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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a General Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of the atmospheric envelopes surrounding the earth, the effect of earth's atmosphere on terrestrial weather, and related problems of environment and climate. Includes instruction in atmospheric chemistry and physics, atmospheric dynamics, climatology and climate change, weather simulation, weather forecasting, climate modeling and mathematical theory; and studies of specific phenomena such as clouds, weather systems, storms, and precipitation patterns.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

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.): $63,293
    "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.): 8.81%
    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.):  $28,358/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,816/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,060/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,207/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $27,259/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,003/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: $63,293

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Massachusetts ($133,865) in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($83,616).

Fairbanks, AK $82,648
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $83,616
$83,169
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($61,810).

Huntsville, AL $61,810
Mobile, AL $40,953
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
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
$50,628
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($68,555).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $68,555
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,030
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
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$53,083
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($103,970).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $103,970
Tucson, AZ $96,914
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $94,640
$98,018
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($139,772).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $119,718
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $114,127
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $106,023
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $129,043
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $133,903
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $139,772
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $116,446
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $88,466
Santa Rosa, CA $87,722
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $102,650
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $100,340
Fresno, CA $45,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $78,343
Redding, CA $31,740
Salinas, CA $74,900
Stockton-Lodi, CA $50,420
$105,051
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($100,985).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $96,432
Fort Collins, CO $100,985
Colorado Springs, CO $50,150
Greeley, CO $46,020
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,390
$80,646
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($104,626).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $104,626
New Haven, CT $100,537
Danbury, CT $64,315
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $78,450
Waterbury, CT $68,130
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $63,555
$88,790
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

South Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($91,240).

Gainesville, FL $67,650
Jacksonville, FL $74,838
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $75,637
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $75,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $70,332
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $90,178
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $72,398
Tallahassee, FL $60,683
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $85,333
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $91,240
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $61,730
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $35,120
$73,681
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($89,087).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $89,087
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $76,485
Savannah, GA $84,972
Macon, GA $44,580
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,010
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,360
Brunswick, GA $62,050
Columbus, GA-AL $47,560
Dalton, GA $45,980
Gainesville, GA $51,770
Hinesville, GA $33,140
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
$64,414
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($85,124).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $85,124
$85,124
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 $70,900
Iowa City, IA $74,567
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $76,674
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $85,921
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
$74,075
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($61,447).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $61,447
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
$51,767
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($76,540).

Peoria, IL $76,540
Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $53,227
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $57,037
Danville, IL $66,460
Decatur, IL $46,790
Kankakee, IL $73,800
Rockford, IL $42,027
Springfield, IL $69,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,423
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,967
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,557
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,410
$58,428
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($58,668).

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,668
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $55,090
Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
$49,338
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($80,025).

Manhattan, KS $77,495
Topeka, KS $74,040
Wichita, KS $80,025
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $74,922
$76,521
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($83,582).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $83,582
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $63,153
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
$65,395
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($76,127).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $76,127
Baton Rouge, LA $47,443
Lafayette, LA $49,430
Lake Charles, LA $51,897
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,250
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Monroe, LA $43,210
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$54,427
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($193,060).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $193,060
Springfield, MA-CT $129,060
Worcester, MA-CT $101,230
$133,865
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($82,113).

Salisbury, MD-DE $82,113
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $79,986
California-Lexington Park, MD $71,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $65,380
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $58,045
$75,776
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($116,070).

Portland-South Portland, ME $116,070
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $85,353
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $90,605
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
$92,900
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($100,890).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $88,206
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $73,595
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $100,890
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $91,310
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,250
$81,037
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($110,682).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $110,682
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $90,374
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
$80,830
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($86,280).

Kansas City, MO-KS $86,280
St. Louis, MO-IL $76,527
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $72,513
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
$68,017
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($80,135).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $80,135
Jackson, MS $53,260
Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$61,915
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 $40,965
$54,742
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($163,050).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $163,050
Greensboro-High Point, NC $89,548
Raleigh, NC $110,868
Wilmington, NC $121,820
Winston-Salem, NC $132,050
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $54,400
$112,459
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 $50,408
Grand Forks, ND-MN $57,935
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,635
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,890
$51,361
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($73,850).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $68,027
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $73,850
Lincoln, NE $54,480
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,490
$63,561
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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($99,340).

Ocean City, NJ $91,985
Trenton, NJ $95,828
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $99,340
$95,734
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($76,325).

