Madison, Wisconsin · Public
Geography and Cartography at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 199 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.5% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~199
- Schools with reported signal
- 395
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 45.2%
- Graduation rate
- 89.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $17,354/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $69,416
- Median debt
- $20,484
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $73,792/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.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
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 above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,691 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($17,771 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 34% 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 0.5% of reported programs at University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is bigger than 68% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 199 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Wisconsin-Madison's average net price is $17,354 per year, about $69,416 over four years. That is $1,691 above the $15,663 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $73,792 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $17,771 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 University of Wisconsin-Madison #135 of 395 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.