US College Programs

Geography (Bachelor's) Programs in Texas, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

  • 5 programs report first-year pay
  • 5 also report federal debt
  • Bachelor's in Geography and Cartography

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Texas geography bachelor's program pays its graduates $39,960 in their first year, $1,016 more than the national median. Texas A&M reports the highest first-year pay ($54,204), and Texas A&M the lowest median debt ($16,479).

Median first-year pay$39,960National $38,944
Median pay after 5 years$58,717National $56,803
Median federal debt$21,435National $22,250
Debt-to-earnings53%National 55%

All 5 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Texas geography program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Texas medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. Texas A&M$54,204
  2. Texas State$44,909
  3. UNT$39,960
  4. UT Austin$36,878
  5. Sam Houston State$35,936

Lowest median debt

  1. Texas A&M$16,479
  2. UNT$20,994
  3. UT Austin$21,875
  4. Texas State$22,657
  5. Sam Houston State$25,156

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. Texas A&M30%
  2. Texas State50%
  3. UNT53%
  4. UT Austin59%
  5. Sam Houston State70%

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to geography, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Surveying and Mapping Technicians

$47,680

Median pay in Texas. 8,720 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 6,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $36,120Top 10%: $77,200

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

$73,970

Median pay in Texas. 1,780 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $43,040Top 10%: $138,390

Geographers

$79,170

Median pay in Texas. 180 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $62,890Top 10%: $114,550

Common questions

Texas A&M in College Station reports the highest median first-year pay, $54,204. Its median federal debt is $16,479.

Related pages

Geography (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked90 programs by pay and debt

About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
  • Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
  • Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Texas rankings when their main campus is in another state.
  • Medians are across the geography bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024