Geographic Information Science and Cartography

CIP Code: 45.0702

A geographic information science and cartography degree prepares graduates for careers in Managers, all other, Geographers, Geography teachers, postsecondary and more. 247 colleges and universities offer this program.

Annual Degrees Awarded

3,577

                Colleges Offering
                247
            

                Avg. Career Salary
                $90,160
            

                Top Career Salary
                $136,550
            

Geographic Information Science and Cartography Salary by College

Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $57,853 four years after graduating (middle half: $42,482–$75,644). Where you study it matters: across 117 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $40,871 to $78,390.

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#	College	4 yrs after	Wage-adjusted	1 yr after	Median debt	Outcome Rating
1	George Washington University Washington, DC	$78,390	$68,690	$52,883	$25,000	A+
6	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	$76,851	$69,190	—	—	B+
5	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	$76,851	$69,190	—	—	B+
4	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	$76,851	$69,190	—	—	B+
3	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$76,851	$69,190	—	—	B+
2	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$76,851	$69,190	—	—	A
7	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	$75,877	$74,549	$44,543	$18,750	C+
8	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	$75,234	$68,458	$48,227	$15,974	C+
9	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	$74,864	$77,700	$53,079	—	B
10	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$74,692	$68,014	$49,568	$20,500	B+
11	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$72,985	$67,226	$56,756	—	A+
12	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$71,543	$68,094	—	$27,000	A
13	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$71,207	$67,774	$40,434	$20,500	A
14	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	$69,500	$63,240	$40,380	—	B
15	Illinois State University Normal, IL	$69,383	$68,168	$34,952	$16,750	B
16	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	$69,323	$63,079	$27,002	$12,500	C
17	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$68,993	$70,166	$46,477	$26,000	A
18	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$68,176	$64,889	$29,390	$24,510	B+
19	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$67,521	$61,440	$37,398	$14,000	A
20	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	$67,336	$77,965	$32,096	—	C
22	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	$67,276	$71,607	$43,856	$16,407	A
21	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$67,276	$71,607	$43,856	$16,407	A+
23	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$67,193	$61,141	$36,776	$13,296	A+
24	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	$66,863	$60,841	—	—	C+
25	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	$66,429	$62,124	$44,861	—	F
26	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	$66,168	$76,594	—	—	A
27	Park University Parkville, MO	$65,890	$70,648	$58,786	—	C+
29	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	$65,759	$67,568	$49,267	$24,293	B+
28	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	$65,759	$67,568	$49,267	$24,293	B+
30	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	$65,259	$59,424	$39,328	$19,500	A
31	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	$65,228	$66,318	$54,204	$16,479	A
32	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$64,950	$59,740	$42,489	$17,501	A
33	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$64,875	$61,486	$40,051	$11,210	A
34	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	$63,835	$56,023	$40,913	$23,250	A+
35	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$63,768	$58,067	$45,094	$19,500	B+
36	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	$63,590	$57,863	$24,875	$16,359	B
37	Radford University Radford, VA	$63,552	$57,870	—	$25,000	D
38	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	$62,999	$66,425	—	$26,250	C+
39	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	$62,659	$63,725	—	—	C+
40	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	$62,589	$65,127	$37,521	$18,875	C+
41	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	$62,504	$61,410	$42,214	$24,623	A+
42	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$62,438	$63,481	$36,878	$21,500	A+
43	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	$62,369	$58,327	$36,996	—	D
44	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	$61,831	$65,194	$35,838	$19,324	B
45	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$60,831	$61,847	—	—	B+
46	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	$60,646	$61,659	$44,909	$20,123	C+
47	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	$60,363	$64,416	$44,789	$20,500	A
48	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$59,578	$62,669	$45,566	$19,572	A
49	SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$59,528	$56,658	$33,758	$14,575	B+
50	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	$59,472	$65,945	$46,929	$21,500	A
51	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	$59,424	$61,834	$42,997	$18,689	A+
52	Salem State University Salem, MA	$58,593	$51,597	$32,504	$21,500	D
53	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	$58,569	$55,946	—	—	B
