Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Astronomy Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A general program that focuses on the planetary, galactic, and stellar phenomena occurring in outer space. Includes instruction in celestial mechanics, cosmology, stellar physics, galactic evolution, quasars, stellar distribution and motion, interstellar medium, atomic and molecular constituents of astronomical phenomena, planetary science, solar system evolution, and specific methodologies such as optical astronomy, radioastronomy, and theoretical astronomy.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields. Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $74,761
"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.): 9.18%
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: 2-4 years

Education Costs

Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $32,356/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $23,361/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $33,417/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $24,924/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $32,766/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $23,965/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: $74,761

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($146,016) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($93,720).

Fairbanks, AK	$93,720
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$88,426

$91,073

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($60,430).

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$53,320
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$57,420
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$49,260
Decatur, AL	$60,430
Dothan, AL	$59,385
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$55,640
Gadsden, AL	$57,040
Huntsville, AL	$59,050
Mobile, AL	$55,130
Montgomery, AL	$54,195
Tuscaloosa, AL	$56,175
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$49,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$53,360
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$53,975
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$54,555

$55,215

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($73,690).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$73,690
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$49,670
Hot Springs, AR	$50,980
Jonesboro, AR	$45,700
Pine Bluff, AR	$67,655
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$48,290
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$49,330
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$49,085
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$49,055

$56,570

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($117,783).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$103,970
Tucson, AZ	$117,783
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$94,640

$106,696

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($185,128).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$157,510
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$142,315
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$135,205
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$183,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$174,775
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$185,128
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$155,170
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$107,710
Santa Rosa, CA	$116,750
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$137,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$100,340
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$123,630

$146,016

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($130,190).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$130,190
Fort Collins, CO	$127,768

$128,806

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($116,496).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$104,626
New Haven, CT	$116,496
Danbury, CT	$64,315
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$78,450
Waterbury, CT	$68,130
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$63,555

$91,917

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($98,008).

Gainesville, FL	$81,375
Jacksonville, FL	$83,655
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$83,748
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$71,210
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$80,940
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$98,008
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$82,960
Tallahassee, FL	$61,203
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$95,348
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$82,363
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$61,468
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$51,780
Homosassa Springs, FL	$55,430
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$54,610
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$57,520
Ocala, FL	$49,010
Panama City, FL	$60,340
Port St. Lucie, FL	$64,040
Punta Gorda, FL	$45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$53,700
Sebring, FL	$48,230
The Villages, FL	$72,540

$75,262

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($97,434).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$97,434
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$83,052
Savannah, GA	$81,080
Brunswick, GA	$57,975
Columbus, GA-AL	$54,910
Dalton, GA	$49,285
Gainesville, GA	$41,690
Hinesville, GA	$48,715
Macon, GA	$43,115
Rome, GA	$58,240
Valdosta, GA	$52,300
Warner Robins, GA	$52,830
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$52,070
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$55,405
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$48,120
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$51,560
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$57,360

$64,229

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($98,068).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$98,068
Urban Honolulu, HI	$70,910

$92,636

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($115,134).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$115,134
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$83,516
Iowa City, IA	$91,315
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$76,674
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$105,394
Cedar Rapids, IA	$52,920
Dubuque, IA	$45,350
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$52,895
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$53,245
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$51,140
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$47,935

$79,884

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($70,902).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$70,902
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$43,660
Idaho Falls, ID	$48,005
Lewiston, ID-WA	$45,995
Pocatello, ID	$50,980
Twin Falls, ID	$42,740
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$45,340

$53,409

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($81,080).

Peoria, IL	$81,080
Carbondale-Marion, IL	$61,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$60,700
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$71,210
Danville, IL	$66,460
Decatur, IL	$46,790
Kankakee, IL	$73,800
Rockford, IL	$57,840
Springfield, IL	$69,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$66,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$55,880
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$56,350
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$59,410

$66,907

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($59,928).

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$59,928
Columbus, IN	$49,980
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$58,760
Evansville, IN-KY	$57,640
Fort Wayne, IN	$51,960
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$57,825
Kokomo, IN	$49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$57,325
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$46,015
Muncie, IN	$54,050
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$54,490
Terre Haute, IN	$55,235
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$46,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$47,275

$54,095

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($76,040).

Manhattan, KS	$72,258
Topeka, KS	$70,056
Wichita, KS	$76,040
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$67,880

$71,559

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($89,784).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$89,784
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$60,698
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$56,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$52,850
Owensboro, KY	$49,710
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$52,785
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$53,370
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$50,230

$62,886

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($86,390).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$86,390
Baton Rouge, LA	$55,285
Hammond, LA	$53,360
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$53,155
Lafayette, LA	$54,505
Lake Charles, LA	$53,730
Monroe, LA	$46,480
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$57,990
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$50,055
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$47,540
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$49,430

$59,000

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($165,880).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$165,880
Springfield, MA-CT	$114,228
Worcester, MA-CT	$124,420
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$70,250
New Bedford, MA	$70,060
Pittsfield, MA	$77,510
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$65,990

$118,870

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($94,386).

Salisbury, MD-DE	$94,386
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$79,986
California-Lexington Park, MD	$71,200
Cumberland, MD-WV	$65,380
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$58,045

$78,819

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($106,226).

