Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a General Art & Art Studies Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. Includes instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.

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 or reproduce handmade objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft. Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $51,397
"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.): 11.9%
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: 1-2 years

Education Costs

Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $23,573/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $18,074/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $19,604/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $14,673/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $22,010/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $16,734/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: $51,397

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($73,195) in the Napa, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($56,405).

Fairbanks, AK	$53,053
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$56,405

$54,969

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($52,337).

Huntsville, AL	$48,835
Mobile, AL	$45,810
Montgomery, AL	$50,653
Tuscaloosa, AL	$52,337
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$49,810
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$48,805
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$43,015
Decatur, AL	$48,220
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$44,710
Gadsden, AL	$41,750
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$40,275
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$42,190
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$41,550
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$44,580
Dothan, AL	$33,770

$46,161

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($55,870).

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$41,463
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$38,763
Hot Springs, AR	$55,870
Jonesboro, AR	$40,037
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$45,273
Pine Bluff, AR	$50,390
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$35,855
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$35,467
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$36,037

$40,290

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($50,615).

Tucson, AZ	$46,262
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$36,720
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$50,615
Prescott, AZ	$41,515
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$47,280
Yuma, AZ	$41,010
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$42,410

$44,142

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Napa, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($99,980).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$84,440
Modesto, CA	$66,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$75,420
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$64,727
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$68,724
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$78,353
Chico, CA	$96,330
El Centro, CA	$84,610
Fresno, CA	$64,060
Merced, CA	$86,930
Napa, CA	$99,980
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$60,850
Salinas, CA	$70,790
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$70,545
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$75,980
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$96,620
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$59,650
Santa Rosa, CA	$74,325
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$68,705
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$80,160
Yuba City, CA	$85,800
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$69,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$67,560
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$64,570

$73,195

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($57,540).

Colorado Springs, CO	$42,653
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$57,540
Fort Collins, CO	$50,237
Grand Junction, CO	$50,970
Greeley, CO	$50,760
Pueblo, CO	$52,910
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$41,470
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$46,860
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$42,600

$48,716

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($69,910).

Danbury, CT	$66,560
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$69,910
New Haven, CT	$64,757
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$67,663
Waterbury, CT	$63,725
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$62,015

$65,834

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($67,225).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$67,225
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$56,333
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$51,203
Jacksonville, FL	$42,990
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$39,450
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$49,753
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$39,880
Port St. Lucie, FL	$44,705
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$63,410
Tallahassee, FL	$35,420
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$47,540
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$50,530
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$48,950
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$28,780
Gainesville, FL	$30,260
Ocala, FL	$28,630
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$34,200

$46,831

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($66,325).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$54,493
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$45,255
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$66,325
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$59,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$63,090
Columbus, GA-AL	$62,250
Macon, GA	$59,530
Savannah, GA	$42,860
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$56,770
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$44,205

$53,841

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($48,227).

Urban Honolulu, HI	$48,227
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$47,620

$47,984

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($53,530).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$47,694
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$43,853
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$46,378
Cedar Rapids, IA	$43,360
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$44,927
Dubuque, IA	$49,953
Iowa City, IA	$53,530
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$46,740
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$38,470
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$38,933
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$38,395

$44,756

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($44,990).

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$41,160
Idaho Falls, ID	$37,857
Lewiston, ID-WA	$42,540
Pocatello, ID	$44,180
Twin Falls, ID	$38,660
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$44,990
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$42,810

$41,742

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($71,210).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$71,210
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$51,405
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$58,440
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$54,715
Carbondale-Marion, IL	$58,230
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$51,840
Danville, IL	$48,200
Decatur, IL	$49,540
Kankakee, IL	$52,020
Peoria, IL	$57,030
Rockford, IL	$44,350
Springfield, IL	$56,850
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$54,930

$55,038

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($50,855).

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$45,870
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$46,940
Evansville, IN-KY	$45,020
Fort Wayne, IN	$46,960
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$46,680
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$50,855
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$39,160
Muncie, IN	$47,835
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$48,115
Terre Haute, IN	$45,725
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$43,545
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$42,145
Columbus, IN	$50,000
Kokomo, IN	$33,900

$45,505

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($50,040).

Wichita, KS	$40,530
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$38,168
Manhattan, KS	$50,040
Topeka, KS	$48,007

$43,140

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($52,087).

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$43,850
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$50,738
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$52,087
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$49,060
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$43,760
Owensboro, KY	$44,360
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$41,727
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$37,740

$45,493

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($45,850).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$45,754
Lafayette, LA	$43,870
Monroe, LA	$44,937
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$45,685
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$37,315
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$42,630
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$45,225
Baton Rouge, LA	$45,850
Hammond, LA	$36,100
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$30,270
Lake Charles, LA	$37,900

$42,870

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($83,390).

Worcester, MA-CT	$64,917
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$79,440
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$83,390
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$82,540
New Bedford, MA	$82,970
Springfield, MA-CT	$55,095

$71,272

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($62,635).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$54,110
California-Lexington Park, MD	$62,635
Cumberland, MD-WV	$53,910
Salisbury, MD-DE	$51,597
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$50,520

$54,271

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($54,665).

Portland-South Portland, ME	$54,665
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$47,938
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$43,153
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$41,250

$47,437

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($67,060).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$59,697
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$41,872
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$67,060
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$45,210
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$65,510
Battle Creek, MI	$60,970
Bay City, MI	$66,590
Flint, MI	$59,970
Jackson, MI	$60,810
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$47,665
Monroe, MI	$63,240
Muskegon, MI	$62,960
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$60,490
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$50,020
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$42,887

$53,681

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($70,305).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$70,305
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$57,540
Rochester, MN	$64,650
St. Cloud, MN	$62,380
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$57,800
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$59,620
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$56,580
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$57,770

$61,883

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

North Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($50,655).

St. Louis, MO-IL	$48,333
Springfield, MO	$44,410
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$47,387
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$50,655
Columbia, MO	$46,830
Jefferson City, MO	$44,810
Joplin, MO	$39,710
Kansas City, MO-KS	$49,470
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$45,800
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$42,890
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$31,975

$45,008

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($44,780).