Santa Fe, NM $76,325
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $71,728
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,100
Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
$64,830
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($103,503).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $103,503
Reno, NV $80,820
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $48,343
$80,341
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 ($128,807).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $95,672
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $128,807
Rochester, NY $116,652
Syracuse, NY $105,185
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $60,760
$110,287
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($101,258).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $95,488
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $90,998
Columbus, OH $88,573
Dayton, OH $101,258
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $88,763
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
$86,647
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($96,703).

Tulsa, OK $82,217
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $96,703
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,767
Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,260
$70,697
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($126,590).

Corvallis, OR $126,590
Eugene, OR $77,606
Medford, OR $73,192
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $98,826
Salem, OR $78,244
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $92,070
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $98,680
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $76,626
$87,485
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($110,832).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $90,024
Lancaster, PA $92,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $110,832
Pittsburgh, PA $83,197
Reading, PA $88,817
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,400
$89,442
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($59,986).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $59,986
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $34,530
Arecibo, PR $35,080
Mayaguez, PR $39,560
Ponce, PR $30,095
San German, PR $33,425
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $37,165
Guayama, PR $29,920
$42,260
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($65,401).

Columbia, SC $65,401
Florence, SC $51,054
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $64,884
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
$57,899
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($58,108).

Sioux Falls, SD $58,108
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,470
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,813
$51,528
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($92,945).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $92,945
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $84,835
Knoxville, TN $53,510
$83,836
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 $82,510
Corpus Christi, TX $81,915
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $89,987
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $98,336
Killeen-Temple, TX $83,870
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $78,276
Midland, TX $88,436
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $94,024
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $118,110
Lubbock, TX $51,010
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $40,180
El Paso, TX $45,420
Longview, TX $47,570
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,740
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,180
$79,958
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($83,690).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $83,690
Provo-Orem, UT $74,573
Salt Lake City, UT $65,118
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $70,665
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,025
St. George, UT $46,770
$69,858
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($128,990).

Lynchburg, VA $72,420
Richmond, VA $128,990
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $92,502
$96,603
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
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 $76,982
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $68,960
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $72,382
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 $57,257
Wausau, WI $53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,120
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,127
$67,799
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($85,376).

Morgantown, WV $85,376
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,616
Charleston, WV $51,648
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $55,733
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $55,245
Wheeling, WV-OH $59,195
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,515
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
$64,877
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: $75,952

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Massachusetts ($141,117) in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($88,392) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $85,826
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $88,392
$87,109
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($67,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL $67,580
Mobile, AL $37,090
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,335
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 ($72,506) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $72,506
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,800
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
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,153
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($103,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $103,970
Tucson, AZ $94,420
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $94,640
$97,677
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 ($141,213) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $119,718
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $119,124
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $101,318
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $129,043
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $141,213
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $139,772
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $116,446
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $88,466
Santa Rosa, CA $87,722
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $102,650
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $100,340
Fresno, CA $45,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $55,700
Redding, CA $31,740
Salinas, CA $74,900
Stockton-Lodi, CA $50,420
$94,035
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($96,992) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $96,432
Fort Collins, CO $96,992
Colorado Springs, CO $50,150
Greeley, CO $46,020
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,390
$65,397
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($115,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $115,160
New Haven, CT $106,203
Danbury, CT $66,720
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,770
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$87,314
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

South Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($91,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $67,650
Jacksonville, FL $74,838
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $75,637
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $75,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $70,332
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $90,178
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $72,398
Tallahassee, FL $60,683
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $81,350
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $91,240
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $61,730
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $35,120
$70,953
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 ($96,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $96,720
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $82,334
Savannah, GA $92,074
Macon, GA $45,330
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,440
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,910
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, 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
$67,801
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($85,124) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $85,124
$85,124
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 ($132,668) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $132,668
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $75,012
Iowa City, IA $74,567
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $86,013
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $93,367
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
$72,766
Idaho

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

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $63,525
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
$54,471
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($76,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $76,540
Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $53,227
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $57,037
Danville, IL $66,460
Decatur, IL $46,790
Kankakee, IL $73,800
Rockford, IL $42,027
Springfield, IL $69,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,423
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,967
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,557
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,410
$58,435
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
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $55,090
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
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,225
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 $83,653
$85,866
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 ($90,592) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $90,592
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
$78,896
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($81,874) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $81,874
Baton Rouge, LA $48,090
Lafayette, LA $52,230
Lake Charles, LA $55,220
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,930
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,269
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 $101,230
$141,117
Maryland

