Geography and Cartography

5,209 students earn a geography and cartography credential each year across 395 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $38,726
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $56,172

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 259 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona114$49,2671 year out$59,314$28,500 2University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington86$42,4891 year out$67,979$17,504 3University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California81$37,3981 year out$64,880$13,750 4University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California62$36,7761 year out$68,424$13,969 5James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia61$45,0941 year out$60,642$19,800 6University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin53$42,9971 year out$62,158$20,250 7Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas49$44,9091 year out$54,724$22,657 8Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona48$49,2671 year out$59,314$28,500 9Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas48$54,2041 year out$71,323$16,479 10California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California46$32,1981 year out$54,468$15,000 11Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah46$40,0511 year out$64,927$10,360 12United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York45—1 year out——13University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota44$38,0191 year out$60,883$20,500 14Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia44$40,0201 year out$61,548$32,500 15Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio43$44,7891 year out$62,445$23,250 16The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas43$36,8781 year out$69,390$21,875 17San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California42$38,6481 year out—$14,999 18Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California42$40,6141 year out—$11,000 19University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado41$39,1041 year out$53,701$22,468 20University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado39$36,4261 year out$52,181$17,500 21California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California37$48,2271 year out$66,360$15,881 22Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia37$39,3281 year out$65,342$20,500 23University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona36$42,8291 year out$50,703$28,250 24California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California36$35,4261 year out$65,411$15,826 25University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia36$26,8011 year out$58,281$22,133 26University of North TexasDenton, Texas35$39,9601 year out$58,717$20,994 27University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah34$41,0521 year out—$12,373 28Park UniversityParkville, Missouri33$58,7861 year out——29University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York32$29,3901 year out$45,228$24,255 30Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey31$44,3801 year out$64,292$25,250 31University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina31$42,2101 year out$65,598$23,954 32California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California29$27,0021 year out$75,692$8,250 33Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon29—1 year out——34United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, Colorado28—1 year out——35University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina28$42,4541 year out——36University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin28$40,0481 year out$55,942$21,212 37Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan27—1 year out$72,290—38University of OregonEugene, Oregon27$45,0301 year out$60,722$22,775 39George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia26$52,8831 year out—$25,000 40University of DenverDenver, Colorado24—1 year out——41University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland24$40,9131 year out$77,031$24,441 42California State University-FullertonFullerton, California23$26,0401 year out$52,460—43University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut23—1 year out——44Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois23$34,9521 year out—$15,500 45West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania23—1 year out$66,381—46University of VermontBurlington, Vermont23$33,4241 year out—$18,284 47University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama22$41,0761 year out$50,714$28,500 48Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland22—1 year out$58,017$11,000 49Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York22$40,4341 year out$61,599$20,596 50The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee22$44,5531 year out$52,073$26,000 51Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida20$35,6081 year out$47,482$26,707 52Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois20$44,5431 year out$62,741$23,775 53Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York20—1 year out—$27,000 54University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma20—1 year out$60,264$27,250 55University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina20$46,9291 year out$53,719$23,250 56The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas20—1 year out—$16,750 57George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia20$49,5681 year out$69,330$22,000 58Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina19$41,6481 year out$67,126$17,750 59Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio19—1 year out$59,990—60University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California18—1 year out——61University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin18$37,5371 year out$49,518$23,850 62California State University-ChicoChico, California17$40,3801 year out$72,207$19,250 63San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California17$24,8751 year out$50,547$13,768 64Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts17$32,5041 year out$50,774$27,000 65University of South FloridaTampa, Florida16$39,2591 year out$59,516—66Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania16—1 year out$51,520—67University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, Virginia16—1 year out$56,193$19,500 68University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky15$37,8441 year out$57,437—69Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, Maryland15$25,2551 year out$54,341$25,000 70California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California14$27,3551 year out$50,093$17,412 71University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, Hawaii14$30,2931 year out—$21,500 72University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois14$42,2141 year out—$25,000 73Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois14—1 year out$59,972—74Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan14$35,8381 year out$52,050$20,500 75Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan14—1 year out$47,993$27,000 76Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York14—1 year out——77Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon14$35,3301 year out$45,964$26,500 78Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania14—1 year out$53,400—79Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas14—1 year out——80Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana13$34,2741 year out$52,447$26,000 81Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana13—1 year out——82SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, New York13$33,7581 year out—$14,575 83Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, Pennsylvania13—1 year out——84Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia13—1 year out$58,402—85Augustana CollegeRock Island, Illinois12$40,6831 year out—$27,000 86Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts12—1 year out——87Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey12$26,7011 year out——88CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York12—1 year out$51,430—89Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio12$31,4141 year out$48,350—90Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania12—1 year out——91University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii11—1 year out$56,803—92Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana11—1 year out——93University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky11—1 year out——94University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts11—1 year out——95Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan11$41,1031 year out—$17,425 96Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota11$40,5531 year out$58,276—97University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri11$38,7261 year out—$21,000 98University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada11$53,0791 year out——99Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma11—1 year out——100The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas11—1 year out——

