Colleges offering it 250
Graduates in 2023-24 2,958
Typical median debt $19,411
Typical earnings 1 yr after $44,879
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $57,862
Earnings to debt 2.3x
Official field name: Geography and Cartography.
Where geography graduates earn the most Typical earnings four years after graduation, by state (states with 3 or more programs reporting).
Alabama: $49,269 four years after Alaska: not enough data Arizona: not enough data Colorado: $59,827 four years after Florida: $61,110 four years after Georgia: not enough data Indiana: not enough data Kansas: not enough data Maine: not enough data Massachusetts: $55,695 four years after Minnesota: $56,022 four years after New Jersey: $56,979 four years after North Carolina: $56,370 four years after North Dakota: not enough data Oklahoma: not enough data Pennsylvania: $57,825 four years after South Dakota: not enough data Texas: $60,646 four years after Wyoming: not enough data Connecticut: not enough data Missouri: $56,191 four years after West Virginia: not enough data Illinois: $62,504 four years after New Mexico: not enough data Arkansas: not enough data California: $66,863 four years after Delaware: not enough data District of Columbia: not enough data Hawaii: not enough data Iowa: not enough data Kentucky: not enough data Maryland: not enough data Michigan: $56,515 four years after Mississippi: not enough data Montana: not enough data New Hampshire: not enough data New York: $68,176 four years after Ohio: $56,381 four years after Oregon: not enough data Tennessee: not enough data Utah: not enough data Virginia: $63,660 four years after Washington: not enough data Wisconsin: $58,777 four years after Nebraska: not enough data South Carolina: not enough data Idaho: not enough data Nevada: not enough data Vermont: not enough data Louisiana: not enough data Rhode Island: not enough data $49,269 $68,176 · grey: fewer than 3 programs with data
$41,054 to $43,956: 3 programs $43,956 to $46,858: 1 programs $46,858 to $49,760: 8 programs $49,760 to $52,662: 4 programs $52,662 to $55,564: 17 programs $55,564 to $58,466: 23 programs $58,466 to $61,367: 10 programs $61,367 to $64,269: 11 programs $64,269 to $67,171: 10 programs $67,171 to $70,073: 9 programs $70,073 to $72,975: 2 programs $72,975 to $75,877: 6 programs Typical $57,862 $41,054 $75,877 Median earnings four years after graduation at each college's program Colleges where geography graduates earn the most Programs with at least 10 graduates in 2023-24, ranked by median earnings four years after graduation.
George Washington University $78,390
University of Connecticut $76,851
California State University-Sacramento $75,234
University of Nevada-Reno $74,864
George Mason University $74,692
Syracuse University $71,543
Binghamton University $71,207
Illinois State University $69,383
California State University-Northridge $69,323
University at Buffalo $68,176
College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt George Washington University Washington, DC 18 $42,120 $78,390 $21,375 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 24 n/a $76,851 $21,312 California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA 34 $47,029 $75,234 n/a University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV 10 n/a $74,864 n/a George Mason University Fairfax, VA 12 n/a $74,692 n/a Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 25 n/a $71,543 $21,500 Binghamton University Vestal, NY 18 $40,492 $71,207 n/a Illinois State University Normal, IL 22 $46,974 $69,383 $19,500 California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA 26 n/a $69,323 n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 26 $47,658 $68,176 n/a University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 60 $45,501 $67,521 $11,000 University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM 13 $40,030 $67,336 n/a University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 46 $42,256 $67,193 $11,106 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 18 $38,606 $66,168 n/a Park University Parkville, MO 23 $55,394 $65,890 n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 45 $54,367 $65,759 $20,550 Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ 104 $54,367 $65,759 $20,550 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 33 $45,252 $65,259 $23,808 Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 48 $55,165 $65,228 $20,177 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 108 $52,519 $64,950 $10,750 Brigham Young University Provo, UT 30 n/a $64,875 n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 26 $49,871 $63,835 n/a James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 52 $46,229 $63,768 $14,730 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 27 $43,637 $63,590 n/a Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA 13 $29,757 $62,659 n/a
Largest geography programs College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 108 $52,519 $64,950 $10,750 Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ 104 $54,367 $65,759 $20,550 United States Military Academy West Point, NY 64 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 60 $45,501 $67,521 $11,000 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 55 $45,760 $59,424 $18,125 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 52 $46,229 $63,768 $14,730 Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 48 $55,165 $65,228 $20,177 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 46 $42,256 $67,193 $11,106 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 45 $54,367 $65,759 $20,550 Texas State University San Marcos, TX 43 $40,746 $60,646 $21,414 San Diego State University San Diego, CA 43 n/a $58,004 $14,147 University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 43 $41,451 $48,892 $19,258 University of North Texas Denton, TX 40 $44,237 $52,712 $20,700 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA 39 $47,430 $53,044 $18,500 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC 38 $44,288 $57,208 $22,000
Graduate degrees in geography Master's: 133 programs, $68,403 first-year earnings; Doctoral: 50 programs. Compare graduate programs .
