Bachelor's+3% vs national median168 grads tracked
Geography and Cartography at University of Minnesota Duluth
Ranked 39th of 128 bachelor's programs in Geography and Cartography by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,141
middle 50%: $26,286 – $50,676
Median · 5 years out
$60,095
middle 50%: $43,722 – $78,058
Median · 10 years out
$68,098
middle 50%: $55,261 – $99,192
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 majors at the University of Minnesota Duluth earn a median $38k initially. The tenth-year median is $68k.
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
≈ $8,496 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Arizona (The)
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$60,490 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$60,458 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$60,177 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$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
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$148,888 · 5 yrs out
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$121,915 · 5 yrs out
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$100,153 · 5 yrs out
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$97,820 · 5 yrs out
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$97,751 · 5 yrs out
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$97,617 · 5 yrs out
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$93,975 · 5 yrs out
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$93,634 · 5 yrs out
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$93,130 · 5 yrs out
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$92,042 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Bachelor's)
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