WhatGradsMake

What Geography and Cartography grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $58,574 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX$56,225$87,304$107,901+49%
2University of Texas at DallasTX$53,833$82,718+41%
3George Mason UniversityVA$49,062$76,015$98,926+30%
4University of ConnecticutCT$48,487$73,958+26%
5Binghamton UniversityNY$36,395$72,181$89,880+23%
6Texas A&M UniversityTX$49,875$68,626$85,122+17%
7University of Mary WashingtonVA$41,034$66,418$77,901+13%
8James Madison UniversityVA$43,936$65,986$80,863+13%
9Sam Houston State UniversityTX$42,319$65,511$73,958+12%
10University of Texas at AustinTX$45,833$65,211$78,728+11%
11CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$42,175$65,081$83,748+11%
12Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$43,455$64,670$82,929+10%
13University of Houston - Clear LakeTX$49,979$64,175$73,565+10%
14Texas Tech UniversityTX$42,410$64,151$80,325+10%
15Texas State UniversityTX$41,181$64,009$75,940+9%
16University of Akron (The)OH$40,342$63,874$64,402+9%
17University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$47,184$63,451$83,557+8%
18Arizona State UniversityAZ$45,845$63,353$79,916+8%
19Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$41,995$63,270$68,098+8%
20Georgia State UniversityGA$39,310$63,214$70,012+8%
21East Central UniversityOK$47,392$63,134+8%
22University of ToledoOH$40,037$63,061$69,154+8%
23University of OklahomaOK$45,903$62,818+7%
24Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$42,709$62,818$78,026+7%
25Miami UniversityOH$38,202$62,818$71,728+7%
26Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$47,046$62,548$79,787+7%
27Bemidji State UniversityMN$40,642$62,224$68,203+6%
28South Dakota State UniversitySD$46,233$62,075$77,362+6%
29Kennesaw State UniversityGA$45,140$62,075$80,472+6%
30Elmhurst UniversityIL$49,960$61,332$84,962+5%
31University of North TexasTX$41,721$61,332$77,335+5%
32SUNY CortlandNY$37,341$61,085$79,444+4%
33University of Arizona (The)AZ$34,840$60,908$69,917+4%
34State University of New York at AlbanyNY$35,002$60,837$79,564+4%
35University of RichmondVA$32,272$60,837+4%
36State University of New York at BuffaloNY$39,742$60,490$79,136+3%
37University of Colorado DenverCO$39,253$60,458$80,183+3%
38DePaul UniversityIL$37,984$60,177$81,043+3%
39University of Minnesota DuluthMN$38,141$60,095$68,098+3%
40University of AlabamaAL$38,558$60,039$73,347+3%
41Ohio State University (The)OH$41,524$59,919$72,786+2%
42University of Saint ThomasMN$47,492$59,848$77,901+2%
43Radford UniversityVA$39,867$59,848$74,491+2%
44SUNY College at GeneseoNY$33,097$59,848$71,576+2%
45Southern Oregon UniversityOR$31,537$59,848$64,402+2%
46Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL$40,627$59,786$73,307+2%
47Framingham State UniversityMA$37,683$59,498$73,014+2%
48Old Dominion UniversityVA$43,047$59,491$79,368+2%
49West Virginia UniversityWV$35,051$59,154$76,412+1%
50Salem State UniversityMA$39,731$59,037$74,872+1%
51University of UtahUT$39,988$58,998$80,540+1%
52University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$39,688$58,998$73,442+1%
53University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$36,522$58,889$78,803+1%
54University of GeorgiaGA$38,084$58,858$68,6260%
55Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN$34,630$58,8580%
56SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$29,948$58,5740%
57Bridgewater State UniversityMA$38,015$58,4610%
58University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$39,500$58,427$70,4180%
59University of New Orleans (The)LA$38,692$58,227$63,522-1%
60University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$39,708$58,114$65,353-1%
61Western Oregon UniversityOR$31,024$58,065$75,158-1%
62Macalester CollegeMN$37,683$57,828$75,634-1%
63University of Northern ColoradoCO$37,081$57,619$68,702-2%
64University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$38,478$57,452$78,881-2%
65University of Texas at San AntonioTX$39,745$57,346$66,619-2%
66University of Colorado BoulderCO$35,995$57,315$76,879-2%
67State University of New York at OneontaNY$32,272$57,075$63,610-3%
68Ohio UniversityOH$33,490$57,072$70,823-3%
69University of OregonOR$36,729$56,923$69,908-3%
70Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$39,998$56,668$73,796-3%
71University of WyomingWY$36,124$56,563$67,675-3%
72Illinois State UniversityIL$37,592$56,473$68,560-4%
73University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$36,522$56,453$66,273-4%
74Northern Illinois UniversityIL$39,447$56,363$71,700-4%
75University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleWI$28,703$56,170$56,877-4%
76Fayetteville State UniversityNC$40,342$55,935$59,253-5%
77Portland State UniversityOR$37,206$55,935$73,347-5%
78University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI$37,274$55,856$66,813-5%
79University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI$37,268$55,817$74,872-5%
80University of Northern IowaIA$43,331$55,789$80,657-5%
81University of IowaIA$37,075$55,770$71,187-5%
82Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$35,036$55,746$61,827-5%
83University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$34,531$55,665$65,590-5%
84Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$37,958$55,504$67,936-5%
85Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$43,820$55,464$61,969-5%
86Appalachian State UniversityNC$37,412$55,435$66,690-5%
87Western Illinois UniversityIL$37,984$55,181$68,521-6%
88Weber State UniversityUT$37,841$55,111$68,363-6%
89University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$39,092$55,017$63,769-6%
90Worcester State UniversityMA$38,377$54,679-7%
91State University of New York at New PaltzNY$33,519$54,679$74,643-7%
92Northwest Missouri State UniversityMO$38,189$54,227$76,958-7%
93University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWI$35,891$54,163$65,217-8%
94Louisiana Tech UniversityLA$44,849$54,051$86,367-8%
95Wright State UniversityOH$38,967$54,051$82,614-8%
96Bowling Green State UniversityOH$36,124$53,793$68,291-8%
97Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$38,967$53,785$72,585-8%
98East Carolina UniversityNC$39,310$53,664$62,360-8%
99University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$39,752$53,578-9%
100University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$34,188$53,435$70,298-9%
101Indiana University SoutheastIN$36,753$53,407$61,121-9%
102University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$36,151$53,359$65,534-9%
103University of Wisconsin - ParksideWI$38,355$53,264$62,653-9%
104University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI$34,626$53,130$68,609-9%
105University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI$37,935$52,939$67,746-10%
106Kent State UniversityOH$36,841$52,813$67,570-10%
107University of Wisconsin - LaCrosseWI$35,032$52,701$64,930-10%
108Georgia Southern UniversityGA$28,825$52,542$68,667-10%
109St. Cloud State UniversityMN$37,232$52,495$65,255-10%
110Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$33,063$52,283$65,723-11%
111Youngstown State UniversityOH$34,494$52,071$57,301-11%
112Ball State UniversityIN$34,107$51,947$63,170-11%
113Oregon State UniversityOR$38,967$51,722$70,870-12%
114Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$37,316$51,670$68,702-12%
115University of CincinnatiOH$35,325$51,576$73,565-12%
116Marshall UniversityWV$39,998$50,767-13%
117University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO$35,885$50,477$60,570-14%
118University of Montana (The)MT$30,351$50,075$66,653-15%
119Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$32,582$49,855$60,837-15%
120University of West GeorgiaGA$36,609$49,659$79,247-15%
121Missouri State UniversityMO$34,316$49,399$61,332-16%
122Emory & Henry CollegeVA$30,856$49,399$64,718-16%
123Indiana State UniversityIN$35,391$47,666$65,353-19%
124University of Hawaii at HiloHI$32,101$46,994$62,818-20%
125University of Maine - FarmingtonME$32,557$46,924$55,621-20%
126Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$34,002$46,663$82,300-20%
127University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$38,967$45,751-22%
128Concord UniversityWV$29,421$44,669$58,363-24%
129Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$48,096
130North Carolina Central UniversityNC$45,300
131University of Central MissouriMO$44,030$72,585
132West Texas A&M UniversityTX$37,592
133Utah State UniversityUT$36,560