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt George Washington University Washington, DC 18 $42,120 $78,390 $21,375 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 24 n/a $76,851 $21,312 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL 0 $46,578 $75,877 n/a California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA 34 $47,029 $75,234 n/a University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV 10 n/a $74,864 n/a George Mason University Fairfax, VA 12 n/a $74,692 n/a Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 25 n/a $71,543 $21,500 Binghamton University Vestal, NY 18 $40,492 $71,207 n/a California State University-Chico Chico, CA 7 $52,155 $69,500 n/a Illinois State University Normal, IL 22 $46,974 $69,383 $19,500 California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA 26 n/a $69,323 n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 26 $47,658 $68,176 n/a University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 60 $45,501 $67,521 $11,000 University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM 13 $40,030 $67,336 n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 0 $41,791 $67,276 n/a University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL 0 $41,791 $67,276 n/a University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 46 $42,256 $67,193 $11,106 California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA 8 n/a $66,863 n/a Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO 8 n/a $66,429 n/a Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 18 $38,606 $66,168 n/a Park University Parkville, MO 23 $55,394 $65,890 n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 45 $54,367 $65,759 $20,550 Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ 104 $54,367 $65,759 $20,550 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 33 $45,252 $65,259 $23,808 Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 48 $55,165 $65,228 $20,177 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 108 $52,519 $64,950 $10,750 Brigham Young University Provo, UT 30 n/a $64,875 n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 26 $49,871 $63,835 n/a James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 52 $46,229 $63,768 $14,730 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 27 $43,637 $63,590 n/a Radford University Radford, VA 2 n/a $63,552 n/a Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 4 n/a $62,999 n/a Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA 13 $29,757 $62,659 n/a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI 12 $48,630 $62,589 n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 26 n/a $62,504 n/a The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 34 $49,091 $62,438 $15,815 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO 2 $45,352 $62,369 n/a Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI 8 $48,926 $61,831 n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 3 n/a $60,831 n/a Texas State University San Marcos, TX 43 $40,746 $60,646 $21,414 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 2 $52,705 $60,363 $21,000 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 10 n/a $59,578 n/a SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY 9 n/a $59,528 n/a University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC 20 $49,797 $59,472 $17,742 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 55 $45,760 $59,424 $18,125 Salem State University Salem, MA 13 $49,990 $58,593 n/a University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN 7 n/a $58,569 n/a Salisbury University Salisbury, MD 15 n/a $58,548 n/a Appalachian State University Boone, NC 22 $39,131 $58,289 $19,500 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI 30 $39,384 $58,129 $19,969 San Diego State University San Diego, CA 43 n/a $58,004 $14,147 Keene State College Keene, NH 2 n/a $57,900 n/a Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA 6 $47,286 $57,825 n/a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 3 $41,169 $57,604 $21,595 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 19 $46,042 $57,567 $21,999 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA 4 n/a $57,550 n/a California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 27 $37,595 $57,424 n/a University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO 29 $47,158 $57,285 $19,351 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC 38 $44,288 $57,208 $22,000 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY 11 n/a $57,154 n/a West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 13 n/a $57,075 n/a Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 7 $32,579 $56,979 n/a University of Louisville Louisville, KY 19 n/a $56,775 n/a Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 16 $41,516 $56,515 n/a Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH 6 n/a $56,381 n/a University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 17 n/a $56,191 n/a University of Oregon Eugene, OR 29 $45,456 $56,165 $17,834 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX 17 $36,811 $56,151 $24,509 Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN 14 n/a $56,022 n/a University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 6 n/a $55,889 $20,677 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO 3 n/a $55,656 n/a University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 11 n/a $55,532 n/a Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT 10 n/a $55,274 n/a University of South Florida Tampa, FL 19 $40,823 $54,944 n/a University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 30 n/a $54,757 $13,567 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN 29 n/a $54,656 $15,625 Portland State University Portland, OR 14 $59,400 $54,310 n/a Ball State University Muncie, IN 6 $45,410 $53,992 n/a Framingham State University Framingham, MA 2 n/a $53,840 n/a University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 24 $42,622 $53,666 $18,750 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH 11 n/a $53,656 n/a Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI 3 n/a $53,455 n/a The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 21 $44,616 $53,449 $18,072 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ 3 n/a $53,285 n/a Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA 11 $44,634 $53,081 n/a University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA 15 n/a $53,081 n/a Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA 39 $47,430 $53,044 $18,500 University of North Texas Denton, TX 40 $44,237 $52,712 $20,700 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 15 n/a $52,537 n/a University of North Alabama Florence, AL 13 $39,185 $50,445 n/a Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 6 $37,587 $49,921 n/a Augustana College Rock Island, IL 5 n/a $49,763 n/a Pennsylvania Western University California, PA 10 $35,863 $49,517 n/a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 32 n/a $49,476 n/a The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 0 n/a $49,269 n/a California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA 20 $45,212 $48,979 n/a University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 43 $41,451 $48,892 $19,258 California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 37 $35,447 $48,715 $13,000 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 0 n/a $48,280 n/a Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL 11 n/a $47,738 n/a Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL 3 n/a $46,817 n/a Worcester State University Worcester, MA 4 n/a $41,054 n/a University of Vermont Burlington, VT 19 n/a $40,871 $26,000 University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR 12 n/a $31,499 n/a Towson University Towson, MD 16 $51,640 n/a n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 36 $50,540 n/a $19,398 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK 13 $50,001 n/a n/a Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 23 $49,819 n/a $19,424 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA 28 $45,124 n/a $18,000 Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH 0 $43,323 n/a $15,259 Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN 8 $41,826 n/a n/a Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 10 $41,164 n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI 5 $39,718 n/a n/a California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA 18 $39,506 n/a n/a University of Idaho Moscow, ID 2 $36,436 n/a n/a Temple University Philadelphia, PA 11 $34,310 n/a n/a Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI 2 n/a n/a n/a Auburn University Auburn, AL 10 n/a n/a n/a Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL 2 n/a n/a n/a Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN 1 n/a n/a n/a Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH 3 n/a n/a n/a Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 4 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Hunter College New York, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 12 n/a n/a n/a California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI 5 n/a n/a n/a Carthage College Kenosha, WI 7 n/a n/a n/a Colgate University Hamilton, NY 14 n/a n/a n/a College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 9 n/a n/a n/a Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE 1 n/a n/a n/a DePaul University Chicago, IL 7 n/a n/a n/a Delta State University Cleveland, MS 5 n/a n/a n/a East Carolina University Greenville, NC 6 n/a n/a n/a East Central University Ada, OK 0 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 5 n/a n/a n/a Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL 3 n/a n/a n/a Emory & Henry University Emory, VA 1 n/a n/a n/a Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC 1 n/a n/a n/a Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA 1 n/a n/a n/a Florida International University Miami, FL 2 n/a n/a n/a Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD 4 n/a n/a n/a Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA 3 n/a n/a n/a Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA 3 n/a n/a n/a Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 7 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA 6 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 10 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 3 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN 6 n/a n/a n/a Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL 2 n/a n/a n/a Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 6 n/a n/a n/a Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA 6 n/a n/a n/a Liberty University Lynchburg, VA 5 n/a n/a n/a Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA 8 n/a n/a n/a Marshall University Huntington, WV 8 n/a n/a n/a Middlebury College Middlebury, VT 19 n/a n/a n/a Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO 17 n/a n/a n/a Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM 4 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL 6 n/a n/a n/a Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 5 n/a n/a n/a Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY 0 n/a n/a n/a Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI 5 n/a n/a n/a Northwestern University Evanston, IL 2 n/a n/a n/a Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH 3 n/a n/a n/a Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK 6 n/a n/a n/a Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL 1 n/a n/a n/a Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS 11 n/a n/a n/a Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH 2 n/a n/a n/a Rhode Island College Providence, RI 0 n/a n/a n/a Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT 2 n/a n/a n/a SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI 3 n/a n/a n/a Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN 3 n/a n/a n/a Samford University Birmingham, AL 6 n/a n/a n/a San Jose State University San Jose, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a Simon's Rock at Bard College Barrytown, NY 0 n/a n/a n/a South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 5 n/a n/a n/a Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT 0 n/a n/a n/a Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT 2 n/a n/a n/a State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY 6 n/a n/a n/a State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY 10 n/a n/a n/a Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX 12 n/a n/a n/a Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a The University of Montana Missoula, MT 4 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX 9 n/a n/a n/a Troy University Troy, AL 13 n/a n/a n/a United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO 0 n/a n/a n/a United States Military Academy West Point, NY 64 n/a n/a n/a Unity Environmental University New Gloucester, ME 6 n/a n/a n/a University at Albany Albany, NY 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Chicago Chicago, IL 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Denver Denver, CO 23 n/a n/a $18,500 University of Georgia Athens, GA 16 n/a n/a n/a University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, HI 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA 11 n/a n/a n/a University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 8 n/a n/a n/a University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH 2 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC 10 n/a n/a n/a University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of South Alabama Mobile, AL 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern Maine Portland, ME 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 5 n/a n/a n/a University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN 2 n/a n/a n/a University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI 5 n/a n/a n/a Utah Valley University Orem, UT 1 n/a n/a n/a Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN 5 n/a n/a n/a Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY 7 n/a n/a n/a Villanova University Villanova, PA 9 n/a n/a n/a Wayne State College Wayne, NE 2 n/a n/a n/a Weber State University Ogden, UT 15 n/a n/a n/a West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA 10 n/a n/a $22,250 West Liberty University West Liberty, WV 2 n/a n/a n/a Western Illinois University Macomb, IL 2 n/a n/a n/a Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 7 n/a n/a n/a Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR 0 n/a n/a n/a Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 5 n/a n/a n/a William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ 0 n/a n/a n/a Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH 4 n/a n/a n/a Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH 6 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How much do geography majors make? Graduates of the typical geography program earned a median of $44,879 one year after graduation and $57,862 four years after, in 2024 dollars.
Which college has the highest-paid geography graduates? George Washington University, where graduates earned a median of $78,390 four years after graduation (programs with at least 10 graduates).
How many colleges offer a geography major? 250 colleges on the College Scorecard awarded bachelor's degrees in geography in 2022-23 or 2023-24.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .