Bachelor's-9% vs national median368 grads tracked
Geography and Cartography at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Ranked 104th of 128 bachelor's programs in Geography and Cartography by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,626
middle 50%: $24,994 – $47,059
Median · 5 years out
$53,130
middle 50%: $40,444 – $66,629
Median · 10 years out
$68,609
middle 50%: $56,295 – $86,904
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 graduates from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire earn $34,626 in their first year. Median earnings reach $68,609 after ten years.
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 yrs
≈ $9,568 total interest
Same major at other universities
East Carolina University
$53,664 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$53,578 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$53,435 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$53,407 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$53,359 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
$53,264 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$52,939 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$52,813 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$52,701 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$52,542 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$52,495 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
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