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Bachelor's+4% vs national median116 grads tracked

Geography and Cartography at SUNY Cortland

Ranked 32nd of 128 bachelor's programs in Geography and Cartography by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,341
middle 50%: $24,348 – $52,354
Median · 5 years out
$61,085
middle 50%: $47,460 – $81,671
Median · 10 years out
$79,444
middle 50%: $61,332 – $101,194

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 Cortland's bachelor's program in Geography and Cartography earn a median $37,341 one year after graduating, rising to $79,444 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $58,574 for this field, ranking 32nd 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,456 total interest

Same major at other universities

Stephen F Austin State University
$62,548 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Kennesaw State University
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
South Dakota State University
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at SUNY Cortland

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's)
$69,527 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$67,536 · 5 yrs out
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor's)
$66,839 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$66,741 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$66,110 · 5 yrs out
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,697 · 5 yrs out
Criminology (Bachelor's)
$65,514 · 5 yrs out

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