Overview

About this Degree

Such study directly serves those whose careers involve urban, regional, and environmental planning and geographic education. Geographic perspectives and methods are highly applicable to a wide range of careers in business, industry and government.

Geography graduate students pursuing a Master’s Thesis at California State University Fullerton will work independently under the supervision of a faculty advisor/mentor who shares their research interests. Visit our individual faculty home pages to view the diverse array of specializations covered by our faculty — these span many areas of human geography, physical geography, and geotechniques, including: cultural ecology, cultural geography, economic geography, GIS, historical geography, political geography, population geography, remote sensing, and urban geography.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Geographic Research
Physical Geography
Human Geography
Independent Graduate Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-31 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fullerton, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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General requirements

All students are required to demonstrate competency in each of geography's four main subfields: human, physical, regional and technical. Competency is normally demonstrated by completion of at least 18 units at the upper-division or graduate level with a 3.0 grade-point average.

Tuition Fees

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16128 USD / year

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16128 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

16128 USD / year

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Additional Details

If you are not a resident of California, you must add $420 for each unit enrolled to your tuition fees.

Living costs

Fullerton

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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About this Degree

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Duration

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Delivered

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Additional Details

Living costs

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