Best Schools for Geography and Cartography

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$40,866
Avg. Earnings
1,222
Graduates
#1
U

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC · Public

$46,869
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,230
Graduates: 49
Acceptance: 80.2%
#2
D

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH · Private

$46,478
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,623
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: 6.2%
#3
U

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

$46,087
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 11.7%
#4
U

University of Nevada-Reno

Reno, NV · Public

$46,087
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 85.3%
#5
B

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY · Public

$45,696
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $50,425
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 37.7%
#6
G

George Washington University

Washington, DC · Private

$44,971
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 43.5%
#7
N

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ · Public

$44,384
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 91.0%
#8
N

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL · Public

$44,189
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,698
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 70.5%
#9
K

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 79.4%
#10
T

Towson University

Towson, MD · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 82.8%
#11
M

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,769
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 82.1%
#12
E

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, WA · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 91.8%
#13
K

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,238
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 69.2%
#14
M

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Public

$41,937
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,724
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 83.9%
#15
S

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL · Public

$41,789
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,843
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 97.2%
#16
T

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL · Public

$41,565
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 75.8%
#17
U

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT · Public

$41,565
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 53.9%
#18
T

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Public

$41,565
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,779
Graduates: 61
Acceptance: 63.2%
#19
U

University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Waterbury, CT · Public

$41,565
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 87.0%
#20
U

University of Connecticut-Avery Point

Groton, CT · Public

$41,565
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 86.5%
#21
U

University of Connecticut-Stamford

Stamford, CT · Public

$41,565
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 80.2%
#22
U

University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

Hartford, CT · Public

$41,565
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 86.5%
#23
S

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, PA · Public

$41,193
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 85.5%
#24
R

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ · Public

$40,647
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,975
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 77.8%
#25
R

Radford University

Radford, VA · Public

$40,647
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,110
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 90.6%
#26
U

University of North Texas

Denton, TX · Public

$40,537
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 72.5%
#27
T

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN · Public

$40,485
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,789
Graduates: 28
Acceptance: 46.0%
#28
U

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR · Public

$40,467
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 71.7%
#29
A

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ · Public

$39,832
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,324
Graduates: 84
Acceptance: 90.2%
#30
U

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Public

$39,832
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,789
Graduates: 76
Acceptance: 44.8%
#31
A

Arizona State University Digital Immersion

Scottsdale, AZ · Public

$39,832
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,324
Graduates: 84
Acceptance: 64.1%
#32
I

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Indiana, PA · Public

$39,585
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,337
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 91.2%
#33
T

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Public

$39,523
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,114
Graduates: 82
Acceptance: 29.1%
#34
C

California State University-Fresno

Fresno, CA · Public

$39,009
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 96.4%
#35
W

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA · Public

$39,009
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 79.2%
#36
O

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Public

$38,829
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,932
Graduates: 75
Acceptance: 50.8%
#37
J

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA · Public

$38,829
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,555
Graduates: 54
Acceptance: 76.3%
#38
U

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, HI · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 69.7%
#39
S

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,932
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 88.6%
#40
G

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 61.8%
#41
E

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 87.1%
#42
O

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,740
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 90.5%
#43
A

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC · Public

$37,856
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,503
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 88.6%
#44
U

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Norman, OK · Public

$37,856
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,877
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 76.5%
#45
B

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Private

$37,671
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,884
Graduates: 35
Acceptance: 69.2%
#46
O

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR · Public

$37,568
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,965
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 78.8%
#47
S

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, PA · Public

$37,568
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,149
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 74.6%
#48
O

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, OR · Public

$37,568
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,965
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 68.4%
#49
U

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, CO · Public

$37,478
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,055
Graduates: 56
Acceptance: 77.8%
#50
U

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public

$37,208
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,662
Graduates: 129
Acceptance: 8.7%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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