Master of Arts in Geography

The Department of Geography offers a breadth of degree options and coursework to prepare students for diverse careers that utilize geospatial sciences. Work and learn alongside faculty and mentors who conduct exciting, world-renowned research in the department's seven focus areas: Earth System Science, Medical Geography in Global Health, Places, Networks, and Flows, Geopolitics & The Global Economy, Catastrophes, Conservation, and Conflict, Sustainability & Global Environmental Change, GeoSpatial Analysis and Techniques. The research conducted by our graduate students is broad and interdisciplinary, touching on topics around the globe including land cover and climate change, deforestation and land conflicts, catastrophic weather events, river restoration, healthcare accessibility, and emerging infectious diseases.

A recognized baccalaureate, graduate or professional degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an international institution.
Follow the instructions on the website, being sure to upload your Statement of Purpose, CV, application for funding, documentation of funding you have secured if any, and request your recommendation letters to be sent electronically. You can also upload unoffical scanned copies of transcripts in lieu of sending them to Geography. Once complete, the Department of Geography will have access to the materials you have uploaded there. You must send originals to the admissions office. Please do not email these items to the Department unless you are an internal applicant who cannot apply through the Admissions Office website. Important note: be sure to indicate Geography as your intended major program (you can apply for up to 3 programs at the same time!), and your specialization (e.g., climatology, economic geography, geomorphology, medical geography, remote sensing, etc.). List as the contact person the professor with whom youve been corresponding.
Applicants with a bachelor's degree only, a minimum grade point average of B (3.0), calculated from all grades and credits after the semester where the applicant reached 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours is required. For applicants from countries where English is not the ofcial language, a minimum score on one of these English Language Skills tests, IELTS - 6.0,TOEFL IBT- 80, PBT- 550.