Geography and Cartography programs in New York
10 schools in New York 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 New York
Managers, All Other in New York earn a median of $167,200 a year across 18,470 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 New York |
|---|---|---|
| Surveying and Mapping Technicians | $57,360 | 2,540 |
| Cartographers and Photogrammetrists | $89,290 | 230 |
| Geography Teachers, Postsecondary | $100,420 | 200 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| CUNY Lehman College Bronx | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University at Albany Albany | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
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.
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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.