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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Ballet Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to express ideals and feelings through interpretation of classical dance choreography. Includes instruction in ballet exercise, solo and ensemble dance, history of ballet, ballet choreography, Laban notation, ballet technique, and interpretations of specific styles and schools.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Perform dances. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for video recording. May direct and stage presentations.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $52,107
    "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.): 12.1%
    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.):  $36,802/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $27,805/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,437/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,683/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $31,751/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,418/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: $52,107

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($57,833) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($53,053).

Fairbanks, AK $53,053
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $51,260
$52,157
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($53,015).

Huntsville, AL $50,780
Mobile, AL $48,120
Montgomery, AL $50,970
Tuscaloosa, AL $53,015
Auburn-Opelika, AL $44,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $41,580
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $32,180
Decatur, AL $38,370
Dothan, AL $33,770
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $35,110
Gadsden, AL $26,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $27,870
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,890
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,710
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,090
$41,466
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($44,260).

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,177
Fort Smith, AR-OK $31,990
Jonesboro, AR $35,170
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $44,260
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,130
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,250
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,830
$34,853
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($51,980).

Tucson, AZ $49,247
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $32,100
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $47,040
Prescott, AZ $37,170
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $51,980
Yuma, AZ $40,700
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $36,650
$42,601
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($86,500).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $86,500
Modesto, CA $57,680
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $71,130
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $54,350
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $80,290
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $79,050
Chico, CA $40,770
El Centro, CA $42,680
Fresno, CA $47,370
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $46,180
Madera, CA $53,690
Merced, CA $50,150
Napa, CA $54,190
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $47,670
Redding, CA $39,620
Salinas, CA $49,850
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $74,360
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $54,370
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $61,050
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $56,100
Santa Rosa, CA $62,510
Stockton-Lodi, CA $48,620
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $54,680
Visalia-Porterville, CA $44,350
Yuba City, CA $52,090
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $41,510
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $42,990
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,020
$57,833
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($54,867).

Colorado Springs, CO $52,033
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,867
Fort Collins, CO $51,923
Grand Junction, CO $39,650
Greeley, CO $45,780
Pueblo, CO $41,230
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,630
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,430
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,560
$45,668
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($62,440).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($60,267).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $54,533
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $60,267
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $55,547
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $52,210
Gainesville, FL $45,440
Homosassa Springs, FL $37,330
Jacksonville, FL $42,960
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $40,020
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $46,330
Ocala, FL $40,790
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $39,540
Panama City, FL $39,170
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $42,560
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,310
Punta Gorda, FL $35,970
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $33,160
Sebring, FL $31,630
Tallahassee, FL $43,930
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $43,010
The Villages, FL $30,880
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $43,070
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $36,820
$43,347
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($68,770).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $54,560
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,033
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,890
Athens-Clarke County, GA $44,260
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $51,520
Columbus, GA-AL $41,050
Dalton, GA $43,310
Gainesville, GA $47,870
Hinesville, GA $68,770
Macon, GA $40,160
Rome, GA $37,770
Savannah, GA $39,080
Valdosta, GA $36,850
Warner Robins, GA $56,590
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $36,790
$44,562
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($52,570).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($49,540).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $49,540
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $39,897
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,577
Cedar Rapids, IA $38,980
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $39,560
Dubuque, IA $43,980
Iowa City, IA $49,090
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $37,200
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,220
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,990
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,960
$40,480
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($39,967).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,383
Idaho Falls, ID $30,163
Lewiston, ID-WA $35,330
Pocatello, ID $38,730
Twin Falls, ID $35,100
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $39,967
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $38,670
$35,763
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($57,380).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $55,797
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,933
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,380
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,090
Carbondale-Marion, IL $38,330
Champaign-Urbana, IL $45,530
Danville, IL $29,910
Decatur, IL $38,300
Peoria, IL $41,080
Rockford, IL $43,520
Springfield, IL $46,660
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,190
$42,649
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($50,000).

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,253
Columbus, IN $50,000
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $43,470
Evansville, IN-KY $36,290
Fort Wayne, IN $41,500
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $43,980
Kokomo, IN $33,900
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $47,050
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $27,450
Muncie, IN $43,150
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $44,820
Terre Haute, IN $42,440
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,950
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,920
$40,503
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($47,230).

Wichita, KS $35,653
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $37,693
Manhattan, KS $42,910
Topeka, KS $47,230
$40,032
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($49,577).

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,197
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,577
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $48,790
Lexington-Fayette, KY $44,330
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $43,610
Owensboro, KY $37,080
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,420
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,760
$41,517
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($46,223).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $46,223
Baton Rouge, LA $45,850
Hammond, LA $36,100
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $30,270
Lafayette, LA $37,490
Lake Charles, LA $37,900
Monroe, LA $39,420
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $35,760
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $27,170
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,930
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,580
$38,157
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($63,940).

