Bachelor's · Social Sciences

Geography and Cartography (Bachelor's): earnings by school

131 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$45,212
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$57,751
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 118 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $54,310 and $65,259. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
George Washington University DC$42,120$78,390$21,375
University of Connecticut CT—$76,851$21,312
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT—$76,851$21,312
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT—$76,851$21,312
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT—$76,851$21,312
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT—$76,851$21,312
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL$46,578$75,877—
California State University-Sacramento CA$47,029$75,234—
University of Nevada-Reno NV—$74,864—
George Mason University VA—$74,692—
Dartmouth College NH$59,300$72,985—
Syracuse University NY—$71,543$21,500
Binghamton University NY$40,492$71,207—
California State University-Chico CA$52,155$69,500—
Illinois State University IL$46,974$69,383$19,500
California State University-Northridge CA—$69,323—
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$45,907$68,993—
University at Buffalo NY$47,658$68,176—
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$45,501$67,521$11,000
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM$40,030$67,336—
University of Florida FL$41,791$67,276—
University of Florida-Online FL$41,791$67,276—
University of California-Los Angeles CA$42,256$67,193$11,106
California State University-Fresno CA—$66,863—
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO—$66,429—
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$38,606$66,168—
Park University MO$55,394$65,890—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$54,367$65,759$20,550
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$54,367$65,759$20,550
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$45,252$65,259$23,808
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$55,165$65,228$20,177
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$52,519$64,950$10,750
Brigham Young University UT—$64,875—
University of Maryland-College Park MD$49,871$63,835—
James Madison University VA$46,229$63,768$14,730
San Francisco State University CA$43,637$63,590—
Radford University VA—$63,552—
Central Michigan University MI—$62,999—
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania PA$29,757$62,659—
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI$48,630$62,589—
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL—$62,504—
The University of Texas at Austin TX$49,091$62,438$15,815
University of Northern Colorado CO$45,352$62,369—
Grand Valley State University MI$48,926$61,831—
Texas Tech University TX—$60,831—
Texas State University TX$40,746$60,646$21,414
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$52,705$60,363$21,000
University of Iowa IA—$59,578—
SUNY College at Geneseo NY—$59,528—
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$49,797$59,472$17,742
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$45,760$59,424$18,125
Salem State University MA$49,990$58,593—
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN—$58,569—
Salisbury University MD—$58,548—
Appalachian State University NC$39,131$58,289$19,500
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI$39,384$58,129$19,969
San Diego State University CA—$58,004$14,147
Keene State College NH—$57,900—
Millersville University of Pennsylvania PA$47,286$57,825—
University of Colorado Boulder CO$44,866$57,677—
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$41,169$57,604$21,595
Rowan University NJ$46,042$57,567$21,999
Bridgewater State University MA—$57,550—
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$37,595$57,424—
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$47,158$57,285$19,351
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$44,288$57,208$22,000
SUNY Oneonta NY—$57,154—
West Virginia University WV—$57,075—
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$32,579$56,979—
University of Louisville KY—$56,775—
Michigan State University MI$41,516$56,515—
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH—$56,381—
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH—$56,381—
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH—$56,381—
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH—$56,381—
Ohio University-Main Campus OH—$56,381—
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH—$56,381—
University of Missouri-Columbia MO—$56,191—
University of Oregon OR$45,456$56,165$17,834
Sam Houston State University TX$36,811$56,151$24,509
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN—$56,022—
University of Wyoming WY—$55,889$20,677
Northwest Missouri State University MO—$55,656—
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC—$55,532—
Central Connecticut State University CT—$55,274—
University of South Florida FL$40,823$54,944—
University of Utah UT—$54,757$13,567
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN—$54,656$15,625
Portland State University OR$59,400$54,310—
Ball State University IN$45,410$53,992—
Framingham State University MA—$53,840—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$42,622$53,666$18,750
Kent State University at Kent OH—$53,656—
Eastern Michigan University MI—$53,455—
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$44,616$53,449$18,072
Montclair State University NJ—$53,285—
University of Mary Washington VA—$53,081—
Central Washington University WA$44,634$53,081—
Kennesaw State University GA$47,430$53,044$18,500
University of North Texas TX$44,237$52,712$20,700
Macalester College MN$47,065$52,557—
Florida State University FL—$52,537—
Towson University MD$51,640——
University of Arizona AZ$50,540—$19,398
University of North Alabama AL$39,185$50,445—
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$50,001——
Western Michigan University MI$37,587$49,921—
Oregon State University OR$49,819—$19,424
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$49,819—$19,424
Augustana College IL—$49,763—
Pennsylvania Western University PA$35,863$49,517—
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC—$49,476—
The University of Alabama AL—$49,269—
Clark University MA—$49,230—
California State University-Fullerton CA$45,212$48,979—
University of Colorado Colorado Springs CO$41,451$48,892$19,258
California State University-Long Beach CA$35,447$48,715$13,000
Old Dominion University VA—$48,280—
Northern Illinois University IL—$47,738—
Jacksonville State University AL—$46,817—
Sonoma State University CA$45,124—$18,000
Miami University-Oxford OH$43,323—$15,259
Gustavus Adolphus College MN$41,826——
Indiana State University IN$41,164——
Worcester State University MA—$41,054—
University of Vermont VT—$40,871$26,000
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI$39,718——
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt CA$39,506——
University of Idaho ID$36,436——
Temple University PA$34,310——
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras PR—$31,499—