Bachelor's-1% vs national median245 grads tracked
Geography and Cartography at Macalester College
Ranked 62nd of 128 bachelor's programs in Geography and Cartography by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,683
middle 50%: $27,314 – $51,424
Median · 5 years out
$57,828
middle 50%: $41,517 – $77,093
Median · 10 years out
$75,634
middle 50%: $61,545 – $97,859
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
Macalester College geography majors see a first-year median salary of $38k. By year ten, earnings reach a median of $76k.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,700 total interest
Same major at other universities
SUNY Buffalo State University
$58,574 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$58,461 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$58,427 · 5 yrs out
University of New Orleans (The)
$58,227 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$58,114 · 5 yrs out
Western Oregon University
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$57,452 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$57,346 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$57,315 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$57,075 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$57,072 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Macalester College
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$121,630 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$121,630 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$99,879 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$99,879 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$94,989 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor's)
$68,022 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$61,737 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Education, General (Bachelor's)
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
International/Globalization Studies (Bachelor's)
$58,734 · 5 yrs out