Bachelor's-5% vs national median325 grads tracked
Geography and Cartography at Appalachian State University
Ranked 86th of 128 bachelor's programs in Geography and Cartography by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,412
middle 50%: $25,411 – $48,346
Median · 5 years out
$55,435
middle 50%: $42,596 – $67,463
Median · 10 years out
$66,690
middle 50%: $50,949 – $86,929
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 alumni earn $37,412 in their first year. Earnings reach $66,690 after ten years of work.
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
7.7 yrs
≈ $9,003 total interest
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$55,770 · 5 yrs out
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
$55,665 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$55,504 · 5 yrs out
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$55,181 · 5 yrs out
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$55,111 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$55,017 · 5 yrs out
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$54,679 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$54,679 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Missouri State University
$54,227 · 5 yrs out
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$107,901 · 5 yrs out
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$100,794 · 5 yrs out
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