<p>I recently changed my degree to Geography, with a concentration in GIS because I fell in love with it while taking an Intro course. I also heard that job prospects are good for Geography majors that have some background in GIS and cartography. Is anyone else majoring in Geography or has already received a degree in Geography?</p>
<p>I'm a geography double-major.</p>
<p>I didn't get a degree in geography...but in geology...but I must say that if you concentrate in GIS there are a lot of job opportunities available!</p>
<p>For example...I had taken only one introductory GIS class and was offered an internship at a mapping firm where I was working on NASA's SRTM Mission delineating water bodies (sounds MUCH more exciting than it really was...but still...it was excellent money for an undergraduate internship). This was just with one class of experience and many of those at the mapping firm had only Associates in CAD as opposed to the BS/BA in Geography (though there were a bunch that had...probably ~50:50 AA/AS:BA/BS ratio). </p>
<p>GIS is a very useful and powerful tool, I use it quite often in my graduate studies in geology (though I use ArcGIS only for map making...I steer clear from the advanced methods as it gets messy quickly). Mapping firms are always looking for people with experience in GIS (ArcGIS, ArcMap, ArcCatalog, Arc/Info, etc.) as are some oil companies.</p>
<p>Congrats on stumbling upon this aspect of geography...not many do and it's in your favor in the job market! :D</p>
<p>Thanks alot for the information. And I realize the title of this thread was horribly written. Excuse me, I was in a hurry. lol. But yeah, I heard that one can make an excellent starting salary if they gets a degree in Geography and has some background in GIS. I will definitely stick with this major.</p>
<p>My S stumbled onto the geography major while taking a GE course. He took cultural geog., changed his major the next semester, got the prof. as an advisor (who landed him a summer job that grossed over $10,000) and hasn't looked back. He really likes the mapping and cartography classes and next year as a junior will be TAing a class. The geog. major is really a chameleon degree. You can focus on very different aspects within the degree (sociology, anthro, geology, physical or cultural, etc.) and, for those interested in espionage, the CIA is the #1 recruiter of geographers. Guess you got to know where the enemy is. Good luck to all geography majors.</p>