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

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

Salisbury, MD-DE $85,282
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $87,115
California-Lexington Park, MD $88,180
Cumberland, MD-WV $74,170
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $61,390
$79,227
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)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($100,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $88,206
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $71,530
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $100,890
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $91,310
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,250
$78,437
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 ($110,682) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $110,682
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $90,374
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
$73,443
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($94,444) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $94,444
St. Louis, MO-IL $81,733
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $81,840
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
$86,006
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($87,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $87,730
Jackson, MS $58,200
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,965
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($87,255) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $87,255
Great Falls, MT $59,210
Missoula, MT $51,100
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,020
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,450
$58,007
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 $89,548
Raleigh, NC $110,868
Wilmington, NC $121,820
Winston-Salem, NC $132,050
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $54,400
$111,956
North Dakota

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

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

Fargo, ND-MN $50,137
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,530
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,743
$57,225
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($100,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $70,978
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $100,350
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,664
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,270) for a bachelor's 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 (Bachelor's)

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($112,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $106,620
Trenton, NJ $102,528
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $112,630
$107,259
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($84,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $84,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $77,352
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,250
Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
$68,454
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 $86,805
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $45,410
$84,108
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 ($130,415) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $95,824
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $130,415
Rochester, NY $123,010
Syracuse, NY $107,902
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$114,288
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($101,258) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $95,488
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $90,998
Columbus, OH $88,573
Dayton, OH $101,258
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $88,763
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
$75,336
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 $88,438
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $114,240
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,970
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$84,883
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($126,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $126,590
Eugene, OR $77,606
Medford, OR $73,192
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $98,826
Salem, OR $78,244
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $92,070
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $98,680
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $76,626
$90,229
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 ($114,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $90,024
Lancaster, PA $92,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $114,330
Pittsburgh, PA $82,245
Reading, PA $89,792
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,400
$85,334
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 ($64,908) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $64,908
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
Ponce, PR $29,393
San German, PR $35,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
Guayama, PR N/A
$41,026
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

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

Columbia, SC $67,738
Florence, SC $53,150
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $68,123
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
$61,543
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($63,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $63,200
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,010
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$54,807
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($92,945) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $92,945
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $84,835
Knoxville, TN $53,510
$77,097
Texas

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

Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($118,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $71,846
Corpus Christi, TX $81,915
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $90,877
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $101,603
Killeen-Temple, TX $83,870
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $78,276
Midland, TX $88,436
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $94,024
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $118,110
Lubbock, TX $51,010
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $40,180
El Paso, TX $45,420
Longview, TX $47,570
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,740
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,180
$71,404
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 $79,504
Salt Lake City, UT $68,862
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $80,210
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $67,910
St. George, UT N/A
$79,247
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 $92,502
$97,971
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $84,100
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,690
$73,395
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($98,158) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $98,158
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $76,982
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $68,960
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $72,382
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 $57,257
Wausau, WI $53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,120
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,127
$64,738
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 ($92,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV $92,330
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $79,675
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
$66,541
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($82,515) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $82,515
Cheyenne, WY $69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,030
$71,835

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.

Huntsville, AL $50,270
Mobile, AL $48,680
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
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
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,490
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
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
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $123,630
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
$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
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Lakeland-Winter Haven, 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
Macon, GA $43,080
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,150
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,760
Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,360
Brunswick, GA $62,050
Columbus, GA-AL $47,560
Dalton, GA $45,980
Gainesville, GA $51,770
Hinesville, GA $33,140
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
$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
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
$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
Lafayette, LA $43,830
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Monroe, LA $43,210
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
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
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
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
Jackson, MS $43,380
Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
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
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,350
Lincoln, NE $54,480
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,490
$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
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
$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
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $60,760
$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
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,360
Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,260
$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
Northern 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
Lubbock, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas 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
Wisconsin N/A
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

7 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 $75,952.  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: 0.84    

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: 0.84    

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    
  • 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: 0.84    

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    
  • 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

  Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Investigate atmospheric phenomena and interpret meteorological data, gathered by surface and air stations, satellites, and radar to prepare reports and forecasts for public and other uses. Includes weather analysts and forecasters whose functions require the detailed knowledge of meteorology.

