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What can you do with a
Geography And Cartography degree?

Geography And Cartography is mid-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
12.6 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$8k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$53,426
Typical debt
$20,204
4-yr net cost
$65,724
Monthly loan payment
$230/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

4 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Regulatory Affairs Managerscommon
AI risk 7 → 56 future · +4.5% demand
$145,000
Geography Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 0 → 48 future · +3.3% demand
$79,000
Cartographers and Photogrammetristsleap
AI risk 8 → 52 future · +6.4% demand
$71,500
Geographersstretch
AI risk 11 → 50 future · -3.1% demand
$68,914
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.