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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Apparel and Textile Manufacture Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the design, development, and production of textile products and related processes and systems. Includes instruction in functional and aesthetic design, human factors research, production planning, manufacturing processes, quality assessment, and distribution systems.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends. Draw and construct sets of precision master fabric patterns or layouts.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $42,659
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 7.6%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 4-6 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,215/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,975/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $28,163/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,397/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,452/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,581/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $42,659

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($73,050) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($56,593).

Fairbanks, AK $56,593
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $47,960
$52,277
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($44,610).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $43,833
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $43,247
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $36,517
Decatur, AL $42,613
Dothan, AL $36,150
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $40,853
Gadsden, AL $32,587
Huntsville, AL $44,007
Mobile, AL $44,400
Montgomery, AL $41,760
Tuscaloosa, AL $44,610
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,097
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,263
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,130
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $39,053
$40,075
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($42,283).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $35,280
Hot Springs, AR $38,105
Jonesboro, AR $36,983
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $42,283
Pine Bluff, AR $37,895
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,353
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,317
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,747
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,197
$36,939
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($45,390).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $35,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $37,020
Prescott, AZ $37,770
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $32,020
Tucson, AZ $37,250
Yuma, AZ $34,910
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $45,390
$37,140
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($86,885).

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $79,710
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,885
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $86,885
$73,050
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($47,590).

Colorado Springs, CO $41,225
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $46,060
Fort Collins, CO $46,410
Grand Junction, CO $39,355
Greeley, CO $43,270
Pueblo, CO $45,270
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,735
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $40,285
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,590
$43,022
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($57,790).

Danbury, CT $53,810
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $56,723
New Haven, CT $54,300
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $57,790
Waterbury, CT $50,647
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $49,810
$53,847
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($62,050).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $56,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $44,970
Gainesville, FL $48,750
Homosassa Springs, FL $38,170
Jacksonville, FL $52,550
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $45,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $53,240
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $56,880
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,400
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $56,605
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $43,270
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $52,410
Port St. Lucie, FL $55,310
Punta Gorda, FL $62,050
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $57,150
Sebring, FL $38,810
Tallahassee, FL $45,770
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $47,750
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $44,020
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,310
$49,558
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($62,050).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,920
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $47,240
Brunswick, GA $62,050
Columbus, GA-AL $47,560
Dalton, GA $45,980
Gainesville, GA $51,770
Hinesville, GA $33,140
Macon, GA $43,080
Rome, GA $52,520
Savannah, GA $49,460
Valdosta, GA $46,630
Warner Robins, GA $41,650
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,990
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,460
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,150
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,760
$48,278
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($47,780).

Urban Honolulu, HI $47,780
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $44,597
$46,188
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($43,545).

Cedar Rapids, IA $42,070
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $40,867
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $42,710
Dubuque, IA $41,697
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $39,063
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $42,943
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,380
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,870
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,597
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,747
Iowa City, IA $43,545
$40,310
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($40,597).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $33,397
Idaho Falls, ID $31,953
Lewiston, ID-WA $40,597
Pocatello, ID $38,000
Twin Falls, ID $35,320
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $39,863
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $39,493
$36,946
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($53,790).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $52,890
Champaign-Urbana, IL $53,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $53,790
Danville, IL $42,800
Decatur, IL $38,420
Kankakee, IL $42,850
Peoria, IL $41,030
Rockford, IL $46,450
Springfield, IL $43,410
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,320
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,680
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,510
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,100
$44,772
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($50,783).

Columbus, IN $39,315
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $40,130
Evansville, IN-KY $40,050
Fort Wayne, IN $40,980
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $50,783
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $47,905
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $40,120
Muncie, IN $43,315
Terre Haute, IN $42,705
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,890
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,905
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,475
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $34,790
$41,951
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($44,963).

Manhattan, KS $44,963
Topeka, KS $43,567
Wichita, KS $42,017
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $34,637
$41,296
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($46,767).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $46,767
Lexington-Fayette, KY $45,730
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $44,010
Owensboro, KY $42,833
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,420
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,303
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,467
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,333
$42,108
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($49,440).

Baton Rouge, LA $49,440
Hammond, LA $36,713
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $40,170
Lafayette, LA $40,557
Lake Charles, LA $48,277
Monroe, LA $38,020
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $41,767
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $40,683
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $35,760
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $37,013
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,527
$40,902
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($54,340).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $53,510
Leominster-Gardner, MA $54,340
New Bedford, MA $51,415
Springfield, MA-CT $53,315
Worcester, MA-CT $52,355
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $50,695
Pittsfield, MA $43,480
$51,903
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($52,065).

