Students are encouraged to participate in the internship program to obtain practical experiences while completing degree requirements. Education abroad opportunities are available for interested students. A wide variety of opportunities are available for the graduating geographer. In government, there are jobs for planners, cartographers, environmental specialists, and population analysts, among many others. In business, geographers are concerned with locating new facilities, planning, marketing, and evaluating environmental impacts of public and private projects.
Educational institutions attract many geographers as teachers and researchers.