University Park, Pennsylvania · Public
Geography and Cartography at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 432 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
5.5% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 5.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~432
- Schools with reported signal
- 395
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 91.2%
- Graduation rate
- 34.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $19,550/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $78,200
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,435/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 10.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,887 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($7,414 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 65% 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 5.5% of reported programs at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, which is bigger than 99% of schools in this field set and 10.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 432 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus's average net price is $19,550 per year, about $78,200 over four years. That is $3,887 above the $15,663 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $63,435 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,414 above 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 Pennsylvania State University-World Campus #255 of 395 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.