California-Lexington Park, MD $52,065
Cumberland, MD-WV $44,025
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $47,165
Salisbury, MD-DE $46,700
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $42,000
$46,391
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($45,320).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $38,005
Portland-South Portland, ME $44,500
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $38,410
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $45,320
$41,559
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($49,200).

Battle Creek, MI $42,720
Bay City, MI $45,575
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $48,415
Flint, MI $46,030
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $42,600
Jackson, MI $45,565
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $42,670
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $48,805
Midland, MI $41,655
Monroe, MI $49,200
Muskegon, MI $45,825
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $42,175
Saginaw, MI $46,400
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,825
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,880
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,780
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,405
$44,149
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($46,405).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $45,095
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $46,405
Rochester, MN $44,935
St. Cloud, MN $45,935
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,655
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $41,690
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,115
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $43,890
$43,840
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($45,460).

Jefferson City, MO $43,050
Joplin, MO $41,310
Kansas City, MO-KS $45,460
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,140
St. Louis, MO-IL $42,755
Springfield, MO $43,120
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,530
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,120
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,480
$42,226
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($41,150).

Hattiesburg, MS $40,590
Jackson, MS $41,150
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,405
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,445
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,055
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,280
$38,321
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($41,623).

Great Falls, MT $32,907
Missoula, MT $35,243
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $41,623
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $34,933
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,200
$35,181
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($54,030).

Burlington, NC $47,410
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $47,620
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $54,030
Fayetteville, NC $41,660
Goldsboro, NC $42,500
Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,790
Greenville, NC $53,710
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $47,535
Jacksonville, NC $40,830
New Bern, NC $38,620
Raleigh, NC $47,650
Rocky Mount, NC $42,320
Wilmington, NC $47,100
Winston-Salem, NC $50,530
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,700
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,820
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,420
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,710
$45,868
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($45,870).

Fargo, ND-MN $44,487
Grand Forks, ND-MN $44,847
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,870
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,250
$44,113
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($46,327).

Lincoln, NE $46,327
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $45,137
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $36,790
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,180
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,683
$41,223
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($46,485).

Manchester, NH $45,330
Portsmouth, NH-ME $46,485
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,610
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,000
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,015
$44,088
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($56,477).

Ocean City, NJ $45,767
Trenton, NJ $56,477
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $45,307
$49,183
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($45,310).

Farmington, NM $42,900
Las Cruces, NM $40,960
Santa Fe, NM $45,310
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $40,473
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,200
$42,169
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($44,913).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $44,913
Reno, NV $42,210
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $44,770
$43,964
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($81,750).

Binghamton, NY $58,930
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $54,320
Elmira, NY $48,560
Glens Falls, NY $50,900
Ithaca, NY $81,750
Kingston, NY $57,520
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $67,180
Rochester, NY $56,710
Syracuse, NY $61,010
Utica-Rome, NY $53,080
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $49,670
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $53,020
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $47,550
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $53,020
$56,659
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($52,277).

Canton-Massillon, OH $44,215
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $46,700
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,235
Columbus, OH $52,277
Dayton, OH $44,475
Lima, OH $46,715
Mansfield, OH $41,970
Springfield, OH $44,340
Toledo, OH $45,700
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $44,300
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $46,680
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,610
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $45,235
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $43,490
$45,937
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($40,697).

Lawton, OK $37,310
Oklahoma City, OK $40,447
Tulsa, OK $40,697
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $36,673
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,987
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,700
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $36,940
$38,298
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($60,160).

Bend-Redmond, OR $50,970
Corvallis, OR $60,160
Eugene, OR $50,800
Grants Pass, OR $35,220
Medford, OR $46,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,770
Salem, OR $50,090
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,990
$48,779
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($65,360).

Altoona, PA $48,400
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $58,120
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $60,780
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,360
Erie, PA $50,040
Gettysburg, PA $62,690
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $59,810
Johnstown, PA $50,330
Lancaster, PA $53,610
Lebanon, PA $56,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,900
Pittsburgh, PA $61,900
Reading, PA $57,960
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $56,940
Williamsport, PA $63,960
York-Hanover, PA $60,570
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,710
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,610
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,670
$57,208
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($52,075).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,200
Arecibo, PR $33,390
Guayama, PR $29,920
Mayaguez, PR $37,590
Ponce, PR $32,200
San German, PR $31,220
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $52,075
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$36,990
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($44,490).

