Geography and Cartography programs in Texas
20 schools in Texas 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 Texas
Managers, All Other in Texas earn a median of $134,390 a year across 61,410 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Surveying and Mapping Technicians | $47,680 | 8,720 |
| Cartographers and Photogrammetrists | $73,970 | 1,780 |
| Geographers | $79,170 | 180 |
| Geography Teachers, Postsecondary | $99,510 | 180 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas State University San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | $25,385 | not published | — |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Houston City College Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Tarleton State University Stephenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Temple College Temple | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Temple College Temple | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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.