Associate programs — 87 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington16—1 year out——2American River CollegeSacramento, California11—1 year out——3Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California10—1 year out——4Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York10—1 year out——5Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas10—1 year out——6Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California9—1 year out——7Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas8—1 year out——8College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California7—1 year out——9Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California7—1 year out——10Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California7—1 year out——11Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico7—1 year out——12Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California6—1 year out——13San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California6—1 year out——14Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California6—1 year out——15Sierra CollegeRocklin, California6—1 year out——16Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California5—1 year out——17Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California5—1 year out——18Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California5—1 year out——19Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California5—1 year out——20Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California5—1 year out——21Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado5—1 year out——22Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah5—1 year out——23Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming5—1 year out——24Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California4—1 year out——25El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California4—1 year out——26Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California4—1 year out——27Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California4—1 year out——28Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, California4—1 year out——29San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico4—1 year out——30Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, Tennessee4—1 year out——31Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California4—1 year out——32College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho4—1 year out——33Butte CollegeOroville, California3—1 year out——34Columbia CollegeSonora, California3—1 year out——35Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California3—1 year out——36Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California3—1 year out——37Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California3—1 year out——38West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California3—1 year out——39Saint Paul CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota3—1 year out——40Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio3—1 year out——41Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas3—1 year out——42Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas3—1 year out——43Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California2—1 year out——44Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California2—1 year out——45Cypress CollegeCypress, California2—1 year out——46East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California2—1 year out——47Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California2—1 year out——48Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California2—1 year out——49Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California2—1 year out——50Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California2—1 year out——51Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California2—1 year out——52San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California2—1 year out——53Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California2—1 year out——54Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa, Iowa2—1 year out——55Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland2—1 year out——56Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio2—1 year out——57Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, Ohio2—1 year out——58Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio2—1 year out——59Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——60Central Wyoming CollegeRiverton, Wyoming2—1 year out——61Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California2—1 year out——62Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona1—1 year out——63Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California1—1 year out——64Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California1—1 year out——65Chabot CollegeHayward, California1—1 year out——66City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California1—1 year out——67Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California1—1 year out——68Fresno City CollegeFresno, California1—1 year out——69Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California1—1 year out——70Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California1—1 year out——71Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California1—1 year out——72Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe, California1—1 year out——73Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California1—1 year out——74Ohlone CollegeFremont, California1—1 year out——75San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California1—1 year out——76Shasta CollegeRedding, California1—1 year out——77Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California1—1 year out——78Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut1—1 year out——79Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, Michigan1—1 year out——80Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan1—1 year out——81Cayuga County Community CollegeAuburn, New York1—1 year out——82Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, North Carolina1—1 year out——83Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas1—1 year out——84Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas1—1 year out——85Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California1—1 year out——86Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California1—1 year out——87Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchell, South Dakota—$41,8791 year out$49,666—

Certificate programs — top 100 of 161 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of FloridaGainesville, Florida61—1 year out——2Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona56$41,6271 year out—$19,691 3Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon48$38,7141 year out—$21,644 4Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan41$36,8951 year out—$23,250 5Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas37—1 year out——6Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas37—1 year out——7Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona36$41,6271 year out—$19,691 8Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida31$42,8331 year out—$19,692 9Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina30—1 year out$55,560$17,750 10Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania30—1 year out——11University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania28$40,9621 year out$57,021$25,000 12University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming28—1 year out——13University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia27—1 year out——14The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana27—1 year out——15University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah27—1 year out——16Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado26—1 year out$64,201$20,354 17Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio25—1 year out——18College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho23—1 year out——19Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota22$50,4111 year out——20Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania22$30,6451 year out$41,459—21Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California20—1 year out——22Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, Colorado20—1 year out——23Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan18—1 year out——24University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, Virginia18—1 year out——25Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington18$34,2301 year out——26University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin18—1 year out——27University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin17$42,5801 year out——28University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho16—1 year out——29Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California15—1 year out——30Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California15—1 year out——31Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, Pennsylvania15$38,4391 year out$60,719$22,750 32Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California14—1 year out——33Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky14—1 year out——34Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington14—1 year out$58,923—35Columbia CollegeSonora, California13—1 year out——36Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California13—1 year out——37Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, Michigan13—1 year out——38Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio13—1 year out——39Delta State UniversityCleveland, Mississippi12—1 year out——40Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, New Hampshire12—1 year out——41University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky11—1 year out——42Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming11—1 year out——43Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia11—1 year out——44William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois10—1 year out——45Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky10—1 year out$45,642—46University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri10—1 year out——47Southeast Community College AreaLincoln, Nebraska10—1 year out——48Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio10—1 year out——49Lane Community CollegeEugene, Oregon10—1 year out——50Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah10—1 year out——51University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland9—1 year out——52Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York9—1 year out——53Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah9—1 year out——54Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas9—1 year out——55College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho9—1 year out——56Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California8—1 year out——57Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri8—1 year out——58University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio8—1 year out——59Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas8—1 year out——60Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah8—1 year out——61Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas7—1 year out——62Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky7—1 year out——63Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, Minnesota7—1 year out——64Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey7—1 year out——65Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma7—1 year out——66Cossatot Community College of the University of ArkansasDe Queen, Arkansas6—1 year out——67Chabot CollegeHayward, California6—1 year out——68Cypress CollegeCypress, California6—1 year out——69Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio6—1 year out——70Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, Ohio6—1 year out——71Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——72Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——73Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas6—1 year out——74University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin6—1 year out——75University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin6—1 year out——76Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeCloquet, Minnesota6—1 year out——77University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona5—1 year out——78San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California5—1 year out——79San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California5—1 year out——80Western Colorado UniversityGunnison, Colorado5—1 year out——81Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia5—1 year out——82University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan5—1 year out——83University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan5—1 year out——84South Central CollegeNorth Mankato, Minnesota5—1 year out——85Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri5—1 year out——86Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah5—1 year out——87University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin5—1 year out——88Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland5—1 year out——89University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama4—1 year out——90American River CollegeSacramento, California4—1 year out——91City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California4—1 year out——92Shasta CollegeRedding, California4—1 year out——93Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland4—1 year out——94University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts4—1 year out——95Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, Michigan4—1 year out——96University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota4—1 year out——97Saint Paul CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota4—1 year out——98University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri4—1 year out——99Park UniversityParkville, Missouri4—1 year out——100Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma4—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).