Bachelor's+2% vs national median310 grads tracked
Geography and Cartography at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Ranked 46th of 128 bachelor's programs in Geography and Cartography by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,627
middle 50%: $29,631 – $51,525
Median · 5 years out
$59,786
middle 50%: $46,004 – $73,036
Median · 10 years out
$73,307
middle 50%: $53,909 – $98,823
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Geography and Cartography (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Geography and Cartography graduates from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville earn $41k in year one. Median pay reaches $73k after ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,228 total interest
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$60,039 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$59,919 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Framingham State University
$59,498 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$59,491 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$59,154 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$59,037 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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$168,009 · 5 yrs out
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$156,616 · 5 yrs out
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$153,805 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$110,993 · 5 yrs out
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$109,392 · 5 yrs out
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$102,790 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$98,753 · 5 yrs out
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$96,425 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$94,896 · 5 yrs out
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$93,766 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
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$89,231 · 5 yrs out