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Recent Villanova Graduates in Geography have gone into these different fields:

  • Environmental Consulting
  • Regional Planning
  • GIS Analysis
  • Remote Sensing Analysis
  • TV Meteorology
  • Peace Corps
  • Administration/Sales
  • Marketing
  • Research Banking
  • Cartography
  • Military/Intelligence
  • Project Management
  • Planner/Educator
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Finance Management
  • Radio/Television
  • U.S. Bureau of Census
  • Regional Planning Hospital Floor
  • International Banking
  • Transportation Planning
  • U.S. Foreign Service Management Training
  • Urban Planning
Consider Graduate School

Many students go on to complete master's and doctorates in geography. Approximately 158 graduate departments in the U.S. and Canada offer MA programs and 86 that offer Ph.D. programs in geography.

For more information, please call the department at 610.519.4710, visit the office in 202 St. Augustine Center, or contact one of the faculty members.

Where To Look For a Job

  • Public Sector: Local, State, National Govt.; Environmental Agencies; Planning Depts. and Agencies; National/State Legislatures; Military Intelligence.
  • Private Sector:  Cartographic Industry; Management/Marketing Depts.; Consulting Firms; Graphic Arts Industries; Sales Departments; Banks and Financial Institutions; Corporate Industry.
  • Education: Social Science / Geography teaching in primary and secondary schools.

Skills Developed By A Geography Major

  • Air Photo/Remote Sensing Analysis
  • Political Analysis
  • Cartographic Techniques
  • Regional Analysis
  • Economic Planning
  • Spatial Analysis
  • Environmental Analysis
  • Statistical Techniques
  • Hazards and Disasters Assessment
  • Urban Planning

Recommended Link:The Association of American Geographers