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Program Overview

Marshall University’s Master of Arts in Geography degree is a great option for students interested in human geography or geography education. It is especially popular among schoolteachers, community college professors and those seeking to learn more about human systems expressed spatially.

Geography is the systematic study of the spatial aspects of human activity, the natural world, and human-environment interaction. Marshall University’s interdisciplinary approach allows students to understand and address numerous contemporary challenges ranging from economic development, urban planning, and ethnic conflict to climate change, environmental sustainability, and natural resource management.

Geography is a rapidly expanding discipline with diverse career opportunities across the environmental sciences, social sciences, and technological fields in both the public and private sectors.

Marshall University’s geography courses are designed and taught using the latest technology tools by full-time faculty members who have Ph.D.’s in the field. Marshall’s geography programs offer flexible course delivery; students can choose to take classes on our Huntington campus or online. Students can also choose a combination of both on-campus and online courses to complete their degree.

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Program Highlights
Flexible Learning Format

Earn your master’s degree in geography in the classroom, 100% online or a combination of both. Students can also transfer earned college credits to finish a geography degree at Marshall University.

Latest Tools & Technology

Marshall University uses the latest Geospatial Information Science and Technology, Remote Sensing, and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) as well as traditional social science and natural science analysis.

Diverse Career Opportunities

Marshall’s Geography degrees prepare graduates to address key challenges of society and to tackle human-environment challenges. Our graduates are equipped for diverse career paths in environmental consulting, urban and regional planning, government agencies and more.

Featured Courses
GEO 506 - Population Geography
An examination of contemporary patterns, processes, and problems of population geography in global perspective, including fertility, mortality, demographic change, migration, malnutrition, urbanization, natural resource sustainability, and future projections.
GEO 529 - Location Analysis and GIS
Concepts, models, and methods of geographic location analysis of natural resources extraction, manufacturing, services, retail and market area analytics, and logistics using GIS.
GEO 554 - Drones: Remote Sensing & GIS
Learn FAA rules and safety procedures; prepare for Remote Pilot licensing exam; operate drones to collect remote sensing data; process imagery for analysis; integrate sUAS imagery with existing GIS data.
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Career Opportunities
Geography alumni have successfully applied their knowledge and practical skills in a variety of career paths in both the public and private sectors, including urban and regional planning, economic development, environment planning, natural resource and energy management, weather forecasting, emergency response and homeland security, GIS analysis, and education.
  • Economic development
  • City planner
  • Geography educator
  • Meteorologist
  • Natural resource manager
  • Weather Analyst