Geography and Cartography programs in California
112 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Managers, All Other in California earn a median of $174,560 a year across 99,580 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Surveying and Mapping Technicians | $78,110 | 3,340 |
| Cartographers and Photogrammetrists | $102,780 | 1,450 |
| Geography Teachers, Postsecondary | $146,040 | 280 |
| Geographers | $114,460 | 80 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| American River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Butte College Oroville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Canada College Redwood City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Clovis Community College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Coalinga College Coalinga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of Alameda Alameda | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of Marin Kentfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Crafton Hills College Yucaipa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Feather River Community College District Quincy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Laney College Oakland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Las Positas College Livermore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Lassen Community College Susanville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lemoore College Lemoore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Mendocino College Ukiah | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ohlone College Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ohlone College Fremont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Shasta College Redding | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Shasta College Redding | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Skyline College San Bruno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Ventura College Ventura | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Geography and Cartography — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.