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Geography and Cartography undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Florida Atlantic University

Name: Geography and Cartography Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma outcomes at Florida Atlantic University
Creator: U.S. Department of Education

Boca Raton, FL · Public · Federal field 4507

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.

$849 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: 33.1% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling: $100,540 / year
10-year scenario: Withheld by data safeguards
Price evidence: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$42,833 → Not available

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

43Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

52Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

23Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

29Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

15Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$59,554A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$8,752

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$19,692

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$59,554

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$209/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$8,752Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$21,522Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATE66.1%Institution context

COMPLETION RATE62.6%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$42,833Year 1

$59,554Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

4.2% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$4,963

Estimated loan payment$209

43borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$59,554 vs. $58,705

$849 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Managers, All Other$108,890 median wageFL estimate · 37,820 jobs · 11-9199+4.9% projected U.S. growth · 100.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeGeographers$102,040 median wageU.S. estimate · 1,400 jobs · 19-3092-2.1% projected U.S. growth · 0.1k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeGeography Teachers, Postsecondary$97,590 median wageU.S. estimate · 3,330 jobs · 25-1064+2.7% projected U.S. growth · 0.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSurveying and Mapping Technicians$48,040 median wageFL estimate · 4,810 jobs · 17-3031+5.8% projected U.S. growth · 6.9k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCartographers and Photogrammetrists$79,650 median wageFL estimate · 610 jobs · 17-1021+7.4% projected U.S. growth · 0.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree

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