Portland-South Portland, ME	$106,226
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$80,512
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$84,138
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$55,395

$86,186

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($105,980).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$105,980
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$86,364
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$92,323
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$83,650
Flint, MI	$70,950
Jackson, MI	$63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$75,260
Midland, MI	$86,060
Monroe, MI	$80,860
Muskegon, MI	$55,870
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$62,810
Saginaw, MI	$65,510
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$61,080
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$66,100
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$61,020

$82,446

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($119,115).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$119,115
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$97,535
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$70,150
Rochester, MN	$70,930
St. Cloud, MN	$65,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$59,130
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$56,070
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$64,480

$89,506

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($98,434).

Kansas City, MO-KS	$98,434
St. Louis, MO-IL	$80,770
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$70,164
Columbia, MO	$59,850
Jefferson City, MO	$55,220
Joplin, MO	$50,295
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$49,450
Springfield, MO	$47,580
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$47,245
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$49,685
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$53,065

$67,059

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($88,602).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$88,602
Hattiesburg, MS	$51,680
Jackson, MS	$47,770
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$48,545
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$46,205
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$53,210

$62,522

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($78,604).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$78,604
Great Falls, MT	$45,680
Missoula, MT	$43,085
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$43,360
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$44,560

$57,415

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($139,428).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$139,428
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$109,095
Raleigh, NC	$126,488
Wilmington, NC	$105,530
Winston-Salem, NC	$113,630
Burlington, NC	$61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$63,160
Fayetteville, NC	$72,120
Goldsboro, NC	$63,550
Greenville, NC	$51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$53,900
Jacksonville, NC	$65,250
New Bern, NC	$61,840
Rocky Mount, NC	$53,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$54,920
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$50,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$57,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$55,370

$95,192

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($57,935).

Fargo, ND-MN	$54,895
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$57,935
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$57,635
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$53,710

$56,044

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($73,560).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$73,560
Lincoln, NE	$53,690
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$45,545
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$49,750
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$52,225

$59,248

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($76,270).

Manchester, NH	$72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$68,100
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$65,690

$68,412

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($116,116).

Ocean City, NJ	$86,802
Trenton, NJ	$116,116
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$93,726

$98,881

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($80,204).

Santa Fe, NM	$73,622
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$80,204
Farmington, NM	$57,290
Las Cruces, NM	$60,485
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$73,155

$71,937

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($95,804).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$95,804
Reno, NV	$84,866
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$59,105

$85,130

New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($150,392).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$108,960
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$150,392
Rochester, NY	$134,264
Syracuse, NY	$116,312
Binghamton, NY	$62,330
Elmira, NY	$73,620
Glens Falls, NY	$71,250
Ithaca, NY	$59,790
Kingston, NY	$71,610
Utica-Rome, NY	$68,430
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$63,440
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$58,510
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$59,880
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$59,770

$105,102

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($117,898).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$117,193
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$108,273
Columbus, OH	$103,990
Dayton, OH	$117,898
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$110,410
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$86,353
Canton-Massillon, OH	$63,690
Lima, OH	$59,850
Mansfield, OH	$61,030
Springfield, OH	$65,790
Toledo, OH	$65,570
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$57,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$64,270
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$66,020

$96,242

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($90,590).

Tulsa, OK	$90,590
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$89,820
Lawton, OK	$55,340
Oklahoma City, OK	$55,125
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$53,305
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$51,960
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$46,275

$71,303

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($112,658).

Corvallis, OR	$109,238
Eugene, OR	$91,428
Medford, OR	$82,990
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$112,658
Salem, OR	$96,225
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$83,165
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$85,985
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$88,480
Bend-Redmond, OR	$62,690
Grants Pass, OR	$49,020

$91,541

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($126,016).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$99,235
Lancaster, PA	$81,355
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$126,016
Pittsburgh, PA	$92,186
Reading, PA	$95,270
Altoona, PA	$56,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$61,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$56,670
East Stroudsburg, PA	$62,270
Erie, PA	$67,900
Gettysburg, PA	$55,190
Johnstown, PA	$55,080
Lebanon, PA	$75,210
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$55,870
State College, PA	$65,520
Williamsport, PA	$62,110
York-Hanover, PA	$60,900
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$59,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$60,300
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$61,050

$84,321

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($72,760).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$72,760
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$34,530
Arecibo, PR	$35,080
Mayaguez, PR	$39,560
Ponce, PR	$32,280
San German, PR	$33,425
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$37,165
Guayama, PR	$29,920

$45,433

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($72,210).

Columbia, SC	$68,982
Florence, SC	$51,054
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$72,210
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$54,205
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$55,500
Spartanburg, SC	$57,565
Sumter, SC	$52,790
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$49,505
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$52,480
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$49,650

$58,780

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($52,735).

Sioux Falls, SD	$52,735
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$44,700
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$46,115

$47,850

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($110,990).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$110,990
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$94,923
Clarksville, TN-KY	$64,300
Cleveland, TN	$53,760
Jackson, TN	$55,450
Johnson City, TN	$68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$64,330
Knoxville, TN	$67,380
Morristown, TN	$61,920
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$50,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$65,520

$77,920

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($118,110).

