and the most common occupations are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Other managers, and Chief executives & legislators.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Social Sciences majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Social Sciences majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Social Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Social Sciences majors, by number of employees, are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Other managers, and Chief executives & legislators.
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The number of Social Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.26%, from 4.18M in 2023 to 4.28M in 2024.
The largest single share of Social Sciences graduates go on to work as Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (7.92%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Social Sciences by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Social Sciences majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Legal services, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.
The highest paying industries of Social Sciences majors, by average wage, are Prefabricated wood buildings & mobile homes, Metal ore mining, and Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.
The number of Social Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.26%, from 4.18M in 2023 to 4.28M in 2024.
The industry which employs the most Social Sciences graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Legal services. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Social Sciences.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Social Sciences majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Social Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Social Sciences in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Social Sciences is 43.3.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Male employees are more likely to hold Social Sciences degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Social Sciences (2,402 students).
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The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Geographic Information Science & Cartography are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Bachelors Degree, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the N/A institutions that graduate the most students in Geographic Information Science & Cartography.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Geographic Information Science & Cartography for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Geographic Information Science & Cartography field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Geographic Information Science & Cartography majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Geographic Information Science & Cartography majors need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Mathematics, and Quality Control Analysis.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Geographic Information Science & Cartography majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Operation and Control is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Mathematics are the three most important skills for people in the field.