Salary Ratio: 0.59    

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    
  • Aerologist
  • Air Analyst
  • Astrochemist
  • Atmospheric Chemist
  • Atmospheric Scientist
  • Broadcast Meteorologist
  • Climate Change Risk Assessor
  • Climatologist
  • Computer Meteorologist
  • Forecaster
  • Forensic Meteorologist
  • General Forecaster
  • Hurricane Tracker
  • Hydrometeorological Technician
  • Hydrometeorologist
  • Marine Meteorologist
  • Meteorological Engineer
  • Meteorological Technician
  • Meteorologist
  • Oceanographic Meteorologist
  • Operational Meteorologist
  • Physical Meteorologist
  • Radiosonde Specialist
  • Research Meteorologist
  • Space Scientist
  • Space Weather Forecaster
  • Storm Chaser
  • Synoptic Meteorologist
  • Tornado Chaser
  • Warning Coordination Meteorologist
  • Weather Analyst
  • Weather Forecaster
  • Weatherman
  • US Salary Median: $83,198
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Quality Control Analysts

Conduct tests to determine quality of raw materials, bulk intermediate and finished products. May conduct stability sample tests.

Salary Ratio: 0.5    

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    
  • Chemistry Quality Control Analyst (Chemistry QC Analyst)
  • Chemistry Quality Control Technician (Chemistry QC Technician)
  • Data Quality Analyst
  • Lab Analyst
  • Lab Technician (Lab Tech)
  • Laboratory Analyst
  • Laboratory Technician (Lab Tech)
  • Microbiology Lab Analyst
  • Microbiology Quality Control Technician (Microbiology QC Tech)
  • QA Analyst (Quality Assurance Analyst)
  • QA Associate (Quality Assurance Associate)
  • QA Auditor (Quality Assurance Auditor)
  • QA Lab Tech (Quality Assurance Lab Technician)
  • QA Specialist (Quality Assurance Specialist)
  • QA Tech (Quality Assurance Technician)
  • Quality Analyst
  • Quality Auditor
  • Quality Control Analyst (QC Analyst)
  • Quality Control Associate (QC Associate)
  • Quality Control Auditor (QC Auditor)
  • Quality Control Checker (QC Checker)
  • Quality Control Expert (QC Expert)
  • Quality Control Lab Technician (QC Lab Tech)
  • Quality Control Specialist (QC Specialist)
  • Quality Control Technician (QC Tech)
  • Quality Control Tester (QC Tester)
  • Quality Controller
  • Quality Coordinator
  • Quality Process Auditor
  • Quality Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $50,483
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Remote Sensing Technicians

Apply remote sensing technologies to assist scientists in areas such as natural resources, urban planning, or homeland security. May prepare flight plans or sensor configurations for flight trips.

Salary Ratio: 0.5    

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    
  • Commercial Drone Operator
  • Commercial Drone Pilot
  • Commercial Drone Technician
  • Digital Cartographic Technician
  • Document Image Technician
  • Drone Operator
  • Drone Pilot
  • Drone Technician
  • Geospatial Extractor
  • LIDAR Technician (Light Detection and Ranging Technician)
  • Meteorologist Liaison
  • Remote Monitor
  • Remote Pilot
  • Remote Sensing Field Technician
  • Remote Sensing Monitoring Technician
  • Remote Sensing Technician
  • Remote Sensing Technologist
  • Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Controller (RPAS Controller)
  • Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Operator (RPAS Operator)
  • Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Pilot (RPAS Pilot)
  • Remotely Piloted Aircraft Technician (RPA Technician)
  • Research Associate
  • Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technician (sUAS Technician)
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems Operator (UAS Operator)
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems Pilot (UAS Pilot)
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems Technician (UAS Technician)
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Operator (UAV Operator)
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Pilot (UAV Pilot)
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Technician (UAV Technician)
  • Unmanned Aircraft Operator (UA Operator)
  • Unmanned Aircraft Pilot (UA Pilot)
  • Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operator (UAS Operator)
  • Unmanned Aircraft Systems Pilot (UAS Pilot)
  • Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technician (UAS Technician)
  • Unmanned Aircraft Technician (UA Technician)
  • Unmanned Systems Technician
  • Verification Technician
  • US Salary Median: $50,483
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  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: 0.3    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • 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 $14,815 per year (or $28,358 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $59,260 to earn a bachelor's (or $113,432 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $15,207 per year (or $26,059 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $30,414 to earn a master's (or $52,118 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($59,260 if you're in-state, $113,432 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate General Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Degrees