Associate

national median $53,536 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Greenville Technical CollegeSC$48,165$54,836$66,382+2%
2Casper CollegeWY$48,736$53,5360%
3Cayuga Community CollegeNY$41,887$45,075-16%
4Tarrant County College DistrictTX$62,322
5Brookhaven CollegeTX$54,993
6Lone Star College SystemTX$52,636
7Austin Community CollegeTX$45,751
8Mitchell Technical CollegeSD$44,669

Certificate (1-2 years)

national median $69,644 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of Mary WashingtonVA$50,725$73,075+5%
2University of CincinnatiOH$43,588$70,298+1%
3Miami UniversityOH$42,146$69,6440%
4University of Southern MaineME$41,695$62,075-11%
5Erie Community CollegeNY$32,557$59,253$50,539-15%
6Brookhaven CollegeTX$58,858
7Columbus State Community CollegeOH$52,636
8University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$46,359

Certificate (under 1 year)

national median $59,673 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1College Of DuPageIL$60,590$80,415+35%
2Austin Community CollegeTX$52,920$75,704+27%
3Tarrant County College DistrictTX$59,253$73,347+23%
4Elmhurst UniversityIL$64,718$70,012+17%
5Lone Star College SystemTX$51,223$69,154$72,585+16%
6Portland Community CollegeOR$43,293$65,986+11%
7Front Range Community CollegeCO$43,047$61,036+2%
8University of Minnesota DuluthMN$39,242$59,8480%
9Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$41,572$59,6730%
10Casper CollegeWY$44,502$56,563-5%
11Greenville Technical CollegeSC$50,881$56,443$68,098-5%
12Itasca Community CollegeMN$51,929$55,464-7%
13University of North GeorgiaGA$43,513$53,279$57,619-11%
14Lane Community CollegeOR$35,452$53,107-11%
15Missouri State UniversityMO$40,729$50,767-15%
16South Central CollegeMN$56,877
17Houston Community CollegeTX$54,051
18Collin County Community College DistrictTX$47,270
19Kennesaw State UniversityGA$46,532
20University of GeorgiaGA$45,751
21University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$45,300
22Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$35,145
23Ohio UniversityOH$33,666
24Youngstown State UniversityOH$32,883

Certificate (2-4 years)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Texas State UniversityTX$40,627$58,625
2University of Montana (The)MT$42,033