Columbia, SC $44,077
Florence, SC $39,167
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $42,227
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $40,017
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $38,437
Spartanburg, SC $44,490
Sumter, SC $41,930
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,177
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,500
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,047
$40,807
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($40,307).

Sioux Falls, SD $40,307
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,887
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,997
$38,063
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($46,415).

Clarksville, TN-KY $46,415
Cleveland, TN $41,395
Jackson, TN $41,700
Johnson City, TN $40,400
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $44,170
Knoxville, TN $41,505
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $42,000
Morristown, TN $38,540
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $43,115
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,190
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,075
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,685
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,125
$41,255
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($65,680).

Amarillo, TX $50,210
Austin-Round Rock, TX $52,090
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,840
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $47,900
College Station-Bryan, TX $50,590
Corpus Christi, TX $52,090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $65,680
El Paso, TX $53,130
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $60,370
Killeen-Temple, TX $52,170
Laredo, TX $55,650
Longview, TX $43,610
Lubbock, TX $48,130
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $53,200
Midland, TX $57,240
Odessa, TX $50,160
San Angelo, TX $44,970
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $54,360
Sherman-Denison, TX $46,090
Texarkana, TX-AR $43,340
Tyler, TX $43,530
Victoria, TX $47,120
Waco, TX $48,210
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,600
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,790
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,070
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,850
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,730
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,700
$50,435
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($41,920).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $36,225
Provo-Orem, UT $41,920
St. George, UT $39,980
Salt Lake City, UT $41,000
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $39,990
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $35,740
$39,143
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($50,963).

Charlottesville, VA $50,937
Lynchburg, VA $43,433
Richmond, VA $46,653
Roanoke, VA $44,227
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,260
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $50,963
Winchester, VA-WV $47,690
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,380
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,763
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,283
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,013
Harrisonburg, VA $38,920
$44,447
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($45,330).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,067
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $45,330
$44,698
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Fond du Lac, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($46,025).

Eau Claire, WI $40,480
Fond du Lac, WI $46,025
Green Bay, WI $43,810
Janesville-Beloit, WI $43,525
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $45,115
Madison, WI $44,145
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $44,935
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $44,220
Racine, WI $43,995
Sheboygan, WI $45,145
Wausau, WI $45,765
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,835
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,155
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,750
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,225
$43,542
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($45,327).

Charleston, WV $39,980
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $41,853
Morgantown, WV $40,947
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $40,250
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $45,327
Wheeling, WV-OH $42,267
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,753
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,703
$40,760
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($48,617).

Cheyenne, WY $46,033
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $48,617
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,053
$46,901

