Geography and Cartography programs in Washington
8 schools in Washington 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 Washington
Managers, All Other in Washington earn a median of $164,160 a year across 10,490 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 Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Surveying and Mapping Technicians | $62,720 | 1,030 |
| Cartographers and Photogrammetrists | $96,100 | 870 |
| Geography Teachers, Postsecondary | $90,550 | 100 |
| Geographers | $112,260 | 40 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Washington University Ellensburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Eastern Washington University Cheney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Everett Community College Everett | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Green River College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Olympic College Bremerton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| The Evergreen State College Olympia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Western Washington University Bellingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
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.