Bachelor's+10% vs national median545 grads tracked
Geography and Cartography at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Ranked 12th of 128 bachelor's programs in Geography and Cartography by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,455
middle 50%: $29,119 – $59,015
Median · 5 years out
$64,670
middle 50%: $47,547 – $83,444
Median · 10 years out
$82,929
middle 50%: $58,275 – $116,914
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 at Virginia Tech earn $43k in their first year. Median earnings hit $83k after a decade.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,580 total interest
Same major at other universities
Texas A&M University
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$66,418 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$65,511 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$65,211 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$65,081 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$64,151 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$64,009 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$63,451 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$63,353 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$160,426 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$155,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$148,193 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$132,072 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$129,123 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,443 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$119,838 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,512 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$109,749 · 5 yrs out