Boone, North Carolina · Public
Geography and Cartography at Appalachian State University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 264 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~264
- Schools with reported signal
- 395
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 90.1%
- Graduation rate
- 74.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $16,836/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $67,344
- Median debt
- $20,231
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $51,836/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 395 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,173 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($4,185 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 70% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,090 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.3% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,129 net A+ 
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 0.0% reported share · $1,947 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 0.5% reported share · $3,148 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Geography and Cartography accounts for 1.4% of reported programs at Appalachian State University, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 2.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 264 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Appalachian State University's average net price is $16,836 per year, about $67,344 over four years. That is $1,173 above the $15,663 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $51,836 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $4,185 below the $56,021 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Appalachian State University #277 of 395 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.