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$44,780
Hattiesburg, MS	$40,257
Jackson, MS	$40,550
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$38,348
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$38,650
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$33,573

$39,580

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($46,263).

Great Falls, MT	$37,243
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$46,263
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$32,693
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$29,423
Missoula, MT	$34,470

$35,900

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($57,280).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$49,450
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$56,197
Raleigh, NC	$57,280
Wilmington, NC	$52,763
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$55,280
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$54,355
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$54,720
Burlington, NC	$46,120
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$42,617
Fayetteville, NC	$47,390
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$47,515
Rocky Mount, NC	$45,930
Winston-Salem, NC	$38,270
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$45,420

$50,347

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($55,405).

Fargo, ND-MN	$55,405
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$46,510
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$43,483
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$37,883

$46,558

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($54,415).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$50,163
Lincoln, NE	$54,415
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$48,743
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$46,130
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$46,035

$49,157

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($58,220).

Manchester, NH	$52,940
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$58,220
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$42,993
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$50,900
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$51,547

$51,320

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($69,506).

Ocean City, NJ	$49,535
Trenton, NJ	$69,506
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$49,910

$56,801

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($52,997).

Farmington, NM	$43,953
Las Cruces, NM	$44,683
Santa Fe, NM	$52,997
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$45,337
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$43,053

$46,005

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($48,100).

Reno, NV	$42,220
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$46,617
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$48,100

$44,992

New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($89,260).

Binghamton, NY	$76,110
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$50,803
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$83,100
Rochester, NY	$63,677
Syracuse, NY	$61,050
Utica-Rome, NY	$86,615
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$67,550
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$58,515
Elmira, NY	$56,690
Glens Falls, NY	$74,820
Ithaca, NY	$64,890
Kingston, NY	$89,260
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$69,010
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$54,960

$67,336

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Canton-Massillon, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($66,920).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$57,848
Columbus, OH	$55,906
Toledo, OH	$65,287
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$52,157
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$60,060
Canton-Massillon, OH	$66,920
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$54,990
Dayton, OH	$47,127
Lima, OH	$49,690
Mansfield, OH	$52,460
Springfield, OH	$66,410
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$51,805
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$45,910
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$62,090

$55,733

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($49,870).

Tulsa, OK	$49,870
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$47,087
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$43,190
Lawton, OK	$40,455
Oklahoma City, OK	$44,025
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$40,615
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$41,000

$44,583

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($67,727).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$62,318
Salem, OR	$67,727
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$51,883
Bend-Redmond, OR	$59,680
Eugene, OR	$58,895
Medford, OR	$52,090
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$50,750
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$53,185
Corvallis, OR	$62,490
Grants Pass, OR	$37,090

$57,131

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Lebanon, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($62,340).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$53,023
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$49,650
Pittsburgh, PA	$56,412
Reading, PA	$49,943
Altoona, PA	$45,360
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$53,050
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$54,455
Erie, PA	$46,650
Gettysburg, PA	$61,170
Johnstown, PA	$47,355
Lancaster, PA	$50,833
Lebanon, PA	$62,340
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$44,537
State College, PA	$50,480
Williamsport, PA	$52,945
York-Hanover, PA	$47,827
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$50,670
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$48,425
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$39,290
East Stroudsburg, PA	$43,740

$50,478

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($33,940).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$33,940
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$27,155
Arecibo, PR	$28,705
Guayama, PR	$32,570
Mayaguez, PR	$26,300
Ponce, PR	$25,695
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$26,100
San German, PR	$23,070

$28,707

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 ($50,015).

Spartanburg, SC	$50,015
Columbia, SC	$44,048
Florence, SC	$43,377
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$45,785
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$45,963
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$37,333
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$41,437
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$40,423
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$44,410
Sumter, SC	$42,640

$43,662

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($43,700).

Sioux Falls, SD	$43,700
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$38,097
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$37,487

$39,761

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($69,860).

Jackson, TN	$56,990
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$53,955
Knoxville, TN	$51,223
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$51,570
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$52,973
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$57,425
Clarksville, TN-KY	$69,860
Cleveland, TN	$54,490
Johnson City, TN	$50,640
Morristown, TN	$48,850
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$49,190
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$48,970
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$37,520

$52,221

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Amarillo, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($64,680).

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$54,305
Corpus Christi, TX	$55,863
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$55,517
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$53,158
Killeen-Temple, TX	$56,433
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$49,437
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$51,420
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$43,730
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$46,113
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$52,735
Amarillo, TX	$64,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$58,590
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$56,660
College Station-Bryan, TX	$48,050
El Paso, TX	$44,885
Laredo, TX	$60,280
Longview, TX	$55,880
Lubbock, TX	$42,470
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$58,790
Midland, TX	$60,220
San Angelo, TX	$50,960
Sherman-Denison, TX	$56,600
Texarkana, TX-AR	$50,870
Tyler, TX	$42,490
Victoria, TX	$48,730
Waco, TX	$42,625
Wichita Falls, TX	$49,730
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$49,970
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$62,720

$51,724

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($68,135).

Provo-Orem, UT	$68,135
Salt Lake City, UT	$51,190
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$39,997
St. George, UT	$37,635
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$44,853
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$45,625

$49,909

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($63,190).

Charlottesville, VA	$57,370
Roanoke, VA	$63,190
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$52,550
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$56,870
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$50,810
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$42,125
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$54,315
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$48,715
Harrisonburg, VA	$42,950
Lynchburg, VA	$43,980
Richmond, VA	$51,070
Winchester, VA-WV	$40,320

$51,766

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($50,928).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$49,645
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$50,928

$50,286

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Olympia-Tumwater, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($66,500).

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$64,650
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$57,610
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$58,397
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$60,045
Longview, WA	$56,820
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$59,225
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$66,500
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$56,457
Walla Walla, WA	$60,010
Wenatchee, WA	$57,905
Yakima, WA	$56,245
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$45,730

$59,115

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($57,270).