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $48,382

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Massachusetts ($65,210) in the Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $53,290
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $45,670
Decatur, AL $52,690
Dothan, AL $45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
Gadsden, AL $47,500
Huntsville, AL $50,270
Mobile, AL $48,680
Montgomery, AL $50,950
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,110
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,960
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,120
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,930
$50,173
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($48,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,800
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$43,910
Arizona N/A
California N/A
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($53,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $46,270
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $53,310
Fort Collins, CO $52,810
Grand Junction, CO $42,210
Greeley, CO $47,070
Pueblo, CO $48,500
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,950
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,960
$46,638
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($66,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $61,910
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $62,490
New Haven, CT $66,540
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $62,130
Waterbury, CT $60,420
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $61,920
$62,568
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($62,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $56,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $44,970
Gainesville, FL $48,750
Homosassa Springs, FL $38,170
Jacksonville, FL $52,550
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $45,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $53,240
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $56,880
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,400
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $47,530
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $43,270
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $52,410
Port St. Lucie, FL $55,310
Punta Gorda, FL $62,050
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $57,150
Sebring, FL $38,810
Tallahassee, FL $45,770
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $47,750
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $44,020
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,310
$48,752
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($62,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,920
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $47,240
Brunswick, GA $62,050
Columbus, GA-AL $47,560
Dalton, GA $45,980
Gainesville, GA $51,770
Hinesville, GA $33,140
Macon, GA $43,080
Rome, GA $52,520
Savannah, GA $49,460
Valdosta, GA $46,630
Warner Robins, GA $41,650
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,990
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,460
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,150
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,760
$48,278
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($50,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,920
$49,995
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($51,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,000
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,230
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,650
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,590
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,250
Iowa City, IA N/A
$43,997
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($53,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $52,890
Champaign-Urbana, IL $53,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $53,790
Danville, IL $42,800
Decatur, IL $38,420
Kankakee, IL $42,850
Peoria, IL $41,030
Rockford, IL $46,450
Springfield, IL $43,410
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,320
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,680
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,510
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,100
$44,772
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($56,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $44,250
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$46,703
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,530
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,970
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($47,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $46,150
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Lafayette, LA $43,830
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $43,210
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $47,390
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$44,358
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($68,580) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $65,350
Leominster-Gardner, MA $68,580
New Bedford, MA $65,160
Springfield, MA-CT $65,220
Worcester, MA-CT $64,560
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $62,390
Pittsfield, MA N/A
$65,210
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($63,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $54,220
Cumberland, MD-WV $56,590
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $54,700
Salisbury, MD-DE $63,100
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $51,470
$56,016
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($50,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,460
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,310
$44,188
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($57,550) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $47,520
Bay City, MI $49,280
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $57,040
Flint, MI $51,520
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $49,130
Jackson, MI $52,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $48,310
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $57,550
Midland, MI $37,640
Monroe, MI $54,990
Muskegon, MI $51,830
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $47,480
Saginaw, MI $54,790
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,590
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,040
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,970
$49,410
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($53,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $51,190
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $51,450
Rochester, MN $48,440
St. Cloud, MN $53,090
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,850
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,170
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,060
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,660
$48,614
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($45,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Jefferson City, MO $43,050
Joplin, MO $41,310
Kansas City, MO-KS $45,460
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,140
St. Louis, MO-IL $45,290
Springfield, MO $43,120
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,530
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,120
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,480
$42,427
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($43,690) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
Jackson, MS $43,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$41,640
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($44,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($54,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $47,410
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $47,620
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $54,030
Fayetteville, NC $41,660
Goldsboro, NC $42,500
Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,790
Greenville, NC $53,710
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $46,740
Jacksonville, NC $40,830
New Bern, NC $38,620
Raleigh, NC $47,650
Rocky Mount, NC $42,320
Wilmington, NC $47,100
Winston-Salem, NC $50,530
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,700
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,820
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,420
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,710
$45,731
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$48,918
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($54,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $54,480
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,270
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,490
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,350
$48,786
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($62,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$56,627
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($81,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $58,930
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $54,320
Elmira, NY $48,560
Glens Falls, NY $50,900
Ithaca, NY $81,750
Kingston, NY $57,520
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $67,180
Rochester, NY $56,710
Syracuse, NY $61,010
Utica-Rome, NY $53,080
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $49,670
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $53,020
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $47,550
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $53,020
$56,659
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($58,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $53,560
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $54,400
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,530
Columbus, OH $57,210
Dayton, OH $52,700
Lima, OH $51,830
Mansfield, OH $49,750
Springfield, OH $56,340
Toledo, OH $52,210
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $50,970
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,180
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $54,100
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,450
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,510
$53,767
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($44,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Tulsa, OK $44,890
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,260
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,360
$42,179
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($60,160) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $50,970
Corvallis, OR $60,160
Eugene, OR $50,800
Grants Pass, OR $35,220
Medford, OR $46,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,770
Salem, OR $50,090
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,990
$48,779
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($65,360) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $48,400
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $58,120
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $60,780
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,360
Erie, PA $50,040
Gettysburg, PA $62,690
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $59,810
Johnstown, PA $50,330
Lancaster, PA $53,610
Lebanon, PA $56,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,900
Pittsburgh, PA $61,900
Reading, PA $57,960
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $56,940
Williamsport, PA $63,960
York-Hanover, PA $60,570
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,710
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,610
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,670
$57,208
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($37,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,200
Arecibo, PR $33,390
Guayama, PR $29,920
Mayaguez, PR $37,590
Ponce, PR $32,200
San German, PR $31,220
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,450
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$32,401
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($51,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $51,380
Florence, SC $42,670
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,450
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $51,270
Sumter, SC $45,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
$45,647
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($42,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$41,080
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($56,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $56,750
Cleveland, TN $49,270
Jackson, TN $47,620
Johnson City, TN $48,090
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $47,840
Knoxville, TN $48,970
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $48,760
Morristown, TN $44,760
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $48,470
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,060
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,750
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,400
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,270
$47,539
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($57,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $50,210
Austin-Round Rock, TX $52,090
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,840
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $47,900
College Station-Bryan, TX $50,590
Corpus Christi, TX $52,090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $55,280
El Paso, TX $53,130
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $57,130
Killeen-Temple, TX $52,170
Laredo, TX $55,650
Longview, TX $43,610
Lubbock, TX $48,130
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $53,200
Midland, TX $57,240
Odessa, TX $50,160
San Angelo, TX $44,970
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $54,360
Sherman-Denison, TX $46,090
Texarkana, TX-AR $43,340
Tyler, TX $43,530
Victoria, TX $47,120
Waco, TX $48,210
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,600
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,790
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,070
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,850
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,730
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,700
$49,096
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($49,920) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $35,510
Provo-Orem, UT $49,920
St. George, UT $46,770
Salt Lake City, UT $46,400
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,370
$43,500
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($65,180) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $63,280
Lynchburg, VA $49,050
Richmond, VA $50,380
Roanoke, VA $49,900
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,590
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $56,250
Winchester, VA-WV $65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,430
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
$51,755
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($52,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $42,240
Fond du Lac, WI $50,620
Green Bay, WI $49,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI $47,730
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $52,900
Madison, WI $48,710
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,320
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $47,930
Racine, WI $48,910
Sheboygan, WI $48,950
Wausau, WI $49,910
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,960
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,480
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,660
$48,027
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($49,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
$44,668
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($51,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,640

