Geography and Cartography at Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 46 graduates a year

$40,051
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$64,875
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$57,853
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#33 of 117
Rank by pay
#42 of 117
Rank, wage-adjusted
$11,210
Median federal debt

Brigham Young University graduates in geography and cartography earn 12% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 17% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Brigham Young University Compares for Geography and Cartography

All 117 colleges reporting geography and cartography earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1George Washington University Washington, DC$78,390$68,690#14$52,883
2University of Connecticut Storrs, CT$76,851$69,190#9—
3University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT$76,851$69,190#10—
4University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT$76,851$69,190#11—
5University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT$76,851$69,190#12—
6University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT$76,851$69,190#13—
7Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL$75,877$74,549#4$44,543
8California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$75,234$68,458#15$48,227
9University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV$74,864$77,700#2$53,079
10George Mason University Fairfax, VA$74,692$68,014#18$49,568
…
30Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$65,259$59,424#62$39,328
31Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$65,228$66,318#25$54,204
32University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$64,950$59,740#57$42,489
33Brigham Young University Provo, UT$64,875$61,486#42$40,051
34University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$63,835$56,023#77$40,913
35James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA$63,768$58,067#67$45,094
36San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$63,590$57,863#70$24,875

Other Majors at Brigham Young University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$142,800$90,625#39 of 349
Computer Engineering$133,111$88,785#21 of 189
Finance and Financial Management Services$129,879$83,876#12 of 452
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$118,606$83,533#4 of 99
Business/Managerial Economics$117,015$75,227#4 of 84
Computer and Information Sciences$113,338$80,934#70 of 459
Marketing$112,596$64,256#1 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$105,544$71,163#24 of 1176
Chemical Engineering$101,726$77,565#42 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,774$77,060#110 of 258
Construction Management$98,073$73,678#18 of 57
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$97,085$64,061#4 of 67
Accounting and Related Services$96,632$68,393#70 of 796
Human Resources Management and Services$96,354$59,842#6 of 187
Statistics$96,164$63,671#19 of 50
Economics$95,227$63,332#83 of 368
Manufacturing Engineering$92,122$69,520#5 of 15
Mechanical Engineering$90,634$67,668#170 of 318
Political Science and Government$83,209$47,020#32 of 565
Civil Engineering$81,928$68,685#162 of 233
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$80,841$51,436#9 of 178
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$79,777—
Graphic Communications$73,941$38,725#4 of 59
Physics$73,747$68,664#76 of 107
International Relations and National Security Studies$71,622$50,563#37 of 118
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$71,066$46,439#1 of 12
Communication and Media Studies$68,843$46,747#60 of 660
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$68,321$25,101#17 of 64
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology—$68,084—
Housing and Human Environments—$67,737—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Brigham Young University geography and cartography graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,051 one year after graduating and $64,875 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Brigham Young University rank for geography and cartography?

Among 117 colleges reporting earnings for geography and cartography graduates, Brigham Young University ranks #33 by median pay four years after graduation, and #42 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is geography and cartography at Brigham Young University worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% more than the national median for geography and cartography ($57,853), and the median federal debt at graduation is $11,210.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.