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$50,335
Madison, WI	$54,725
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$49,515
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$50,377
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$50,040
Eau Claire, WI	$45,250
Fond du Lac, WI	$47,880
Green Bay, WI	$48,277
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$50,215
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$57,270
Racine, WI	$54,535
Sheboygan, WI	$51,530
Wausau, WI	$47,815
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$47,125
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$51,370

$50,522

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($45,308).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$45,308
Morgantown, WV	$44,465
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$41,000
Wheeling, WV-OH	$43,005
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$34,298
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$38,260
Charleston, WV	$38,010
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$33,630

$40,009

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($47,378).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$47,378
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$40,728
Cheyenne, WY	$46,600

$44,747

Master's

Average Salary Median: $63,628

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Utah ($87,950) in the Provo-Orem, UT metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,760) for a master's 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 (Master's)

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($66,580) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL	$54,850
Mobile, AL	$59,200
Montgomery, AL	$61,420
Tuscaloosa, AL	$66,580
Auburn-Opelika, AL	N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	N/A
Decatur, AL	N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Dothan, AL	N/A

$60,513

Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($53,570) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$53,570
Fort Smith, AR-OK	N/A
Hot Springs, AR	N/A
Jonesboro, AR	N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	N/A
Pine Bluff, AR	N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$53,570

Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($61,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ	$61,080
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	N/A
Prescott, AZ	N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	N/A
Yuma, AZ	N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$61,080

California

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($104,840) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$104,840
Modesto, CA	$70,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$93,260
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$65,200
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$103,920
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$84,970
Chico, CA	N/A
El Centro, CA	N/A
Fresno, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Salinas, CA	N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA	N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$87,170

Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($67,470) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$52,120
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$56,220
Fort Collins, CO	$67,470
Grand Junction, CO	N/A
Greeley, CO	N/A
Pueblo, CO	N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$58,603

Connecticut

N/A

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($87,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$87,720
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$81,140
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$71,860
Jacksonville, FL	N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL	N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, 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
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	N/A
Gainesville, FL	N/A
Ocala, FL	N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	N/A

$80,240

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Master's)

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($73,490) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$59,280
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$27,800
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$73,490
Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	N/A
Columbus, GA-AL	N/A
Macon, GA	N/A
Savannah, GA	N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$53,523

Hawaii

N/A

Iowa

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

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($61,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$59,320
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$53,010
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$61,370
Cedar Rapids, IA	N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	N/A
Dubuque, IA	N/A
Iowa City, IA	N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$57,900

Idaho

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

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,050) for a master's 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 (Master's)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($62,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$62,510
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$55,040
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$57,380
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$60,990
Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL	N/A
Danville, IL	N/A
Decatur, IL	N/A
Kankakee, IL	N/A
Peoria, IL	N/A
Rockford, IL	N/A
Springfield, IL	N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$58,980

Indiana

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

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($57,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$57,800
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	N/A
Evansville, IN-KY	N/A
Fort Wayne, IN	N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	N/A
Terre Haute, IN	N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Columbus, IN	N/A
Kokomo, IN	N/A

$57,800

Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($57,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS	$31,560
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$57,800
Manhattan, KS	N/A
Topeka, KS	N/A

$44,680

Kentucky

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($65,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$57,230
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$65,170
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY	N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	N/A
Owensboro, KY	N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$61,200

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($67,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$67,950
Lafayette, LA	N/A
Monroe, LA	N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Baton Rouge, LA	N/A
Hammond, LA	N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	N/A
Lake Charles, LA	N/A

$67,950

Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($80,020) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT	$76,840
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$80,020
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA	N/A
New Bedford, MA	N/A
Springfield, MA-CT	N/A

$78,430

Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($69,360) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$69,360
California-Lexington Park, MD	N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV	N/A
Salisbury, MD-DE	N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$69,360

Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($66,530) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME	$60,960
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$66,530
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$63,745

Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($81,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$81,990
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$57,820
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$74,700
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$31,290
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$71,800
Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Flint, MI	N/A
Jackson, MI	N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	N/A
Monroe, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$63,520

Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($75,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$75,870
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	N/A
Rochester, MN	N/A
St. Cloud, MN	N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$75,870

Missouri

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

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($69,150) for a master's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$61,060
Springfield, MO	$62,690
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$69,150
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$60,520
Columbia, MO	N/A
Jefferson City, MO	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$63,355

Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,000) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$66,000
Hattiesburg, MS	N/A
Jackson, MS	N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$66,000

Montana

N/A

North Carolina

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

Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($64,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$68,360
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$72,090
Raleigh, NC	$63,240
Wilmington, NC	$72,090
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$64,450
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$62,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$57,450
Burlington, NC	N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	N/A
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	N/A
Rocky Mount, NC	N/A
Winston-Salem, NC	N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$65,683

North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($72,570) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$72,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN	N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$72,570

Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($61,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$61,380
Lincoln, NE	N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$61,380

New Hampshire

N/A

New Jersey

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

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

Ocean City, NJ	$48,080
Trenton, NJ	$62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$59,470

$56,627

New Mexico

N/A

Nevada

N/A

New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Master's)

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($104,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$82,000
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$48,020
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$97,730
Rochester, NY	$80,670
Syracuse, NY	$71,220
Utica-Rome, NY	$104,090
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$71,370
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$54,070
Elmira, NY	N/A
Glens Falls, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Kingston, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$76,146

Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($78,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$63,820
Columbus, OH	$78,600
Toledo, OH	$76,500
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$58,520
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$60,500
Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	N/A
Dayton, OH	N/A
Lima, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$67,588

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,650) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$70,650
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$58,180
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$51,960
Lawton, OK	N/A
Oklahoma City, OK	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$60,263

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Master's)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($85,480) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$75,400
Salem, OR	$85,480
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$69,870
Bend-Redmond, OR	N/A
Eugene, OR	N/A
Medford, OR	N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Corvallis, OR	N/A
Grants Pass, OR	N/A

$76,917

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Master's)

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($75,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$67,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$65,820
Pittsburgh, PA	$75,080
Reading, PA	$60,070
Altoona, PA	N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
Erie, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Johnstown, PA	N/A
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	N/A
State College, PA	N/A
Williamsport, PA	N/A
York-Hanover, PA	N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A

$67,128

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($40,860) for a master's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$40,860
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	N/A
Arecibo, PR	N/A
Guayama, PR	N/A
Mayaguez, PR	N/A
Ponce, PR	N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A
San German, PR	N/A

