Is Geography a smart major choice?

jjwinkle
Thu, 06 Aug 2015 21:30:16 +0000

i believe it would really help me in the job market. So I’m wondering, is it a good choice for a major?

The first couple of pages that come up on searching “geography” on the Indeed.com jobs website suggest that there are many jobs for which a geography bachelor’s degree is considered appropriate. However, there are rarely jobs for which geography graduates only are thought appropriate. So geography graduates should expect to have a lot of competition for most jobs. For example, someone with “a Bachelors Degree in Planning, Physical Science, Political Science, Geography or related field” is sought for a Public Works Planner job. Someone with “BS/BA in Geography, Natural Sciences, Computer Science, Planning, Engineering, or a related discipline” is sought for GIS Specialist.

Buzz words, so presumably areas of valuable knowledge, for geography jobs appear to be GIS, urban planning, environmental science, natural resource planning, transportation planning.