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Bachelor's+2% vs national median215 grads tracked

Geography and Cartography at SUNY College at Geneseo

Ranked 43rd of 128 bachelor's programs in Geography and Cartography by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,097
middle 50%: $23,116 – $45,277
Median · 5 years out
$59,848
middle 50%: $41,610 – $75,316
Median · 10 years out
$71,576
middle 50%: $56,877 – $91,987

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 SUNY College at Geneseo's bachelor's program in Geography and Cartography earn a median $33,097 one year after graduating, rising to $71,576 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $58,574 for this field, ranking 43rd 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
7.5 yrs
≈ $9,072 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Colorado Denver
$60,458 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$60,177 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$60,095 · 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
Southern Oregon University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$59,786 · 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

Other majors at SUNY College at Geneseo

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,907 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$88,907 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$88,180 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$86,051 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$78,272 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$75,548 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$75,010 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$74,631 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$73,019 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$72,189 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,209 · 5 yrs out

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