College Station-Bryan, TX	$101,660
Corpus Christi, TX	$110,060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$113,615
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$116,275
Killeen-Temple, TX	$107,810
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$103,380
Midland, TX	$113,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$117,640
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$118,110

$111,263

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($80,010).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$79,842
Provo-Orem, UT	$80,010
Salt Lake City, UT	$77,456
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$67,158
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$57,818
St. George, UT	$45,010

$70,424

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($112,775).

Lynchburg, VA	$70,713
Richmond, VA	$112,775
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$100,678
Charlottesville, VA	$65,700
Harrisonburg, VA	$67,040
Roanoke, VA	$62,910
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$60,330
Winchester, VA-WV	$60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$59,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$65,270
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$98,730
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$58,760

$82,641

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($78,016).

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$78,016
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$56,730

$71,934

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($133,135).

Kennewick-Richland, WA	$123,573
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$108,978
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$133,135
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$100,530
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$100,305
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$77,140
Longview, WA	$69,610
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$65,950
Walla Walla, WA	$68,780
Wenatchee, WA	$56,380
Yakima, WA	$63,490
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$52,840

$100,751

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($98,158).

Madison, WI	$98,158
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$88,053
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$88,455
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$92,848
Eau Claire, WI	$62,820
Fond du Lac, WI	$60,360
Green Bay, WI	$55,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$74,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$60,980
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$71,330
Racine, WI	$72,020
Sheboygan, WI	$60,590
Wausau, WI	$53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$53,540
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$53,980

$79,602

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($93,106).

Morgantown, WV	$93,106
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$83,302
Charleston, WV	$48,705
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$51,995
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$51,010
Wheeling, WV-OH	$55,340
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$49,840
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$49,430

$68,821

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($75,522).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$75,522
Cheyenne, WY	$60,735
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$54,945

$67,663

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $112,013

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New York ($157,865) in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($110,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	$110,510
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$105,050

$107,780

Alabama

N/A

Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($88,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$88,290
Fort Smith, AR-OK	N/A
Hot Springs, AR	N/A
Jonesboro, AR	N/A
Pine Bluff, AR	N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$88,290

Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($119,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$103,970
Tucson, AZ	$119,750
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$94,640

$106,120

California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($203,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$157,510
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$160,040
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$137,090
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$183,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$203,020
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$189,900
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$155,170
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$107,710
Santa Rosa, CA	$116,750
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$137,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$100,340
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	N/A

$149,862

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($130,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$130,190
Fort Collins, CO	$130,040

$130,115

Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($146,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$127,340
New Haven, CT	$146,500
Danbury, CT	N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	N/A
Waterbury, CT	N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$136,920

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($107,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL	$91,230
Jacksonville, FL	$92,270
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$89,190
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$75,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$88,700
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$107,160
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$90,750
Tallahassee, FL	$65,400
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$90,720
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$91,240
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$66,100
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL	N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	N/A
Ocala, FL	N/A
Panama City, FL	N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL	N/A
Punta Gorda, FL	N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	N/A
Sebring, FL	N/A
The Villages, FL	N/A

$86,172

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 ($122,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$122,640
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$99,750
Savannah, GA	$97,310
Brunswick, GA	N/A
Columbus, GA-AL	N/A
Dalton, GA	N/A
Gainesville, GA	N/A
Hinesville, GA	N/A
Macon, GA	N/A
Rome, GA	N/A
Valdosta, GA	N/A
Warner Robins, GA	N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A

$106,567

Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($112,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$112,880
Urban Honolulu, HI	N/A

$112,880

Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($150,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$150,600
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$102,070
Iowa City, IA	$102,130
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$95,800
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$144,200
Cedar Rapids, IA	N/A
Dubuque, IA	N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$118,960

Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($86,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$86,950
Coeur d'Alene, ID	N/A
Idaho Falls, ID	N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA	N/A
Pocatello, ID	N/A
Twin Falls, ID	N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$86,950

Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($85,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL	$85,180
Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL	N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	N/A
Danville, IL	N/A
Decatur, IL	N/A
Kankakee, IL	N/A
Rockford, IL	N/A
Springfield, IL	N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$85,180

Indiana

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

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($65,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$65,360
Columbus, IN	N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	N/A
Evansville, IN-KY	N/A
Fort Wayne, IN	N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	N/A
Kokomo, 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
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$65,360

Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	$84,730
Topeka, KS	$83,130
Wichita, KS	$91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$79,990

$84,950

Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($112,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$112,520
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$67,200
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY	N/A
Owensboro, KY	N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$89,860

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($106,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$106,450
Baton Rouge, LA	N/A
Hammond, LA	N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	N/A
Lafayette, LA	N/A
Lake Charles, 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

$106,450

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 ($193,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$193,060
Springfield, MA-CT	$129,060
Worcester, MA-CT	$142,230
Leominster-Gardner, MA	N/A
New Bedford, MA	N/A
Pittsfield, MA	N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$154,783

Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($115,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE	$115,580
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$97,860
California-Lexington Park, MD	N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV	N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	N/A

$106,720

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($137,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME	$137,940
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$100,340
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$105,370
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	N/A

