Overview

Here at California State University San Marcos we offer courses that teach you how land forms and changes, how the global food system functions, how ancient landscapes in the Middle East used to look, and how the earth system operates and is changing through human impacts on the environment and feedbacks that such changes cause.

What makes Geography different from other majors?

Geographers get out in the world and do things. We call this field work. And our students get to take part in regular field work as part of their education at CSUSM.

They gain hands-on experiences and take classes featuring high impact projects that will allow them to participate in student research events such as the annual CSUSM research symposium and hands-on learning activities like actual farming on our campus and actual wildlife tracking out in Northern San Diego County.

Will a Geography degree get me a job?

How about a career?

Geographers are in demand around the world and may be found in just about every economic sector. They work as planners with state, federal and international agencies and governments. They work in your community as local development experts and planners and park rangers.

There is even a federal Office of the Geographer which provides ongoing intelligence and support to the U.S. government concerning issues from transboundary conflicts and humanitarian crises to wildlife tracking and environmental change.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Physical Geography

Geographic Information Systems

World Regional Geography

Borders: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Urban Geography: Cities in Global Context

Environmental Geography

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-31 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

San Marcos, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Are or will be a high school/secondary school graduate or equivalent
The minimum GPA required for conditional admission is 2.0.
SAT or ACT recommended but not required

Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

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Non-residents

16530 USD / year

≈ 16530 USD / year
Out-of-State

16530 USD / year

≈ 16530 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

6450 USD / year

≈ 6450 USD / year

Living costs

San Marcos

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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Overview

What makes Geography different from other majors?

Will a Geography degree get me a job?

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

San Marcos

Funding

Need help with your student visa?

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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