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $41,154

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is California ($74,250) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Associate's)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($49,410) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $46,200
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $49,410
$47,805
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Associate's)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($46,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $44,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $41,580
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $32,180
Decatur, AL $38,370
Dothan, AL $33,770
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $35,110
Gadsden, AL $26,240
Huntsville, AL $46,710
Mobile, AL $37,040
Montgomery, AL $40,520
Tuscaloosa, AL $39,450
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $27,870
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,890
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,710
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,090
$36,387
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Associate's)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($44,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $31,990
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR $35,170
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $44,260
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,130
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,250
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,980
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,830
$33,516
Arizona N/A
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Associate's)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($83,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $79,710
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $59,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $83,800
$74,250
Colorado N/A
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Associate's)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($62,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $58,600
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $62,440
New Haven, CT $56,270
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $57,060
Waterbury, CT $53,040
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $47,420
$55,805
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Associate's)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($65,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $65,680
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,680
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Associate's)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($52,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $52,570
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $47,620
$50,095
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Associate's)

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($49,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $38,980
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $39,560
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $44,650
Dubuque, IA $43,980
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $33,340
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $37,200
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,180
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,220
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,990
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,960
Iowa City, IA $49,090
$38,105
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Associate's)

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($36,430) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,370
Idaho Falls, ID $29,150
Lewiston, ID-WA $33,270
Pocatello, ID $33,070
Twin Falls, ID $33,440
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,460
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $36,430
$33,313
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Associate's)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($68,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $68,960
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
$68,960
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Associate's)

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($47,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $42,910
Topeka, KS $47,230
Wichita, KS $37,700
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $27,640
$38,870
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Associate's)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($48,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $48,790
Lexington-Fayette, KY $44,330
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $43,610
Owensboro, KY $37,080
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,420
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,680
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,780
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,760
$39,056
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Associate's)

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($45,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $45,850
Hammond, LA $36,100
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $30,270
Lafayette, LA $37,490
Lake Charles, LA $37,900
Monroe, LA $39,420
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,360
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $35,760
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $27,170
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,930
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,580
$36,803
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan N/A
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Associate's)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($40,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $40,220
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,220
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Associate's)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($38,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $37,490
Jackson, MS $38,920
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,650
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,010
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,940
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,000
$35,002
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Associate's)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($42,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $30,800
Missoula, MT $34,470
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $42,690
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,110
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $20,710
$31,956
North Carolina N/A
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Associate's)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($43,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $43,680
Grand Forks, ND-MN $43,090
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,130
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $31,920
$39,205
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Associate's)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($46,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $42,170
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $46,440
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,320
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $34,130
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,640
$37,140
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Associate's)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($69,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $50,020
Trenton, NJ $69,300
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $40,050
$53,123
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Associate's)