$114,550

Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($120,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$120,210
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$94,290
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$100,890
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$91,310
Flint, MI	N/A
Jackson, MI	N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	N/A
Midland, MI	N/A
Monroe, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	N/A
Saginaw, 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

$101,675

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 ($133,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$133,170
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$109,470
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	N/A
Rochester, MN	N/A
St. Cloud, MN	N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$121,320

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($127,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	$127,060
St. Louis, MO-IL	$99,360
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$81,840
Columbia, MO	N/A
Jefferson City, MO	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
Springfield, MO	N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$102,753

Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($115,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$115,970
Hattiesburg, MS	N/A
Jackson, MS	N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$115,970

Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($97,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$97,180
Great Falls, MT	N/A
Missoula, MT	N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$97,180

North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($163,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$163,050
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$124,720
Raleigh, NC	$146,760
Wilmington, NC	$121,820
Winston-Salem, NC	$132,050
Burlington, NC	N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	N/A
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Goldsboro, NC	N/A
Greenville, NC	N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	N/A
Jacksonville, NC	N/A
New Bern, NC	N/A
Rocky Mount, NC	N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$137,680

North Dakota

N/A

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 ($82,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$82,790
Lincoln, NE	N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$82,790

New Hampshire

N/A

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 ($141,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$106,620
Trenton, NJ	$141,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$112,630

$120,237

New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($99,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM	$84,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$99,740
Farmington, NM	N/A
Las Cruces, NM	N/A
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$92,250

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 ($120,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$120,110
Reno, NV	$105,620
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$112,865

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 ($184,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$130,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$184,740
Rochester, NY	$175,030
Syracuse, NY	$141,570
Binghamton, NY	N/A
Elmira, NY	N/A
Glens Falls, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Kingston, NY	N/A
Utica-Rome, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$157,865

Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($134,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$134,920
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$123,120
Columbus, OH	$116,470
Dayton, OH	$130,420
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$125,810
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$92,560
Canton-Massillon, OH	N/A
Lima, OH	N/A
Mansfield, OH	N/A
Springfield, OH	N/A
Toledo, OH	N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$120,550

Oklahoma

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

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($114,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$112,510
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$114,240
Lawton, OK	N/A
Oklahoma City, OK	N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$113,375

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 ($127,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR	$126,590
Eugene, OR	$101,610
Medford, OR	$91,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$127,210
Salem, OR	$103,540
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$92,070
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$98,680
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$101,510
Bend-Redmond, OR	N/A
Grants Pass, OR	N/A

$105,306

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($152,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$109,960
Lancaster, PA	$92,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$152,710
Pittsburgh, PA	$104,620
Reading, PA	$110,460
Altoona, PA	N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Erie, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Johnstown, 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

$113,992

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 ($97,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$97,320
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	N/A
Arecibo, PR	N/A
Mayaguez, PR	N/A
Ponce, PR	N/A
San German, PR	N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Guayama, PR	N/A

$97,320

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 ($86,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$79,290
Florence, SC	$51,660
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$86,000
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	N/A
Spartanburg, SC	N/A
Sumter, SC	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

$72,317

South Dakota

N/A

Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($127,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$127,060
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$106,440
Clarksville, TN-KY	N/A
Cleveland, TN	N/A
Jackson, TN	N/A
Johnson City, TN	N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	N/A
Knoxville, TN	N/A
Morristown, TN	N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$116,750

Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($128,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX	$90,270
Corpus Christi, TX	$110,060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$123,270
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$128,790
Killeen-Temple, TX	$107,810
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$103,380
Midland, TX	$113,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$117,640
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$118,110

$112,543

Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($99,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$99,750
Provo-Orem, UT	$97,440
Salt Lake City, UT	$94,030
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$80,210
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$67,910
St. George, UT	N/A

$87,868

Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($128,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA	$72,420
Richmond, VA	$128,990
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$110,000
Charlottesville, VA	N/A
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Roanoke, VA	N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	N/A
Winchester, VA-WV	N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$103,803

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($90,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$90,880
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$90,880

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($151,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kennewick-Richland, WA	$135,530
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$119,670
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$151,470
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$112,700
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$112,710
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	N/A
Longview, WA	N/A
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	N/A
Walla Walla, WA	N/A
Wenatchee, WA	N/A
Yakima, WA	N/A
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$126,416

Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($109,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI	$109,370
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$95,170
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$99,290
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$105,400
Eau Claire, WI	N/A
Fond du Lac, WI	N/A
Green Bay, WI	N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI	N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	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

$102,308

West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($118,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV	$118,610
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$106,450
Charleston, WV	N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH	N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	N/A

$112,530

Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($89,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$89,510
Cheyenne, WY	N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$89,510

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $61,634

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($170,810) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($72,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK	$70,310
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$72,020

$71,165

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$52,850
Decatur, AL	$68,170
Dothan, AL	$72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$58,890
Gadsden, AL	$66,580
Huntsville, AL	$67,830
Mobile, AL	$61,580
Montgomery, AL	$57,440
Tuscaloosa, AL	$58,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$50,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$57,760
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$58,180

$60,257

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($92,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$54,780
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$56,450
Hot Springs, AR	$54,660
Jonesboro, AR	$50,500
Pine Bluff, AR	$92,070
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$52,840
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$55,930
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$54,680
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$56,010