$40,860

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($59,040) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Spartanburg, SC	$59,040
Columbia, SC	N/A
Florence, SC	N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	N/A
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Sumter, SC	N/A

$59,040

South Dakota

N/A

Tennessee

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

South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($64,940) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN	$62,760
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$52,940
Knoxville, TN	$64,790
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$62,810
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$61,790
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$64,940
Clarksville, TN-KY	N/A
Cleveland, TN	N/A
Johnson City, TN	N/A
Morristown, TN	N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$61,672

Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($75,150) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$55,050
Corpus Christi, TX	$73,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$60,340
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$75,150
Killeen-Temple, TX	$73,400
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$50,940
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$52,600
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$38,250
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$54,230
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$51,420
Amarillo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX	N/A
El Paso, 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
San Angelo, 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
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$58,498

Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($123,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT	$123,880
Salt Lake City, UT	$52,020
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	N/A
St. George, UT	N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$87,950

Virginia

N/A

Vermont

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

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$53,680

$52,225

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (Master's)

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($64,160) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$64,160
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$62,560
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$61,370
Kennewick-Richland, WA	N/A
Longview, WA	N/A
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	N/A
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	N/A
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	N/A
Walla Walla, WA	N/A
Wenatchee, WA	N/A
Yakima, WA	N/A
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	N/A

$62,697

Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($68,570) for a master's degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$64,420
Madison, WI	$68,570
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$59,360
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$54,700
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$51,730
Eau Claire, WI	N/A
Fond du Lac, WI	N/A
Green Bay, WI	N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI	N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	N/A
Racine, WI	N/A
Sheboygan, WI	N/A
Wausau, WI	N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$59,756

West Virginia

N/A

Wyoming

N/A

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $52,462

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($82,461) in the Napa, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($56,887) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	$46,200
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$56,887

$51,543

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($51,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL	$51,130
Mobile, AL	$43,450
Montgomery, AL	$45,660
Tuscaloosa, AL	$45,215
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$49,810
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$48,805
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$43,015
Decatur, AL	$48,220
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$44,710
Gadsden, AL	$41,750
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$40,275
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$42,190
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$41,550
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$44,580
Dothan, AL	$33,770

$44,275

Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($55,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$37,427
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$38,763
Hot Springs, AR	$55,870
Jonesboro, AR	$40,037
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$47,900
Pine Bluff, AR	$50,390
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$35,823
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$35,467
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$36,037

$41,968

Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($50,615) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ	$46,010
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$36,720
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$50,615
Prescott, AZ	$41,515
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$47,280
Yuma, AZ	$41,010
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$42,410

$43,651

California

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

Napa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($99,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$88,850
Modesto, CA	$89,410
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$89,410
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$82,330
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$61,063
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$80,215
Chico, CA	$96,330
El Centro, CA	$84,610
Fresno, CA	$96,530
Merced, CA	$86,930
Napa, CA	$99,980
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$67,295
Salinas, CA	$70,790
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$93,670
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$75,980
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$96,620
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$68,270
Santa Rosa, CA	$90,130
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$93,060
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$80,160
Yuba City, CA	$85,800
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$69,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$67,560
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$64,570

$82,461

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($60,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$50,190
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$60,440
Fort Collins, CO	$47,560
Grand Junction, CO	$50,970
Greeley, CO	$50,760
Pueblo, CO	$52,910
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$41,470
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$46,860
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$53,020

$50,464

Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($69,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$66,560
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$69,910
New Haven, CT	$66,420
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$67,930
Waterbury, CT	$63,725
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$62,015

$66,093

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($65,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$46,730
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$55,905
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$53,325
Jacksonville, FL	$62,720
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$48,900
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$58,950
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$45,740
Port St. Lucie, FL	$64,440
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$63,410
Tallahassee, FL	$49,870
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$65,460
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$50,530
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$48,950
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$28,780
Gainesville, FL	N/A
Ocala, FL	N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	N/A

$53,122

Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($63,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$51,280
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$62,710
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$59,160
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$59,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$63,090
Columbus, GA-AL	$62,250
Macon, GA	$59,530
Savannah, GA	$54,790
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$56,770
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$57,430

$58,606

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($52,570) for a bachelor'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 (Bachelor's)

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($53,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$49,780
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$40,800
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$41,380
Cedar Rapids, IA	$43,360
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$44,927
Dubuque, IA	$49,953
Iowa City, IA	$53,530
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$46,740
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$38,470
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$38,933
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$42,403

$44,571

Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($45,535) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$45,535
Idaho Falls, ID	$40,690
Lewiston, ID-WA	$44,085
Pocatello, ID	$41,245
Twin Falls, ID	$38,780
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$42,995
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$42,640

$42,281

Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($79,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$79,910
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$47,770
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$59,500
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$48,440
Carbondale-Marion, IL	$58,230
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$51,840
Danville, IL	$48,200
Decatur, IL	$49,540
Kankakee, IL	$52,020
Peoria, IL	$57,030
Rockford, IL	$60,910
Springfield, IL	$55,600
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$54,930

$55,686

Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($50,855) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$39,905
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$46,940
Evansville, IN-KY	$45,020
Fort Wayne, IN	$46,960
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$48,600
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$50,855
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$39,160
Muncie, IN	$47,835
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$48,115
Terre Haute, IN	$45,725
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$43,545
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$42,145
Columbus, IN	$50,000
Kokomo, IN	$33,900

$44,908

Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($50,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS	$43,520
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$34,753
Manhattan, KS	$50,040
Topeka, KS	$48,007

$44,080

Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($52,087) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$39,390
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$45,927
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$52,087
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$49,060
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$47,773
Owensboro, KY	$44,360
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$41,727
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$37,740

$44,758

Louisiana

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

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$39,983
Lafayette, LA	$43,870
Monroe, LA	$45,365
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$45,685
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$37,315
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$42,630
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$45,225
Baton Rouge, LA	$45,850
Hammond, LA	$36,100
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$30,270
Lake Charles, LA	$37,900

$40,927

Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($83,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT	$79,200
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$78,860
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$83,390
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$82,540
New Bedford, MA	$82,970
Springfield, MA-CT	$77,710