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($49,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $34,110
Las Cruces, NM $35,920
Santa Fe, NM $49,310
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,060
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $38,540
$39,788
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Associate's)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($48,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $48,100
Reno, NV $44,670
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $38,150
$43,640
New York N/A
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Associate's)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($62,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $62,050
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,050
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Associate's)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($39,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $34,350
Oklahoma City, OK $39,960
Tulsa, OK $39,580
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,620
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,520
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,280
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $36,400
$35,816
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania N/A
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Associate's)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($73,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $73,700
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,700
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Associate's)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($44,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $43,390
Florence, SC $39,110
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $44,810
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $40,700
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $40,660
Spartanburg, SC $42,060
Sumter, SC $42,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,300
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,070
$40,810
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Associate's)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($41,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $41,870
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,870
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,670
$37,137
Tennessee N/A
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Associate's)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($76,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $76,080
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $63,610
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,845
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Associate's)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($56,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $52,380
Lynchburg, VA $43,980
Richmond, VA $51,070
Roanoke, VA $46,940
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $47,850
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $56,510
Winchester, VA-WV $40,320
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,070
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,400
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,480
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,170
Harrisonburg, VA $42,950
$46,010
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Associate's)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($44,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,420
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,370
$43,895
Wisconsin N/A
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Associate's)

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($41,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $38,010
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $40,730
Morgantown, WV $41,850
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $33,630
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $39,350
Wheeling, WV-OH $39,250
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,340
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,530
$37,336
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Associate's)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($46,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $46,600
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $42,150
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $35,220
$41,323

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $38,441

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($71,250) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Bachelor's)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($56,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $56,820
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,510
$48,165
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Bachelor's)

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($47,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $29,890
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $34,870
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $31,700
Decatur, AL $36,780
Dothan, AL $28,820
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $35,060
Gadsden, AL $24,020
Huntsville, AL $35,040
Mobile, AL $47,480
Montgomery, AL $33,810
Tuscaloosa, AL $40,270
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,580
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,940
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,560
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $28,140
$33,664
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Bachelor's)

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($35,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $30,960
Hot Springs, AR $28,910
Jonesboro, AR $34,880
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $33,790
Pine Bluff, AR $32,550
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,190
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,970
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,770
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,660
$32,631
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Bachelor's)

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $35,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $37,020
Prescott, AZ $37,770
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $32,020
Tucson, AZ $37,250
Yuma, AZ $34,910
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $45,390
$37,140
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Bachelor's)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($89,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $52,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $89,970
$71,250
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Bachelor's)

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($47,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $36,180
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $38,810
Fort Collins, CO $40,010
Grand Junction, CO $36,500
Greeley, CO $39,470
Pueblo, CO $42,040
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,810
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,620
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,220
$39,407
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Bachelor's)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($54,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $40,920
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $45,240
New Haven, CT $40,090
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $54,180
Waterbury, CT $38,480
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $40,090
$43,167
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida N/A
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Bachelor's)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($40,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $40,700
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $36,250
$38,475
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Bachelor's)

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($45,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $45,440
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $38,040
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $37,250
Dubuque, IA $40,540
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $37,200
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $40,040
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,430
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,070
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,760
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,030
Iowa City, IA $38,000
$39,164
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Bachelor's)

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($49,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $35,410
Idaho Falls, ID $34,520
Lewiston, ID-WA $49,070
Pocatello, ID $30,880
Twin Falls, ID $34,100
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,150
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $38,900
$36,861
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Bachelor's)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($39,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $37,430
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $37,680
Evansville, IN-KY $37,440
Fort Wayne, IN $38,690
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $36,140
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $39,740
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $37,120
Muncie, IN $37,100
Terre Haute, IN $38,530
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,840
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,410
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,360
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $34,790
$37,636
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Bachelor's)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($44,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $36,190
Topeka, KS $36,700
Wichita, KS $44,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $36,270
$38,315
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Bachelor's)

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($43,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $42,310
Lexington-Fayette, KY $43,640
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $39,890
Owensboro, KY $43,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,350
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,760
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,610
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,690
$38,298
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Bachelor's)

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($61,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $56,320
Hammond, LA $30,590
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $46,730
Lafayette, LA $40,350
Lake Charles, LA $61,680
Monroe, LA $31,430
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $42,550
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $38,970
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,940
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $40,230
$41,546
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Bachelor's)