$58,658

Arizona

N/A

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($170,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$170,810
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	N/A

$170,810

Colorado

N/A

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$78,620
New Haven, CT	$76,440
Danbury, CT	$66,720
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$94,770
Waterbury, CT	$75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$65,190

$76,263

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($73,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL	$51,810
Jacksonville, FL	$57,810
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$67,420
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$59,450
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$57,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$70,550
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$59,590
Tallahassee, FL	$48,610
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$55,730
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$47,570
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$51,780
Homosassa Springs, FL	$55,430
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$54,610
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$57,520
Ocala, FL	$49,010
Panama City, FL	$60,340
Port St. Lucie, FL	$64,040
Punta Gorda, FL	$45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$53,700
Sebring, FL	$48,230
The Villages, FL	$72,540

$57,353

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($68,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$68,330
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$68,770
Savannah, GA	$64,010
Brunswick, GA	$53,900
Columbus, GA-AL	$62,260
Dalton, GA	$52,590
Gainesville, GA	$31,610
Hinesville, GA	$64,290
Macon, GA	$43,150
Rome, GA	$63,960
Valdosta, GA	$57,970
Warner Robins, GA	$64,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$51,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$61,350
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$52,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$58,360
Athens-Clarke County, GA	N/A

$57,363

Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($70,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$53,630
Urban Honolulu, HI	$70,910

$62,270

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($78,870) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$78,870
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$65,140
Iowa City, IA	$58,870
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$56,650
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$53,120
Cedar Rapids, IA	$64,050
Dubuque, IA	$50,130
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$56,750
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$53,830

$59,223

Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($63,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$44,680
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$54,910
Idaho Falls, ID	$63,820
Lewiston, ID-WA	$52,540
Pocatello, ID	$51,910
Twin Falls, ID	$47,060
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$47,530

$51,779

Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($73,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL	$68,780
Carbondale-Marion, IL	$61,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$60,700
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$71,210
Danville, IL	$66,460
Decatur, IL	$46,790
Kankakee, IL	$73,800
Rockford, IL	$57,840
Springfield, IL	$69,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$66,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$55,880
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$56,350
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$59,410

$62,690

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($74,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$64,970
Columbus, IN	$58,760
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$74,940
Evansville, IN-KY	$72,620
Fort Wayne, IN	$60,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$68,400
Kokomo, IN	$49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$58,580
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$48,910
Muncie, IN	$58,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$54,490
Terre Haute, IN	$63,590
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$55,260
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$51,150

$60,013

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($60,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	$51,310
Topeka, KS	$54,120
Wichita, KS	$60,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$59,430

$56,240

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$62,830
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$50,880
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$56,480
Owensboro, KY	$51,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$57,270
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$52,910

$56,573

Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($68,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$65,210
Baton Rouge, LA	$64,420
Hammond, LA	$63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$62,800
Lafayette, LA	$65,180
Lake Charles, LA	$62,210
Monroe, LA	$49,750
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$57,090

$60,702

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($84,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$84,340
Springfield, MA-CT	$69,730
Worcester, MA-CT	$70,990
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$70,250
New Bedford, MA	$70,060
Pittsfield, MA	$77,510
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$65,990

$72,696

Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($88,180) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE	$62,090
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$54,880
California-Lexington Park, MD	$88,180
Cumberland, MD-WV	$74,170
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$61,390

$68,142

Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME	$66,850
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$61,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$58,270
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$71,200

$64,368

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,060) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$63,290
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$65,030
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$66,620
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$60,670
Flint, MI	$70,950
Jackson, MI	$63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$75,260
Midland, MI	$86,060
Monroe, MI	$80,860
Muskegon, MI	$55,870
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$62,810
Saginaw, MI	$65,510
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$61,080
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$66,100
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$61,020

$66,965

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($76,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$76,950
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$61,730
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$70,150
Rochester, MN	$70,930
St. Cloud, MN	$65,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$59,130
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$56,070
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$64,480

$65,646

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($67,650) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	$65,530
St. Louis, MO-IL	$60,480
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$60,770
Columbia, MO	$59,850
Jefferson City, MO	$67,390
Joplin, MO	$59,280
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$55,760
Springfield, MO	$52,040
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$54,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$59,600
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$67,650

$60,247

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,860) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$52,940
Hattiesburg, MS	$59,670
Jackson, MS	$52,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$56,210
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$52,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$66,860

$56,680

Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$57,480
Great Falls, MT	$59,210
Missoula, MT	$51,100
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$49,020
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$55,610

$54,484

North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($72,120) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$68,560
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$62,220
Raleigh, NC	$65,670
Wilmington, NC	$56,660
Winston-Salem, NC	$58,370
Burlington, NC	$61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$63,160
Fayetteville, NC	$72,120
Goldsboro, NC	$63,550
Greenville, NC	$51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$53,900
Jacksonville, NC	$65,250
New Bern, NC	$61,840
Rocky Mount, NC	$53,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$54,920
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$50,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$57,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$55,370

$59,784

North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($67,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$58,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$67,530
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$61,090

$63,170

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($66,160) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$66,160
Lincoln, NE	$52,900
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$48,750
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$53,010
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$57,100

