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Bachelor's-16% vs national median85 grads tracked

Geography and Cartography at Emory & Henry College

Ranked 122nd of 128 bachelor's programs in Geography and Cartography by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,856
middle 50%: $24,670 – $44,785
Median · 5 years out
$49,399
middle 50%: $40,093 – $67,394
Median · 10 years out
$64,718
middle 50%: $50,881 – $93,703

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 Emory & Henry College's bachelor's program in Geography and Cartography earn a median $30,856 one year after graduating, rising to $64,718 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% below the national median of $58,574 for this field, ranking 122nd 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
8.7 yrs
≈ $10,573 total interest

Same major at other universities

Marshall University
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$50,477 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$50,075 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$47,666 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Farmington
$46,924 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Concord University
$44,669 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Emory & Henry College

Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$74,729 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$63,170 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$58,317 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$58,128 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$58,128 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$58,056 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$57,417 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$55,801 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Education, General (Bachelor's)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out

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