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3 Associate Degree Programs in Geographic Sciences 2024

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    Associate Degree Programs in Geographic Sciences

    An associate degree is a two-year undergraduate degree given out by technical colleges, vocational schools, community colleges, and four-year universities. These degrees allow individuals to pursue better work opportunities while finishing the last two years of a four-year degree.

    What is an associate degree in geographic sciences? This degree focuses on the patterns of human and physical phenomena across the earth and how processes and patterns of natural environments affect human activity, as well as built processes. Students may investigate these features on global, national, and local scales. Typical classes required are human geography, physical geography, geopolitics, globalization, sociology, and introduction to atmospheres and weather patterns.

    Geographic science associate degrees can give students important professional skills such as data analysis and numeracy, that is, reading data and extrapolating meaning from it. Additionally, participants also learn time-management skills when studying for exams or doing lab reports.

    Every associate degree program is going to differ depending on cost, location, and program. Therefore, it’s imperative to always do as much research as possible before applying. The more you know going in, the better.

    An associate degree in geographic sciences can open doors in many different types of careers, all of which utilize the unique science-based skills taught in the program. Students often find work as a climatologist, environmental scientist, meteorologist, park ranger, urban planner, wind analyst, geospatial analyst, nautical cartographic analyst, cartographer, quality assurance coordinator, oceanographer, wildlife manager, or satellite imagery scientist. Of course, some individuals go on to become educators, such as geographic science professors, science teachers, or science educators.

    Educational institutions all over the world award associate degrees for all types of programs. If you don’t see one that interests you at a school near you, you may have the opportunity to take online courses instead. Search for your program below and contact directly the admission office of the school of your choice by filling in the lead form.