$55,584

New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,270) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$68,100
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$65,690

$68,412

New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($93,870) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$66,070
Trenton, NJ	$93,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$71,270

$77,070

New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($103,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM	$62,810
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$58,190
Farmington, NM	$64,710
Las Cruces, NM	$63,360
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$103,510

$70,516

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($65,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$65,010
Reno, NV	$62,560
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$64,000

$63,857

New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($78,580) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$59,530
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$78,580
Rochester, NY	$61,370
Syracuse, NY	$65,250
Binghamton, NY	$62,330
Elmira, NY	$73,620
Glens Falls, NY	$71,250
Ithaca, NY	$59,790
Kingston, NY	$71,610
Utica-Rome, NY	$68,430
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$63,440
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$58,510
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$59,000
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$59,770

$65,177

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($80,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$64,010
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$63,730
Columbus, OH	$66,550
Dayton, OH	$80,330
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$64,210
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$67,730
Canton-Massillon, OH	$63,690
Lima, OH	$59,850
Mansfield, OH	$61,030
Springfield, OH	$65,790
Toledo, OH	$65,570
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$57,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$64,270
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$66,020

$64,988

Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK	$70,530
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$62,290
Lawton, OK	$70,410
Oklahoma City, OK	$65,830
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$66,650
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$53,190

$64,366

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($74,280) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR	$57,180
Eugene, OR	$60,880
Medford, OR	$58,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$69,000
Salem, OR	$74,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$56,450
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$47,900
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$49,390
Bend-Redmond, OR	$62,690
Grants Pass, OR	$49,020

$58,503

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($78,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$67,060
Lancaster, PA	$48,790
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$78,610
Pittsburgh, PA	$58,160
Reading, PA	$61,030
Altoona, PA	$56,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$61,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$56,670
East Stroudsburg, PA	$62,270
Erie, PA	$67,900
Gettysburg, PA	$55,190
Johnstown, PA	$55,080
Lebanon, PA	$75,210
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$55,870
State College, PA	$65,520
Williamsport, PA	$62,110
York-Hanover, PA	$60,900
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$59,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$60,300
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$61,050

$61,407

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($41,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$41,390
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$37,860
Arecibo, PR	$36,770
Mayaguez, PR	$41,530
Ponce, PR	$32,360
San German, PR	$35,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$41,090
Guayama, PR	N/A

$38,090

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,120) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$55,660
Florence, SC	$57,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$57,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$62,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$69,120
Spartanburg, SC	$63,860
Sumter, SC	$60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$54,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$59,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$57,000

$59,730

South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($62,640) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD	$62,640
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$47,010
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$54,210

$54,620

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$62,780
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$60,370
Clarksville, TN-KY	$64,300
Cleveland, TN	$53,760
Jackson, TN	$55,450
Johnson City, TN	$68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$64,330
Knoxville, TN	$67,380
Morristown, TN	$61,920
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$50,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$65,520

$59,998

Texas

N/A

Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$64,450
Provo-Orem, UT	$57,810
Salt Lake City, UT	$58,790
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$53,130
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$44,990
St. George, UT	$43,250

$53,737

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($98,730) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA	$65,590
Richmond, VA	$64,130
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$72,710
Charlottesville, VA	$65,700
Harrisonburg, VA	$67,040
Roanoke, VA	$62,910
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$60,330
Winchester, VA-WV	$60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$59,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$65,270
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$98,730
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$58,760

$66,769

Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($63,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$63,760
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$62,690

$63,225

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (Doctorate)

Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($87,700) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kennewick-Richland, WA	$87,700
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$76,900
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$78,130
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$64,020
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$63,090
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$77,140
Longview, WA	$69,610
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$65,950
Walla Walla, WA	$68,780
Wenatchee, WA	$56,380
Yakima, WA	$63,490
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$52,840

$68,669

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($74,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI	$64,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$66,700
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$55,950
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$55,190
Eau Claire, WI	$62,820
Fond du Lac, WI	$60,360
Green Bay, WI	$55,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$74,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$60,980
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$71,330
Racine, WI	$72,020
Sheboygan, WI	$60,590
Wausau, WI	$53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$53,540
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$53,980

$61,437

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($66,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV	$66,050
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$52,900
Charleston, WV	$54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$59,470
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$59,480
Wheeling, WV-OH	$63,050
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$57,190
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	N/A

$58,961

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$61,530
Cheyenne, WY	$69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$63,030

$64,840

Master's

Average Salary Median: $50,635

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Colorado ($120,950) in the Fort Collins, CO 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)

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

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

$50,173

Arkansas

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

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

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

$43,910

Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($111,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	N/A
Tucson, AZ	$111,880
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$111,880

California

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

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($129,550) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$89,140
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$129,550
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$90,040
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$123,630

$108,090

Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($120,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	N/A
Fort Collins, CO	$120,950

$120,950

Connecticut

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

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$62,490
New Haven, CT	$66,540
Danbury, CT	$61,910
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$62,130
Waterbury, CT	$60,420
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$61,920

$62,568

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($109,230) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL	N/A
Jacksonville, FL	N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	N/A
Tallahassee, FL	N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$109,230
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL	N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	N/A
Ocala, FL	N/A
Panama City, FL	N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL	N/A
Punta Gorda, FL	N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	N/A
Sebring, FL	N/A
The Villages, FL	N/A