$80,778

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($62,635) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$46,485
California-Lexington Park, MD	$62,635
Cumberland, MD-WV	$53,910
Salisbury, MD-DE	$54,840
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$50,520

$53,678

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($52,567) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME	$52,567
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$46,893
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$43,153
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$41,250

$45,966

Michigan

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

Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($69,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$65,080
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$38,140
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$59,420
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$59,130
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$59,220
Battle Creek, MI	$60,970
Bay City, MI	$66,590
Flint, MI	$59,970
Jackson, MI	$60,810
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$58,150
Monroe, MI	$63,240
Muskegon, MI	$62,960
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$60,490
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$69,930
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$49,420

$59,568

Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($64,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$64,740
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$57,540
Rochester, MN	$64,650
St. Cloud, MN	$62,380
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$57,800
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$59,620
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$56,580
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$57,770

$60,135

Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($49,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$49,570
Springfield, MO	$42,570
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$48,540
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$40,790
Columbia, MO	$46,830
Jefferson City, MO	$44,810
Joplin, MO	$39,710
Kansas City, MO-KS	$49,470
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$45,800
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$42,890
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$39,310

$44,572

Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($40,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$37,707
Hattiesburg, MS	$40,257
Jackson, MS	$40,550
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$37,773
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$38,650
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$33,573

$38,085

Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($46,263) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT	$37,243
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$46,263
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$37,160
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$29,423
Missoula, MT	$34,470

$36,912

North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($55,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$52,710
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$49,720
Raleigh, NC	$55,890
Wilmington, NC	$54,600
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$46,110
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$46,610
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$51,990
Burlington, NC	$46,120
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$48,390
Fayetteville, NC	$47,390
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$52,670
Rocky Mount, NC	$45,930
Winston-Salem, NC	$50,720
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$45,420

$49,591

North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($49,683) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$49,683
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$46,510
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$43,483
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$37,883

$44,390

Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($55,275) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$44,555
Lincoln, NE	$54,415
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$55,275
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$46,130
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$46,035

$49,282

New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($59,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$54,675
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$59,980
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$45,815
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$54,660
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$54,545

$53,935

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($71,967) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$50,020
Trenton, NJ	$71,967
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$50,010

$57,332

New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($52,997) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	$43,953
Las Cruces, NM	$44,683
Santa Fe, NM	$52,997
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$45,337
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$43,053

$46,005

Nevada

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

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

Reno, NV	$47,947
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$46,617
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$48,100

$47,554

New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($89,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$70,220
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$74,610
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$89,620
Rochester, NY	$68,030
Syracuse, NY	$73,240
Utica-Rome, NY	$69,140
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$63,730
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$62,960
Elmira, NY	$56,690
Glens Falls, NY	$74,820
Ithaca, NY	$64,890
Kingston, NY	$89,260
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$69,010
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$54,960

$70,084

Ohio

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

Canton-Massillon, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($66,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$63,070
Columbus, OH	$54,680
Toledo, OH	$64,250
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$65,480
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$59,620
Canton-Massillon, OH	$66,920
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$63,870
Dayton, OH	$58,045
Lima, OH	$49,690
Mansfield, OH	$52,460
Springfield, OH	$66,410
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$63,450
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$58,750
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$62,090

$60,628

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($46,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$46,200
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$41,540
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$38,805
Lawton, OK	$40,455
Oklahoma City, OK	$44,025
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$40,615
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$41,000

$41,806

Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($68,165) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$68,165
Salem, OR	$58,850
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$42,890
Bend-Redmond, OR	$59,680
Eugene, OR	$58,895
Medford, OR	$52,090
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$50,750
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$53,185
Corvallis, OR	$62,490
Grants Pass, OR	$37,090

$54,409

Pennsylvania

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

Lebanon, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($62,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$57,020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$47,383
Pittsburgh, PA	$59,170
Reading, PA	$55,465
Altoona, PA	$45,360
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$53,050
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$54,455
Erie, PA	$50,060
Gettysburg, PA	$61,170
Johnstown, PA	$47,355
Lancaster, PA	$54,165
Lebanon, PA	$62,340
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$53,515
State College, PA	$50,480
Williamsport, PA	$52,945
York-Hanover, PA	$57,555
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$50,670
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$48,425
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$44,245
East Stroudsburg, PA	$43,740

$52,428

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($32,715) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$32,715
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$27,155
Arecibo, PR	$28,705
Guayama, PR	$32,570
Mayaguez, PR	$26,300
Ponce, PR	$25,695
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$26,100
San German, PR	$23,070

$27,789

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($47,747) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Spartanburg, SC	$47,007
Columbia, SC	$47,160
Florence, SC	$43,377
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$47,747
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$45,963
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$40,747
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$41,437
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$40,423
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$44,410
Sumter, SC	$42,640

$44,091

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($43,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$43,700
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$38,097
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$37,487

$39,761

Tennessee

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

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($69,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN	$51,220
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$54,970
Knoxville, TN	$54,070
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$55,290
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$50,260
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$49,910
Clarksville, TN-KY	$69,860
Cleveland, TN	$54,490
Johnson City, TN	$50,640
Morristown, TN	$48,850
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$49,190
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$48,970
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$51,000

$52,978

Texas

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

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($67,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$53,560
Corpus Christi, TX	$67,260
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$53,105
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$46,463
Killeen-Temple, TX	$55,740
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$58,820
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$50,240
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$49,210
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$42,055
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$54,050
Amarillo, TX	$64,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$58,590
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$56,660
College Station-Bryan, TX	$48,050
El Paso, TX	$61,940
Laredo, TX	$60,280
Longview, TX	$55,880
Lubbock, TX	$48,780
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$58,790
Midland, TX	$60,220
San Angelo, TX	$50,960
Sherman-Denison, TX	$56,600
Texarkana, TX-AR	$50,870
Tyler, TX	$49,620
Victoria, TX	$48,730
Waco, TX	$50,940
Wichita Falls, TX	$49,730
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$49,970
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$62,720

$54,294

Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($55,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT	$55,910
Salt Lake City, UT	$50,913
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$48,045
St. George, UT	$37,635
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$44,853
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$45,625

