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Old 12-05-2012, 09:16 PM
 
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Hi,

I'm 21 and have been living in Vancouver, Canada. It's very expensive, hard to find a job, and people are rather cold and distant. Not to mention, I love art, and the art here is crummy.

Perhaps Oregon or Washington would be a little better, especially because it's still naturally beautiful but more affordable.

What are the best colleges/universities for geography in these two states?
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Old 12-05-2012, 09:30 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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I believe the University of Oregon has a strong geography program, but for the life of me I do not see the economic value in that degree.
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Old 12-05-2012, 09:52 PM
 
Location: Portland, OR
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I believe the University of Oregon has a strong geography program, but for the life of me I do not see the economic value in that degree.
Some good stuff in GIS back east, not sure how much industry requires that work here in Portland. Perhaps Intel would require some of that work?
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Old 12-05-2012, 09:52 PM
 
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I would go into either urban planning, sustainable living, GIS mapping. GIS mapping is actually very practical and from what I hear it's easy to find a job with GIS skills. We definitely need to learn and implement methods to live in a more sustainable fashion, and that's what I'm learning about. As the Arctic melts and so on, it's a no-brainer.
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Old 12-05-2012, 10:05 PM
 
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My sister's brother in law has geology major and makes easily $150k if not more. He identifies potential locations for several muiltibilliion dollar restaurant chains. If you know anything about the restaurant business, many restaurants fail within 5 years. He has a good reputation at finding locations that flourish. He's not stuck in a cubicle farm like most college graduates. He travels all over the country looking for the most profitable locations for new construction projects.

At energy companies, there are many jobs for geography majors. They have whole departments with geography specialists and GIS guys. I have a friend that worked at Chevron for 20 years . They had huge amount of resources dedicated to geography.
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Old 12-05-2012, 10:43 PM
 
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No doubt geography is the way to go; I think it's good if most people don't realize it; less competition. But which university?
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Old 12-06-2012, 03:55 AM
 
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My sister's brother in law has geography major and makes easily $150k if not more. He identifies potential locations for several muiltibilliion dollar restaurant chains. If you know anything about the restaurant business, many restaurants fail within 5 years. He has a good reputation at finding locations that flourish. He's not stuck in a cubicle farm like most college graduates. He travels all over the country looking for the most profitable locations for new construction projects.

At energy companies, there are many jobs for geography majors. They have whole departments with geography specialists and GIS guys. I have a friend that worked at Chevron for 20 years . They had huge amount of resources dedicated to geography.


Correction, It should read geography, not geology. ;-)
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Old 12-06-2012, 04:18 AM
 
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You would get a larger response in a geography forum or community. You are right, there are not that many geography majors. Unfortunately, it also means fewer people with the knowledge in a generic forum like c-d.

Go to your local GIS user group meetings for advice or GIS internet forums. When you move to the USA, join the local GIS user group again.
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Old 12-06-2012, 09:19 AM
 
Location: Portland Metro
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Geography at any of the 3 major universities is good--UO, OSU or PSU. But I really think it matters what you want to do with the degree. Will you be an undergrad or a graduate student? Is your career goal to get a GIS job?
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Old 12-06-2012, 10:44 AM
 
Location: Dallas, Oregon & Sunsites Arizona
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UofO, or OSU both have great programs. Also look at George Fox if teaching Geology is your thing. The best in the nation is "The School of Mines" in either South Dakota or Colorado. Not the same school, but both programs are the best there is.
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