$109,230

Georgia

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

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

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

$48,278

Hawaii

N/A

Iowa

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

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

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

$43,997

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.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$48,980
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
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$43,150

$40,664

Illinois

N/A

Indiana

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

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

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

$44,374

Kansas

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

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

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

$46,703

Kentucky

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

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

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

$48,970

Louisiana

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

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

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

$44,358

Massachusetts

N/A

Maryland

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

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

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

$56,016

Maine

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

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

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

$44,188

Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($83,920) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$83,920
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Flint, MI	N/A
Jackson, MI	N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	N/A
Midland, MI	N/A
Monroe, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	N/A
Saginaw, 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

$83,920

Minnesota

N/A

Missouri

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

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

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

$42,427

Mississippi

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

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

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

$41,640

Montana

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

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

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

$36,486

North Carolina

N/A

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 ($51,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

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

$48,918

Nebraska

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

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

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

$48,786

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

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

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

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

$48,982

Nevada

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

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

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

$50,933

New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($119,160) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$94,910
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$119,160
Rochester, NY	$84,860
Syracuse, NY	$91,600
Binghamton, NY	N/A
Elmira, NY	N/A
Glens Falls, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Kingston, NY	N/A
Utica-Rome, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$60,760
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$90,258

Ohio

N/A

Oklahoma

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

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

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

$42,179

Oregon

N/A

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($93,340) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	N/A
Lancaster, PA	N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$93,340
Pittsburgh, PA	$88,910
Reading, PA	$83,940
Altoona, PA	N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Erie, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A
Johnstown, 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

$88,730

Puerto Rico

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

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

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

$32,401

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

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

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

$45,647

South Dakota

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

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

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

$41,080

Tennessee

N/A

Texas

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

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($135,830) for a master's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX	$135,830
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$84,650
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$78,730
Killeen-Temple, TX	N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$99,737

Utah

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

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

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

$43,500

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.

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

$52,225

Washington

N/A

Wisconsin

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West Virginia

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

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

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

$44,668

Wyoming

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

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

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

$48,640

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 bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $112,013. For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $61,634. For a master's degree, the average salary median is $50,635.

Natural Sciences Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.

Salary Ratio: 0.7

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

Agricultural Research Director
Agriculture Research Director
Analytical Services Manager
Chemical Engineer Supervisor
Chemical Plant Technical Director
Chemical Process Exploration Manager
Clinical Project Manager
Clinical Trials Manager
Environmental Program Manager
Environmental Research Project Manager
Geochemical Manager
Geological Manager
Geophysical Manager
Gravity Manager
Lab Director (Laboratory Director)
Lab Manager (Laboratory Manager)
Natural Resources Manager
Natural Sciences Manager
Ocean Program Administrator
Quarrying Manager
Research Administrator
Research and Development Director (R and D Director)
Research Coordinator
Research Development Director
Research Development Manager
Research Director
Research Manager
Research Project Coordinator
Water Team Leader
Wild Life Manager

US Salary Median: $112,701
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Clinical Research Coordinators

Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.

Salary Ratio: 0.7

Common Job Titles

Clinical Coordinator
Clinical Data Coordinator
Clinical Manager
Clinical Program Coordinator
Clinical Program Manager
Clinical Project Manager
Clinical Research Administrator
Clinical Research Coordinator
Clinical Research Director
Clinical Research Manager
Clinical Research Monitor
Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator
Clinical Study Manager
Clinical Trial Coordinator
Clinical Trial Manager
Clinical Trials Manager
Research Coordinator

US Salary Median: $112,701
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Water Resource Specialists

Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

Salary Ratio: 0.7

Common Job Titles

Community Resource Consultant
Environmental Resource Specialist
Hydrotechnical Specialist
Hydrotechnician
Power Supply Engineer
Resource Specialist
Water Quality Specialist
Water Resource Agent
Water Resource Consultant
Water Resource Engineering Specialist
Water Resource Specialist
Water Resources Planner
Water Restoration Technician
Water Rights Specialist

US Salary Median: $112,701
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Astronomers

Observe, research, and interpret astronomical phenomena to increase basic knowledge or apply such information to practical problems.

Salary Ratio: 0.25

Common Job Titles

Astronomer
Astrophysicist
Cosmologist
Data Scientist
Extragalactic Astronomer
Galactic Astronomer
High-Energy Astrophysicist
Institute Scientist
Optical Astronomer
Planetary Astronomer
Radio Astronomer
Research Scientist
Scientist
Solar Astronomer
Stellar Astronomer
Theoretical Astronomer

US Salary Median: $68,701
Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Doctorate