$47,164

Virginia

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

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($63,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	$57,370
Roanoke, VA	$63,190
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$52,550
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$63,075
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$50,810
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$42,125
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$54,315
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$48,715
Harrisonburg, VA	$42,950
Lynchburg, VA	$43,980
Richmond, VA	$51,070
Winchester, VA-WV	$40,320

$50,873

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($50,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$49,270
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$50,010

$49,640

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($70,925) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$70,925
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$55,135
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$56,910
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$60,045
Longview, WA	$56,820
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$59,225
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$66,500
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$58,600
Walla Walla, WA	$60,010
Wenatchee, WA	$57,905
Yakima, WA	$56,245
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$45,730

$58,671

Wisconsin

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

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($57,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$50,560
Madison, WI	$54,175
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$52,165
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$48,215
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$49,195
Eau Claire, WI	$45,250
Fond du Lac, WI	$47,880
Green Bay, WI	$51,205
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$50,215
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$57,270
Racine, WI	$54,535
Sheboygan, WI	$51,530
Wausau, WI	$47,815
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$47,125
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$51,370

$50,567

West Virginia

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

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($46,833) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$46,833
Morgantown, WV	$45,337
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$41,550
Wheeling, WV-OH	$44,257
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$35,283
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$39,503
Charleston, WV	$38,010
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$33,630

$40,550

Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($49,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$49,120
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$42,563
Cheyenne, WY	$46,600

$46,094

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $38,103

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Connecticut ($64,280) in the Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area.

Alaska

N/A

Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($49,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL	$38,230
Mobile, AL	$37,140
Montgomery, AL	$49,870
Tuscaloosa, AL	N/A
Auburn-Opelika, AL	N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	N/A
Decatur, AL	N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Dothan, AL	N/A

$41,747

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 ($37,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Fort Smith, AR-OK	N/A
Hot Springs, AR	N/A
Jonesboro, AR	N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$37,390
Pine Bluff, AR	N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$35,950
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$36,670

Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($32,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ	$32,200
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	N/A
Prescott, AZ	N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	N/A
Yuma, AZ	N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$32,200

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 ($68,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$59,630
Modesto, CA	$40,010
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$43,590
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$46,650
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$56,510
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$68,010
Chico, CA	N/A
El Centro, CA	N/A
Fresno, CA	$31,590
Merced, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,960
Salinas, CA	N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$47,420
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$51,030
Santa Rosa, CA	$58,520
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$44,350
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$49,606

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($55,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$25,650
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$55,960
Fort Collins, CO	$35,680
Grand Junction, CO	N/A
Greeley, CO	N/A
Pueblo, CO	N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$32,180

$37,368

Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($67,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	N/A
New Haven, CT	$61,430
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$67,130
Waterbury, CT	N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$64,280

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($34,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$32,380
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$26,300
Jacksonville, FL	$23,260
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$30,000
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$31,360
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$34,020
Port St. Lucie, FL	$24,970
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	N/A
Tallahassee, FL	$20,970
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$29,620
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	N/A
Gainesville, FL	$30,260
Ocala, FL	$28,630
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$34,200

$28,831

Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($52,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$52,920
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	N/A
Columbus, GA-AL	N/A
Macon, GA	N/A
Savannah, GA	$30,930
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$30,980

$38,277

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($39,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$39,540
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$39,540

Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($29,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$29,810
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA	N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	N/A
Dubuque, IA	N/A
Iowa City, IA	N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$26,370

$28,090

Idaho

N/A

Illinois

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

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($58,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL	N/A
Danville, IL	N/A
Decatur, IL	N/A
Kankakee, IL	N/A
Peoria, IL	N/A
Rockford, IL	$27,790
Springfield, IL	$58,100
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$42,945

Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($42,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	N/A
Evansville, IN-KY	N/A
Fort Wayne, IN	N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$42,840
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	N/A
Terre Haute, IN	N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Columbus, IN	N/A
Kokomo, IN	N/A

$42,840

Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($28,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS	N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$28,780
Manhattan, KS	N/A
Topeka, KS	N/A

$28,780

Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($31,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY	N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$31,720
Owensboro, KY	N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$31,720

Louisiana

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

Monroe, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($44,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$40,870
Lafayette, LA	N/A
Monroe, LA	$44,080
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Baton Rouge, LA	N/A
Hammond, LA	N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	N/A
Lake Charles, LA	N/A

$42,475

Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($38,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT	$38,710
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA	N/A
New Bedford, MA	N/A
Springfield, MA-CT	$32,480

$35,595

Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($45,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	N/A
California-Lexington Park, MD	N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV	N/A
Salisbury, MD-DE	$45,110
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$45,110

Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($32,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME	N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$32,480
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$32,480

Michigan

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($37,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$32,020
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$37,120
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Flint, MI	N/A
Jackson, MI	N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$37,180
Monroe, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$30,110
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$29,820

$33,250

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 ($34,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL	$34,370
Springfield, MO	$27,970
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$24,470
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Columbia, MO	N/A
Jefferson City, MO	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$24,640

$27,863

Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($40,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hattiesburg, MS	N/A
Jackson, MS	N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$40,070
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$40,070

Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($19,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT	N/A
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$19,290
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Missoula, MT	N/A

$19,290

North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($52,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$27,280
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$46,780
Raleigh, NC	$52,710
Wilmington, NC	$31,600
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Burlington, NC	N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$31,070
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$42,360
Rocky Mount, NC	N/A
Winston-Salem, NC	$25,820
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$36,803

North Dakota

N/A

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 ($35,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lincoln, NE	N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$35,680
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$35,680

New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($54,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$49,470
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$54,700
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$37,350
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$43,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$45,550

$46,090

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

N/A

Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($25,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV	$25,040
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	N/A

$25,040

New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($61,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$29,780
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$61,950
Rochester, NY	$42,330
Syracuse, NY	$38,690
Utica-Rome, NY	N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Elmira, NY	N/A
Glens Falls, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Kingston, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$43,188

Ohio

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

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($55,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$41,430
Columbus, OH	$36,890
Toledo, OH	$55,110
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$32,470
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$46,110
Dayton, OH	$25,290
Lima, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$40,160
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$33,070
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$38,816

Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($36,430) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$36,430
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lawton, OK	N/A
Oklahoma City, OK	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$36,430

Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($37,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$37,540
Salem, OR	N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Bend-Redmond, OR	N/A
Eugene, OR	N/A
Medford, OR	N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Corvallis, OR	N/A
Grants Pass, OR	N/A

$37,540

Pennsylvania

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

Lancaster, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($44,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$30,510
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$40,280
Pittsburgh, PA	$29,470
Reading, PA	$28,770
Altoona, PA	N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
Erie, PA	$39,830
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Johnstown, PA	N/A
Lancaster, PA	$44,170
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$26,580
State College, PA	N/A
Williamsport, PA	N/A
York-Hanover, PA	$28,370
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$29,380
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A

$33,040

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 ($29,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$29,470
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	N/A
Arecibo, PR	N/A
Guayama, PR	N/A
Mayaguez, PR	N/A
Ponce, PR	N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A
San German, PR	N/A

$29,470

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 ($39,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Spartanburg, SC	N/A
Columbia, SC	$34,710
Florence, SC	N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$39,900
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$27,090
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Sumter, SC	N/A

$33,900

South Dakota

N/A

Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($46,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN	N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	N/A
Knoxville, TN	$34,810
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$36,610
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$46,870
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Clarksville, TN-KY	N/A
Cleveland, TN	N/A
Johnson City, TN	N/A
Morristown, TN	N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$24,040

$35,583

Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($51,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	N/A
Corpus Christi, TX	$26,730
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$51,250
Killeen-Temple, TX	$40,160
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$38,550
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Amarillo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX	N/A
El Paso, TX	$27,830
Laredo, TX	N/A
Longview, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	$36,160
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	N/A
San Angelo, TX	N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A
Tyler, TX	$35,360
Victoria, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	$34,310
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$36,294

Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($36,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT	$36,840
Salt Lake City, UT	N/A
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$23,900
St. George, UT	N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$30,370

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 ($44,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	N/A
Roanoke, VA	N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$44,460
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Lynchburg, VA	N/A
Richmond, VA	N/A
Winchester, VA-WV	N/A

$44,460

Vermont

N/A

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($52,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$52,590
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Kennewick-Richland, WA	N/A
Longview, WA	N/A
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	N/A
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	N/A
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$52,170
Walla Walla, WA	N/A
Wenatchee, WA	N/A
Yakima, WA	N/A
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	N/A

$52,380

Wisconsin

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

Green Bay, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($42,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$35,800
Madison, WI	$41,980
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$34,370
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eau Claire, WI	N/A
Fond du Lac, WI	N/A
Green Bay, WI	$42,420
Janesville-Beloit, WI	N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	N/A
Racine, WI	N/A
Sheboygan, WI	N/A
Wausau, WI	N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$38,643

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.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$40,730
Morgantown, WV	$41,850
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
Charleston, WV	$38,010
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$33,630

$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.

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

$41,323

5 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree. For a master's degree, the average salary median is $63,628. For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $52,462. For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $38,103.

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.29

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
Art Educator
Art History Professor
Art Instructor
Art Professor
Arts and Crafts Instructor
Arts Teacher
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Ballet Professor
Ballet Teacher
Band Teacher
Baton Teacher
Ceramics Teacher
Choir Teacher
Choral Teacher
College Faculty Member
College Professor
Dance Instructor
Dance Professor
Dancing Teacher
Digital Arts Instructor
Drama Professor
Drama Teacher
Dramatic Art Teacher
Dramatic Coach
Elementary Art Instructor
Fine Arts Professor
Fine Arts Teacher
Graphic Design Professor
Guitar Teacher
Instructor
Lighting Design Lecturer
Makeup Artistry Instructor
Media Arts Professor
Music Educator
Music Instructor
Music Professor
Music Theory Professor
Music Theory Teacher
Orchestra Teacher
Organ Teacher
Photography Professor
Photography Teacher
Piano Pedagogy Professor
Piano Performance Professor
Piano Professor
Piano Teacher
Professor
Scene Design Lecturer
Singing Teacher
Stagecraft Professor
Stagecraft Teacher
Theater Professor
Theater Teacher
University Faculty Member
Violin Teacher
Visual Arts Instructor
Vocal Teacher
Voice Professor
Voice Teacher
Woodshop Instructor

US Salary Median: $62,378
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Master's

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.

Salary Ratio: 0.7

Common Job Titles

Accounting Teacher
Algebra Teacher
Art Educator
Art Instructor
Art Teacher
Arts and Crafts Teacher
Athletic Instructor
Athletics Teacher
Ballet Teacher
Band Teacher
Bilingual Teacher
Biology Teacher
Business Teacher
Ceramics Teacher
Chemical Educator
Chemistry Teacher
Choir Teacher
Choral Teacher
Classroom Teacher
Computer Science Teacher
Computer Technology Instructor
Economics Teacher
Educator
English Instructor
English Teacher
ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor)
ESL Teacher (English as a Second Language Teacher)
Exercise Teacher
Foreign Language Teacher
French Teacher
Geometry Teacher
Guitar Teacher
Gym Teacher
Gymnasium Teacher
Health and Physical Education Teacher
Health Teacher
Hebrew Teacher
High School Biology Teacher
High School Coach
High School English Teacher
High School French Teacher
High School History Teacher
High School Mathematics Teacher (High School Math Teacher)
High School Physical Education Teacher
High School Science Teacher
High School Spanish Teacher
High School Teacher
History Teacher
Home Teacher
Language Arts Teacher
Language Instructor
Language Teacher
Manual Arts Teacher
Manual Training Teacher
Mathematics Instructor (Math Instructor)
Mathematics Teacher (Math Teacher)
Military Science Instructor
Montessori Teacher
Music Educator
Music Instructor
Music Teacher
Music Theory Teacher
Orchestra Teacher
Organ Teacher
Physical Education Instructor (PE Instructor)
Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher)
Physical Fitness Teacher
Physics Teacher
Piano Teacher
Public Speaking Teacher
Religion Teacher
Science Teacher
Secondary History Teacher
Secondary Teacher
Sewing Teacher
Singing Teacher
Social Science Teacher
Social Studies Teacher
Spanish Teacher
Speech Teacher
Sports Teacher
Substitute Teacher
Teacher
Theater Teacher
Trigonometry Teacher
Typing Teacher
Violin Teacher
Vocal Teacher
Voice Teacher
World History Teacher
World Language Teacher

US Salary Median: $59,341
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Craft Artists

Create or reproduce handmade objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.