Pittsfield, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($43,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $41,670
Leominster-Gardner, MA $40,100
New Bedford, MA $37,670
Springfield, MA-CT $41,410
Worcester, MA-CT $40,150
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $39,000
Pittsfield, MA $43,480
$40,497
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Bachelor's)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($49,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $49,910
Cumberland, MD-WV $31,460
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $39,630
Salisbury, MD-DE $30,300
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $32,530
$36,766
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Bachelor's)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($44,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,420
Portland-South Portland, ME $38,540
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,430
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,330
$38,930
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Bachelor's)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($45,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $37,920
Bay City, MI $41,870
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $39,790
Flint, MI $40,540
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $36,070
Jackson, MI $38,680
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $37,030
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $40,060
Midland, MI $45,670
Monroe, MI $43,410
Muskegon, MI $39,820
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $36,870
Saginaw, MI $38,010
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,060
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $33,920
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $35,520
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $35,840
$38,887
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Bachelor's)

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($41,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $39,000
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $41,360
Rochester, MN $41,430
St. Cloud, MN $38,780
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,460
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,210
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,170
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,120
$39,066
Missouri N/A
Mississippi N/A
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Bachelor's)

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($39,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $35,770
Missoula, MT $36,190
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,180
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,990
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,380
$37,102
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Bachelor's)

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($48,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $48,330
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,330
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Bachelor's)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $38,560
Grand Forks, ND-MN $41,070
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,500
$44,218
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Bachelor's)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($42,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $42,330
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $35,700
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $36,710
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $36,920
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,060
$37,744
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Bachelor's)

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($42,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $42,050
Portsmouth, NH-ME $41,590
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,460
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,950
$39,980
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Bachelor's)

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($39,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $39,200
Trenton, NJ $37,800
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $36,400
$37,800
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Bachelor's)

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($44,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $44,720
Las Cruces, NM $29,350
Santa Fe, NM $35,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,560
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,450
$37,736
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Bachelor's)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($41,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $32,960
Reno, NV $37,050
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $41,950
$37,320
New York N/A
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Bachelor's)

Lima, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($41,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $34,870
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $39,000
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $37,940
Columbus, OH $37,570
Dayton, OH $36,250
Lima, OH $41,600
Mansfield, OH $34,190
Springfield, OH $32,340
Toledo, OH $39,190
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $37,630
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,180
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $37,120
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $37,020
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $33,470
$36,955
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Bachelor's)

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($38,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK $36,960
Tulsa, OK $37,620
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,440
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,350
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,560
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,060
$36,665
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania N/A
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Bachelor's)

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($40,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $37,460
Florence, SC $35,720
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $36,420
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $33,330
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $32,770
Spartanburg, SC $40,140
Sumter, SC $37,610
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,280
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,130
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,770
$35,963
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Bachelor's)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($36,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $36,220
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,400
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,300
$35,973
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Bachelor's)

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($40,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $36,080
Cleveland, TN $33,520
Jackson, TN $35,780
Johnson City, TN $32,710
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $40,500
Knoxville, TN $34,040
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $35,240
Morristown, TN $32,320
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $37,760
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,320
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,400
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $30,970
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,980
$34,971
Texas N/A
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Bachelor's)

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($37,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $36,940
Provo-Orem, UT $33,920
St. George, UT $33,190
Salt Lake City, UT $35,600
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $37,950
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $31,110
$34,785
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Bachelor's)

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($42,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $37,150
Lynchburg, VA $37,270
Richmond, VA $38,510
Roanoke, VA $35,840
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $42,340
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $40,130
Winchester, VA-WV $37,570
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,790
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,990
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,300
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,440
Harrisonburg, VA $34,890
$36,185
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Bachelor's)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($38,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $38,010
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,940
$37,975
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Bachelor's)

Wausau, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($41,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $38,720
Fond du Lac, WI $41,430
Green Bay, WI $38,140
Janesville-Beloit, WI $39,320
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $37,330
Madison, WI $39,580
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $39,550
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $40,510
Racine, WI $39,080
Sheboygan, WI $41,340
Wausau, WI $41,620
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,710
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $37,830
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $37,900
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,790
$39,057
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Bachelor's)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($47,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $39,110
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $40,310
Morgantown, WV $37,340
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $44,580
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $47,200
Wheeling, WV-OH $39,920
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,430
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,320
$40,276
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Bachelor's)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($56,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $39,990
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,840
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$50,740

3 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $48,382.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $41,154.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $38,441. 

  Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.33    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Chef Instructor
  • Child Development Instructor
  • Clothing and Textiles Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Cooking Teacher
  • Dietetics Professor
  • Family and Consumer Sciences Professor (FCS Professor)
  • Family Consumer Science Teacher (FCS Teacher)
  • Family Resource Management Professor
  • Food and Nutrition Instructor
  • Food and Nutrition Professor
  • Food and Nutrition Teacher
  • Home and Family Living Professor
  • Home Economics Professor
  • Home Economics Teacher
  • Human Development Professor
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Nutrition Faculty Member
  • Nutrition Instructor
  • Nutrition Program Instructor
  • Professor
  • Sewing Teacher
  • Tailoring Teacher
  • Textiles and Clothing Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Weaving Professor
  • US Salary Median: $51,656
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Fashion Designers

Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.

Salary Ratio: 1.06    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Apparel Accessories Specialist
  • Apparel Designer
  • Apparel Fashion Designer
  • Athletic Shoe Designer
  • Clothes Designer
  • Clothing Designer
  • Costume Designer
  • Custom Furrier
  • Dance Costume Designer
  • Designer
  • Dress Designer
  • Fashion Advisor
  • Fashion Consultant
  • Fashion Designer
  • Fashion Illustrator
  • Fur Designer
  • Fur Remodeler
  • Fur Stylist
  • Furrier Designer
  • Hat Designer
  • Historic Clothing and Costume Maker
  • Image Consultant
  • Jewelry Advisor
  • Latex Fashions Designer
  • Product Developer
  • Shoe Designer
  • Style Advisor
  • Stylist
  • Sweater Designer
  • Uniform Designer
  • Wardrobe Consultant
  • Wardrobe Image Consultant
  • US Salary Median: $53,726
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Draw and construct sets of precision master fabric patterns or layouts. May also mark and cut fabrics and apparel.

Salary Ratio: 0.68    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Apparel Patternmaker
  • Clothing Pattern Preparer
  • Clothing Patternmaker
  • Computer Patternmaker
  • Cutter
  • Designer
  • Draper
  • Embroidery Patternmaker
  • Fabric Cutter
  • Fabric Pattern Grader
  • Fabric Sourcer
  • Fashion Patternmaker
  • Garment Patternmaker
  • Grader Marker
  • Marker Maker
  • Pattern Chart Writer
  • Pattern Designer
  • Pattern Grader
  • Pattern Grader Cutter
  • Pattern Maker
  • Pattern Technician
  • Patternator
  • Patternmaker
  • Pleat Patternmaker
  • Print and Pattern Designer
  • Production Pattern Maker
  • Sail Lay-Out Worker
  • Sewing Pattern Layout Technician
  • Shoe Patternmaker
  • Technical Designer
  • US Salary Median: $40,311
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $18,397 per year (or $28,162 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $73,588 to earn a doctorate (or $112,648 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($31,900 if you're in-state, $60,860 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($36,794 if you're in-state, $56,324 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $7,975 per year (or $15,215 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $15,950 to earn an associate's (or $30,430 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $7,975 per year (or $15,215 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $31,900 to earn a bachelor's (or $60,860 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Apparel and Textile Manufacture Degrees

SUNY Buffalo State

1300 Elmwood Ave - Buffalo, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,338/year
In-state cost: $8,428/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Fashion Institute of Technology

227 W 27th St - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $22,315/year
In-state cost: $7,793/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Utah State University

Old Main Hill - Logan, UT

Out-of-state cost: $22,805/year
In-state cost: $7,860/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Beverly Hills Design Institute

8484 Wilshire Blvd Suite #730 - Beverly Hills, CA

Out-of-state cost: $23,220/year
In-state cost: $23,220/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Academy of Art University

79 New Montgomery - San Francisco, CA

Out-of-state cost: $24,664/year
In-state cost: $24,664/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's

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Ball State University

2000 University Ave - Muncie, IN

Out-of-state cost: $27,132/year
In-state cost: $10,144/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles

919 S Grand Ave - Los Angeles, CA

Out-of-state cost: $32,645/year
In-state cost: $32,645/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

1400 NE Campus Parkway - Seattle, WA

Out-of-state cost: $39,114/year
In-state cost: $11,745/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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