Ohio University-Lancaster Campus

1570 Granville Pike - Lancaster, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

1425 Newark Rd - Zanesville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Southern Campus

1804 Liberty Ave - Ironton, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus

101 University Drive - Chillicothe, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Eastern Campus

45425 National Rd W - Saint Clairsville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Jackson State University

1400 John R. Lynch Street - Jackson, MS

Out-of-state cost: $9,445/year
In-state cost: $8,445/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Northern Illinois University

1425 W. Lincoln Hwy. - Dekalb, IL

Out-of-state cost: $14,392/year
In-state cost: $14,392/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of North Dakota

264 Centennial Drive, Stop 8193 - Grand Forks, ND

Out-of-state cost: $14,546/year
In-state cost: $10,276/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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SUNY College at Oswego

7060 State Route 104 - Oswego, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,561/year
In-state cost: $8,651/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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SUNY Oneonta

108 Ravine Parkway - Oneonta, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,650/year
In-state cost: $8,740/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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San Jose State University

One Washington Square - San Jose, CA

Out-of-state cost: $19,732/year
In-state cost: $7,852/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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North Carolina A & T State University

1601 E Market St - Greensboro, NC

Out-of-state cost: $20,167/year
In-state cost: $6,657/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

6300 Ocean Dr. - Corpus Christi, TX

Out-of-state cost: $20,343/year
In-state cost: $9,553/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Louisiana at Monroe

700 University Avenue - Monroe, LA

Out-of-state cost: $21,170/year
In-state cost: $9,070/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania

1 South George Street, Lyle Hall - Millersville, PA

Out-of-state cost: $21,635/year
In-state cost: $11,665/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate

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Florida State University

222 S. Copeland Street - Tallahassee, FL

Out-of-state cost: $21,683/year
In-state cost: $6,517/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Ohio University-Main Campus

020 Chubb Hall - Athens, OH

Out-of-state cost: $22,406/year
In-state cost: $12,612/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Utah State University

Old Main Hill - Logan, UT

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

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East Carolina University

East 5th Street - Greenville, NC

Out-of-state cost: $23,516/year
In-state cost: $7,239/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Plymouth State University

17 High Street - Plymouth, NH

Out-of-state cost: $23,902/year
In-state cost: $14,492/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate General Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Degrees

University of Wyoming

Corner Of Ninth And Ivinson - Laramie, WY

Out-of-state cost: $16,615/year
In-state cost: $6,517/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Texas Tech University

Broadway And University Avenue - Lubbock, TX

Out-of-state cost: $17,530/year
In-state cost: $9,350/year
Degrees: Master's

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Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management

2950 Hobson Way - Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Out-of-state cost: $18,048/year
In-state cost: $18,048/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Houston

212 E. Cullen Building - Houston, TX

Out-of-state cost: $18,689/year
In-state cost: $9,547/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

501 E Saint Joseph St - Rapid City, SD

Out-of-state cost: $19,250/year
In-state cost: $11,270/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Michigan Technological University

1400 Townsend Drive - Houghton, MI

Out-of-state cost: $21,996/year
In-state cost: $21,996/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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University of Alaska Fairbanks

1731 South Chandalar Drive - Fairbanks, AK

Out-of-state cost: $24,287/year
In-state cost: $12,154/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2200 E Kenwood Blvd - Milwaukee, WI

Out-of-state cost: $25,295/year
In-state cost: $11,864/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Alabama in Huntsville

301 Sparkman Dr - Huntsville, AL

Out-of-state cost: $25,386/year
In-state cost: $11,588/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Colorado State University-Fort Collins

102 Administration Building - Fort Collins, CO

Out-of-state cost: $28,055/year
In-state cost: $12,784/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Arizona

1401 E University - Tucson, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $33,399/year
In-state cost: $13,272/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Howard University

2400 Sixth St NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $34,224/year
In-state cost: $34,224/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Miami

University Of Miami - Coral Gables, FL

Out-of-state cost: $40,220/year
In-state cost: $40,220/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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Princeton University

1 Nassau Hall - Princeton, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $56,470/year
In-state cost: $56,470/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

77 Massachusetts Avenue - Cambridge, MA

Out-of-state cost: $56,719/year
In-state cost: $56,719/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Naval Postgraduate School

1 University Circle - Monterey, CA

Out-of-state cost: N/A
In-state cost: N/A
Degrees: Master's

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