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Bachelor's-3% vs national median195 grads tracked

Geography and Cartography at State University of New York at Oneonta

Ranked 67th of 128 bachelor's programs in Geography and Cartography by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,272
middle 50%: $23,771 – $45,525
Median · 5 years out
$57,075
middle 50%: $41,436 – $77,482
Median · 10 years out
$63,610
middle 50%: $48,213 – $82,803

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

Graduates of State University of New York at Oneonta's bachelor's program in Geography and Cartography earn a median $32,272 one year after graduating, rising to $63,610 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% below the national median of $58,574 for this field, ranking 67th of 128 reporting programs.

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
7.9 yrs
≈ $9,499 total interest

Same major at other universities

Western Oregon University
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$57,828 · 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
Ohio University
$57,072 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$56,923 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$56,668 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$56,563 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$56,453 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at State University of New York at Oneonta

Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$87,615 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$82,185 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$74,833 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$72,558 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$68,203 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$68,059 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$66,303 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out

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