CEOAS geography alumni are tackling big problems in careers that span research, policy and education. Recipients of Geography MS and PhD degrees from OSU have careers as:
- ArcGIS developer, Esri
- Cartographer, US Department of State
- City manager
- Coastal Regional Director, Extension Service, OSU
- Community development director
- County Commissioner, Oregon
- Geospatial analyst
- GIS analyst
- GIS database administrator
- GIS developer, Washington Department of Natural Resources
- GIS manager
- Hydrogeologist
- Instructor in GIS
- Lecturer in Geography
- National hydrography management and planning, US Geological Survey
- Professor of Geography
- Professor of Geosciences
- Research analyst
- Research cartographer, Esri
- Research scientist
- Spatial ecologist
- Transit coordinator, Oregon Department of Transportation
- Water and irrigation advisor, US Agency for International Development