54	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$58,548	$51,383	$25,255	$25,000	C+
55	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	$58,289	$62,552	$41,648	$18,125	C+
56	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	$58,129	$60,486	$40,048	$21,001	B
57	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$58,004	$52,780	$38,648	$14,999	B
58	Keene State College Keene, NH	$57,900	$53,332	—	—	D
59	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	$57,825	$58,809	—	—	C+
60	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$57,677	$53,939	$32,078	$16,500	B+
61	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	$57,604	$59,940	$32,052	$22,361	C+
62	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$57,567	$50,526	$44,380	$22,500	C
63	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$57,550	$50,679	—	$27,000	D
64	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	$57,424	$52,252	$35,426	$13,000	B+
65	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	$57,285	$53,573	$39,104	$21,500	C+
66	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$57,208	$61,392	$42,210	$22,750	B
67	SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$57,154	$54,399	$38,784	$20,204	C+
68	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	$57,075	$67,523	$34,435	$23,089	B+
69	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$56,979	$50,010	$26,701	—	A
70	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	$56,775	$64,286	$37,844	—	B
71	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$56,515	$59,589	—	—	A
77	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	$56,381	$60,167	$33,199	$26,000	B
76	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	$56,381	$60,167	$33,199	$26,000	C+
75	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	$56,381	$60,167	$33,199	$26,000	C
74	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	$56,381	$60,167	$33,199	$26,000	B
73	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	$56,381	$60,167	$33,199	$26,000	B
72	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	$56,381	$60,167	$33,199	$26,000	C
78	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	$56,191	$60,249	$38,726	$18,786	A
79	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$56,165	$56,496	$45,030	$18,917	B
80	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	$56,151	$57,089	$35,936	$18,750	C
81	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	$56,022	$53,513	$40,553	—	C
82	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	$55,889	$58,249	—	—	B
83	Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO	$55,656	$59,675	—	—	C
84	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$55,532	$59,594	$25,975	$19,500	C
85	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	$55,274	$49,764	—	—	C
86	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	$54,944	$58,481	$39,259	—	B+
87	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$54,757	$51,897	$41,052	$13,875	B+
88	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$54,656	$59,706	$44,553	$24,500	B+
89	Portland State University Portland, OR	$54,310	$54,630	$35,330	$21,771	C+
90	Ball State University Muncie, IN	$53,992	$57,923	$34,274	$24,750	C+
91	Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$53,840	$47,412	—	—	F
92	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$53,666	$51,263	$38,019	$19,750	A
93	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	$53,656	$57,259	$31,414	—	D
94	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	$53,455	$56,362	$41,103	$15,001	C
95	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	$53,449	$54,342	—	$16,750	C+
96	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	$53,285	$46,767	$42,638	—	C+
98	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	$53,081	$48,823	$23,553	—	C+
97	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$53,081	$48,335	—	$19,500	C+
99	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	$53,044	$54,911	$40,020	$35,625	C+
100	University of North Texas Denton, TX	$52,712	$53,593	$39,960	$18,275	C+
101	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$52,557	$50,203	$30,053	$19,049	B+
102	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$52,537	$55,919	$35,608	$26,707	A
103	University of North Alabama Florence, AL	$50,445	$57,259	$41,076	$29,750	C
104	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	$49,921	$52,636	—	$22,250	C+
105	Augustana College Rock Island, IL	$49,763	$48,892	$40,683	$27,000	B+
106	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	$49,517	$50,359	$32,122	—	D
107	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$49,476	$53,095	$42,454	—	A+
108	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$49,269	$55,925	$40,546	$19,750	B+
109	Clark University Worcester, MA	$49,230	$43,352	$29,713	$26,041	C+
110	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	$48,979	$44,568	$26,040	—	C+
111	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	$48,892	$45,724	$36,426	$17,500	D
112	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$48,715	$44,327	$32,198	$18,000	B
113	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	$48,280	$43,963	—	—	D
114	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	$47,738	$46,902	—	—	C+
115	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL	$46,817	$53,141	—	—	D
116	Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$41,054	$36,152	—	—	C
117	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$40,871	$41,978	$33,424	$16,034	B+

Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.

What Can You Do With a Geographic Information Science and Cartography Degree?

Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:

Managers, all other

$136,550 +4.5% growth

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Geographers

$97,200 -3.1% growth

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Geography teachers, postsecondary

$86,730 +3.3% growth

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Cartographers and photogrammetrists

$78,380 +6.4% growth

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Surveying and mapping technicians

$51,940 +4.5% growth

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$90,160

Average Salary Across Careers

$136,550

Highest Paying Career

Career Paths Available

Best Colleges for Geographic Information Science and Cartography

Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in geographic information science and cartography.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	61	A
2	University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	55	A
3	United States Military Academy	West Point, NY	39	A
4	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Seattle, WA	108	B+
5	University of Maryland-College Park	College Park, MD	81	B+
6	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, WI	76	B+
7	Texas A & M University-College Station	College Station, TX	54	B+
8	University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT	44	B+
9	California State University-Long Beach	Long Beach, CA	26	B+
10	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, IL	25	B+
11	Oregon State University	Corvallis, OR	120	B
12	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	82	B
13	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Tempe, AZ	81	B
14	University of Denver	Denver, CO	73	B
15	University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	65	B
16	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, FL	49	B
17	Grand Valley State University	Allendale, MI	35	B
18	University of Wyoming	Laramie, WY	33	B
19	University of Oregon	Eugene, OR	29	B
20	Temple University	Philadelphia, PA	27	B
21	Northwest Missouri State University	Maryville, MO	82	C+
22	Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw, GA	39	C+
23	Foothill College	Los Altos Hills, CA	33	C+
24	Front Range Community College	Westminster, CO	29	C+
25	Pasadena City College	Pasadena, CA	27	C+
26	Texas State University	San Marcos, TX	25	C+
27	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	University Park, PA	153	C
28	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	Scottsdale, AZ	95	C
29	Unity Environmental University	New Gloucester, ME	35	C
30	Lane Community College	Eugene, OR	28	C

Largest Geographic Information Science and Cartography Programs

Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most geographic information science and cartography graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	University Park, PA	153	C
2	Oregon State University	Corvallis, OR	120	B
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Seattle, WA	108	B+
4	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	Scottsdale, AZ	95	C
5	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	82	B
6	Northwest Missouri State University	Maryville, MO	82	C+
7	University of Maryland-College Park	College Park, MD	81	B+
8	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Tempe, AZ	81	B
9	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, WI	76	B+
10	University of Denver	Denver, CO	73	B
11	University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	65	B
12	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	61	A
13	University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	55	A
14	Texas A & M University-College Station	College Station, TX	54	B+
15	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, FL	49	B
16	University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT	44	B+
17	United States Military Academy	West Point, NY	39	A
18	Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw, GA	39	C+
19	Grand Valley State University	Allendale, MI	35	B
20	Unity Environmental University	New Gloucester, ME	35	C
21	University of Wyoming	Laramie, WY	33	B
22	Foothill College	Los Altos Hills, CA	33	C+
23	University of Oregon	Eugene, OR	29	B
24	Front Range Community College	Westminster, CO	29	C+
25	Lane Community College	Eugene, OR	28	C
26	Temple University	Philadelphia, PA	27	B
27	Pasadena City College	Pasadena, CA	27	C+
28	The Evergreen State College	Olympia, WA	27	C
29	Austin Community College District	Austin, TX	27	C
30	Palomar College	San Marcos, CA	27	C

3,577

Degrees Awarded Annually

247

Colleges Offering Program

Related Careers

About Geographic Information Science and Cartography

Geographic Information Science and Cartography is a degree program offered at 247 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 3,577 students graduate with this degree.

Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as managers, all other, geographers, geography teachers, postsecondary, cartographers and photogrammetrists, surveying and mapping technicians.

Program Classification

CIP Code 45.0702

Field (2-digit CIP) 45

Category (4-digit CIP) 45.07

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with a Geographic Information Science and Cartography degree?

A Geographic Information Science and Cartography degree can lead to careers as a managers, all other, geographers, geography teachers, postsecondary, cartographers and photogrammetrists, surveying and mapping technicians, and more. Top earners in related careers can make up to $136,550 annually.

How many colleges offer Geographic Information Science and Cartography?

247 colleges and universities in the United States offer Geographic Information Science and Cartography as a degree program. Each year, approximately 3,577 students graduate with this degree.

What are the best colleges for Geographic Information Science and Cartography?

The best colleges for Geographic Information Science and Cartography based on Repit's ratings include University of Southern California, University of California-Santa Barbara, United States Military Academy, University of Washington-Seattle Campus, University of Maryland-College Park. Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.

What is the salary potential with a Geographic Information Science and Cartography degree?

Graduates with a Geographic Information Science and Cartography degree can expect average salaries around $90,160 in related careers, with top earners making up to $136,550. Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.

Geographic Information Science and Cartography

Geographic Information Science and Cartography Salary by College

What Can You Do With a Geographic Information Science and Cartography Degree?

Managers, all other

Geographers

Geography teachers, postsecondary

Cartographers and photogrammetrists

Surveying and mapping technicians

Best Colleges for Geographic Information Science and Cartography

Largest Geographic Information Science and Cartography Programs

About Geographic Information Science and Cartography

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