Overview

Department of Geography / Department of Geography is located in Santa Barbara, CA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts/Doctor of Philosophy (MA/PhD)
Master of Arts (MA)	Geography
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Transportation
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Cognitive science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Global studies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Geography
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Quantitative methods in the social sciences
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Technology and society

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	6
Doctoral Degrees	12

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (minimum combined verbal and quantitative scores above 1100 in old scoring system or 301 in new scoring system) Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (minimum combined verbal and quantitative scores above 1100 in old scoring system or 301 in new scoring system) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required 1 quarter of teaching assistantship

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

113

Applied

15

Accepted

8

Enrolled

Applying

90

Application Fee - Domestic

110

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE (minimum combined verbal and quantitative scores above 1100 in old scoring system or 301 in new scoring system)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (minimum combined verbal and quantitative scores above 1100 in old scoring system or 301 in new scoring system)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

68

Total Graduate Students

35%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.88%
Black or African American	1.47%
White or Caucasian	38%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.47%
Asian	4.41%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2.94%
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	10.29%

Gender

Male (51%)

Female (48%)

Faculty

34

Total faculty

Full-time - 22

Part-time - 12

Male (29)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Earth system science; human environment relations; modeling, measurement, and computation
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,201,259

Location & Contact

Address 1832 Ellison Hall
Santa Barbara, CA  93106-4060
United States

Contact Dr. Daniel R. Montello
Professor/Chair
Email: montello@geog.ucsb.edu
Phone: 805-893-8536
Fax: 805-893-2578

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