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.25

Common Job Titles

Adjunct Instructor
Adjunct Professor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Astronomy Professor
Atmospheric Sciences Professor
Climatology Professor
Climatology Teacher
College Faculty Member
College Professor
Crystallography Teacher
Earth Science Faculty Member
Earth Science Professor
Earth Science Teacher
Geochemistry Teacher
Geodesy Teacher
Geological Science Teacher
Geology Professor
Geology Teacher
Geomorphology Teacher
Geophysics Professor
Geophysics Teacher
Geoscience Professor
Geosciences Faculty Member
Hydrography Teacher
Hydrology Teacher
Hydrometeorology Teacher
Instructor
Lecturer
Meteorology Faculty Member
Meteorology Professor
Meteorology Teacher
Mineral Industry Teacher
Mineralogy Professor
Mineralogy Teacher
Oceanic Sciences Professor
Oceanography Professor
Oceanography Teacher
Oceanology Teacher
Paleontology Teacher
Petrography Teacher
Petrology Teacher
Physical Sciences Instructor
Professor
Research Professor
Seismology Teacher
Space Studies Faculty Member
Stratigraphy Teacher
University Faculty Member
Volcanology Professor
Volcanology Teacher

US Salary Median: $66,970
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Master's

Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $23,360 per year (or $32,356 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $93,440 to earn a bachelor's (or $129,424 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $24,923 per year (or $33,417 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $99,692 to earn a doctorate (or $133,668 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($93,440 if you're in-state, $129,424 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($49,846 if you're in-state, $66,834 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $24,923 per year (or $33,417 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $49,846 to earn a master's (or $66,834 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($93,440 if you're in-state, $129,424 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Astronomy Degrees

Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

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

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Youngstown State University

One University Plaza - Youngstown, OH

Out-of-state cost: $9,528/year
In-state cost: $9,168/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Northern Arizona University

1900 S Knoles Dr, Babbitt Administrative Center, Room 200 - Flagstaff, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $17,386/year
In-state cost: $11,381/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Valdosta State University

1500 N Patterson St - Valdosta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $17,638/year
In-state cost: $6,583/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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State University of New York at New Paltz

1 Hawk Drive - New Paltz, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,269/year
In-state cost: $8,359/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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San Diego State University

5500 Campanile Dr - San Diego, CA

Out-of-state cost: $19,600/year
In-state cost: $7,720/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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University of Toledo

2801 W Bancroft - Toledo, OH

Out-of-state cost: $19,890/year
In-state cost: $10,530/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Hawaii at Hilo

200 W Kawili St - Hilo, HI

Out-of-state cost: $20,798/year
In-state cost: $7,838/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Central Michigan University

106 Warriner Hall - Mount Pleasant, MI

Out-of-state cost: $23,331/year
In-state cost: $12,746/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

660 Parrington Oval - Norman, OK

Out-of-state cost: $24,444/year
In-state cost: $9,063/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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The Pennsylvania State University

201 Old Main - University Park, PA

Out-of-state cost: $24,901/year
In-state cost: $15,513/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Ball State University

2000 University Ave - Muncie, IN

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

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Stony Brook University

310 Administration Building - Stony Brook, NY

Out-of-state cost: $27,761/year
In-state cost: $10,091/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Kansas

Strong Hall, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 230 - Lawrence, KS

Out-of-state cost: $28,034/year
In-state cost: $11,166/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Florida

Tigert Hall - Gainesville, FL

Out-of-state cost: $28,659/year
In-state cost: $6,381/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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University of Georgia

Administration Building - Athens, GA

Out-of-state cost: $31,120/year
In-state cost: $12,080/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Wayne State University

656 West Kirby Street - Detroit, MI

Out-of-state cost: $31,499/year
In-state cost: $14,629/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Iowa

101 Jessup Hall - Iowa City, IA

Out-of-state cost: $31,569/year
In-state cost: $9,606/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Benedictine College

1020 N 2nd St - Atchison, KS

Out-of-state cost: $31,630/year
In-state cost: $31,630/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio State University-Main Campus

190 N. Oval Mall - Columbus, OH

Out-of-state cost: $33,502/year
In-state cost: $11,518/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Astronomy Degrees

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

2850 Weddell Street - Las Cruces, NM

Out-of-state cost: $18,275/year
In-state cost: $5,926/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Nevada-Las Vegas

4505 S Maryland Pky - Las Vegas, NV

Out-of-state cost: $21,962/year
In-state cost: $6,309/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Texas A & M University-College Station

JKW Administration Building, Suite 200 - College Station, TX

Out-of-state cost: $22,743/year
In-state cost: $10,470/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Georgia State University

33 Gilmer St - Atlanta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $24,790/year
In-state cost: $9,292/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

500 Lincoln Dr - Madison, WI

Out-of-state cost: $25,523/year
In-state cost: $12,197/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of California-Los Angeles

405 Hilgard Ave - Los Angeles, CA

Out-of-state cost: $28,131/year
In-state cost: $13,029/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of California-Santa Cruz

1156 High St - Santa Cruz, CA

Out-of-state cost: $28,952/year
In-state cost: $13,850/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of California-Berkeley

200 California Hall - Berkeley, CA

Out-of-state cost: $29,347/year
In-state cost: $14,245/year
Degrees: Master's

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Harvard University

Massachusetts Hall - Cambridge, MA

Out-of-state cost: $50,654/year
In-state cost: $50,654/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Northwestern University

633 Clark St - Evanston, IL

Out-of-state cost: $56,567/year
In-state cost: $56,567/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

110 8th St - Troy, NY

Out-of-state cost: $58,325/year
In-state cost: $58,325/year
Degrees: Master's

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