Salary Ratio: 0.44

Common Job Titles

Art Objects Repairer
Artisan
Artist
Calligrapher
Ceramic Artist
Ceramics Artist
China Painter
Colorer
Colorist
Copyist
Craft Worker
Crafter
Crafts Worker
Craftsman
Creative Designer
Creative Sculptor
Designer
Fiber Artist
Fiber Designer
Fine Craft Artist
Flag Decorator
Frame Stylist
Furniture Artist
Furniture Maker
Furniture Reproducer
Glass Artist
Glass Blower
Goldsmith
Guitar Maker
Hand Potter
Hand-Weaver
Industrial Craftsman
Inker
Instrument Designer
Ivory Carver
Luthier
Memorial Designer
Metal Arts Production Artist
Metal Crafts Artist
Modeler
Music Autographer
Music Grapher
Opaquer
Ornamental Metalwork Designer
Painter
Picture Copyist
Quilter
Residential Craftsman
Skilled Craftsman
Taxidermist
Toy Maker
Wood Crafter

US Salary Median: $39,999
Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.

Salary Ratio: 0.44

Common Job Titles

3D Artist (Three Dimensional Artist)
3D Artist (Three-Dimensional Artist)
Animated Cartoons Painter
Artist
Automotive Artist
Balloon Artist
Blacksmith
Book Illustrator
Card Painter
Caricature Artist
Cartoon Artist
Cartoonist
Color Artist
Comic Artist
Comic Book Artist
Comic Book Designer
Comic Illustrator
Commercial Artist
Commercial Illustrator
Commercial Retoucher
Concept Artist
Concrete Sculptor
Crayon Painter
Custom Motorcycle Painter
Delineator
Editorial Cartoonist
Exhibit Artist
Fashion Artist
Fashion Illustrator
Fine Artist
Forensic Artist
Freelance Artist
Fresco Artist
Glass Artist
Histological Illustrator
Ice Carver
Ice Sculptor
Illustrator
Landscape Artist
Landscape Painter
Manga Artist
Medical Artist
Medical Illustrator
Motion Pictures Cartoonist
Multimedia Illustrator
Mural Painter
Muralist
Newspaper Illustrator
Non-Representational Metal Sculptor
Oil Painter
Painter
Pattern Illustrator
Picture Painter
Police Artist
Political Cartoonist
Portrait Artist
Portrait Painter
Printmaker
Production Illustrator
Quick Sketch Artist
Reproduction Artist
Scene Painter
Scenic Artist
Scientific Artist
Scientific Illustrator
Sculptor
Set Illustrator
Silhouette Artist
Sketch Artist
Sports Cartoonist
Stained Glass Artist
Stained Glass Painter
Statuary Painter
Statue Maker
Suspect Artist
Tattoo Designer
Technical Artist
Technical Illustrator
Texture Artist
Visual Artist
Water Colorist
Watercolor Artist

US Salary Median: $45,376
Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Photographers

Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects. May use lighting equipment to enhance a subject's appearance. May use editing software to produce finished images and prints. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists.

Salary Ratio: 0.89

Common Job Titles

Advertising Photographer
Aerial Photographer
Biological Photographer
Biomedical Photographer
Commercial Photographer
Crime Scene Photographer
Digital Photographer
Fashion Photographer
Finish Photographer
Food Photographer
Forensic Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Graduation Photographer
Industrial Photographer
Marine Photographer
Medical Photographer
Nature Photographer
Newborn Photographer
News Photographer
Newspaper Photographer
Newspaper Photojournalist
Ophthalmic Photographer
Photo Editor
Photo Journalist
Photo-Optics Technician
Photographer
Photographic Specialist
Photojournalist
Portrait Photographer
Real Estate Photographer
School Photographer
Scientific Photographer
Sports Photographer
Still Photographer
Street Photographer
Studio Photographer
Underwater Photographer
Wedding Photographer
Wildlife Photographer

US Salary Median: $40,111
Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Associate's

Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $14,673 per year (or $19,604 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $29,346 to earn a master's (or $39,208 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($72,296 if you're in-state, $94,292 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $18,074 per year (or $23,573 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $72,296 to earn a bachelor's (or $94,292 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $18,074 per year (or $23,573 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $36,148 to earn an associate's (or $47,146 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate General Art & Art Studies Degrees

Sinte Gleska University

E. Highway 18, 101 Antelope Lake Circle - Mission, SD

Out-of-state cost: $3,154/year
In-state cost: $3,154/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Brigham Young University-Idaho

525 S Center - Rexburg, ID

Out-of-state cost: $4,300/year
In-state cost: $4,300/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Brigham Young University-Hawaii

55-220 Kulanui Street - Laie, HI

Out-of-state cost: $5,890/year
In-state cost: $5,890/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

Out-of-state cost: $5,970/year
In-state cost: $5,970/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Chadron State College

1000 Main St - Chadron, NE

Out-of-state cost: $7,188/year
In-state cost: $7,160/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Peru State College

600 Hoyt Street - Peru, NE

Out-of-state cost: $7,764/year
In-state cost: $7,764/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Bellevue University

1000 Galvin Rd S - Bellevue, NE

Out-of-state cost: $7,851/year
In-state cost: $7,851/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Minot State University

500 University Ave W - Minot, ND

Out-of-state cost: $7,896/year
In-state cost: $7,896/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Oklahoma Panhandle State University

323 Eagle Ave - Goodwell, OK

Out-of-state cost: $8,128/year
In-state cost: $7,384/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Western Carolina University

Highway 107 - Cullowhee, NC

Out-of-state cost: $8,285/year
In-state cost: $4,285/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

ENMU Station 2, 1500 S Ave K - Portales, NM

Out-of-state cost: $8,568/year
In-state cost: $6,528/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

1425 Newark Rd - Zanesville, OH