The department takes pride in its reputation for preparing students for graduate school and productive employment by combining a knowledge track and technical competency skills. Potential positions include:
- City or county planner
- Cartographer
- Community development agent
- Environmental analyst
- Land use planner
- GIS specialist
- Transportation planner
- Market researcher
- School teacher
- Climate research specialist
- Site location analyst
- GIS software engineer
- Database manager
- Remote sensing analyst