Worcester, MA-CT $58,000
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $59,700
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $63,940
Leominster-Gardner, MA $48,410
New Bedford, MA $43,510
Pittsfield, MA $38,610
Springfield, MA-CT $49,640
$52,583
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($69,250).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $49,247
California-Lexington Park, MD $69,250
Cumberland, MD-WV $36,740
Salisbury, MD-DE $43,170
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$47,464
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($52,413).

Portland-South Portland, ME $52,413
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,410
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,230
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,110
$45,715
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($63,990).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $63,990
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $48,553
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $51,053
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $33,377
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,613
Battle Creek, MI $42,610
Bay City, MI $26,870
Flint, MI $40,920
Jackson, MI $30,580
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $50,890
Midland, MI $37,640
Monroe, MI $37,230
Muskegon, MI $40,870
Saginaw, MI $45,750
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,440
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,810
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,660
$42,444
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($65,995).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $65,995
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $43,180
Rochester, MN $44,030
St. Cloud, MN $43,860
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $35,870
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,930
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,240
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $41,410
$46,279
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($50,707).

St. Louis, MO-IL $50,707
Springfield, MO $44,857
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,117
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,027
Columbia, MO $42,000
Jefferson City, MO $48,860
Joplin, MO $31,880
Kansas City, MO-KS $48,110
St. Joseph, MO-KS $36,940
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,450
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,800
$42,623
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($44,627).

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,627
Hattiesburg, MS $37,490
Jackson, MS $38,920
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,650
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,010
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,000
$37,386
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($42,690).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($64,310).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $57,260
Greensboro-High Point, NC $55,730
Raleigh, NC $58,320
Wilmington, NC $50,337
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,223
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,973
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,270
Burlington, NC $42,690
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $57,700
Fayetteville, NC $64,310
Goldsboro, NC $42,620
Greenville, NC $42,100
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $38,940
Jacksonville, NC $40,600
New Bern, NC $33,520
Winston-Salem, NC $45,410
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,040
$48,005
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($53,310).

Fargo, ND-MN $53,310
Grand Forks, ND-MN $43,090
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,130
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $31,920
$42,912
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($46,440).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,553
Lincoln, NE $42,170
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $46,440
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,320
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $34,130
$39,344
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($54,700).

Manchester, NH $49,470
Portsmouth, NH-ME $54,700
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,350
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,550
$46,090
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($66,977).

Ocean City, NJ $49,373
Trenton, NJ $66,977
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $46,523
$54,291
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($49,310).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $48,100
Reno, NV $44,670
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $38,150
$43,640
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 ($81,583).

Binghamton, NY $53,440
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $47,433
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $81,583
Rochester, NY $59,043
Syracuse, NY $57,147
Utica-Rome, NY $64,117
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $51,877
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $47,677
Elmira, NY $39,500
Ithaca, NY $66,360
Kingston, NY $45,960
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $37,970
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $44,640
$54,583
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($60,413).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $53,920
Columbus, OH $60,413
Toledo, OH $55,913
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $42,813
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $46,767
Canton-Massillon, OH $44,130
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $47,400
Dayton, OH $45,760
Lima, OH $33,510
Mansfield, OH $38,880
Springfield, OH $56,060
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $31,780
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $19,600
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $28,760
$44,583
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($49,937).

Tulsa, OK $49,937
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,140
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,333
Lawton, OK $34,350
Oklahoma City, OK $39,960
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,280
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $36,400
$40,130
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($65,045).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $65,045
Salem, OR $64,910
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $53,445
Bend-Redmond, OR $40,720
Corvallis, OR $62,490
Eugene, OR $45,970
Grants Pass, OR $37,090
Medford, OR $44,680
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $36,460
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,420
$52,279
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($58,000).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $55,507
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,000
Pittsburgh, PA $57,153
Reading, PA $47,643
Altoona, PA $32,120
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $43,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $39,730
East Stroudsburg, PA $43,740
Erie, PA $44,540
Gettysburg, PA $50,450
Johnstown, PA $37,320
Lancaster, PA $44,490
Lebanon, PA $53,050
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $37,490
State College, PA $39,650
Williamsport, PA $40,010
York-Hanover, PA $46,150
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $34,190
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,470
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,150
$44,464
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($35,720).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $35,720
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,830
Arecibo, PR $23,780
Mayaguez, PR $19,650
Ponce, PR $19,220
San German, PR $23,070
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,810
$23,592
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($50,550).

Spartanburg, SC $50,550
Columbia, SC $43,390
Florence, SC $39,110
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $44,810
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $40,700
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $40,660
Sumter, SC $42,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,300
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,070
$42,467
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($41,870).

Sioux Falls, SD $41,870
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $31,860
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,670
$35,065
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($55,985).

Jackson, TN $50,625
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $47,400
Knoxville, TN $54,070
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $52,870
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $55,985
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,340
Clarksville, TN-KY $38,840
Cleveland, TN $33,490
Johnson City, TN $38,680
Morristown, TN $32,990
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $32,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,720
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,150
$45,504
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($59,415).

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $46,710
Corpus Christi, TX $59,415
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $55,130
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $58,490
Killeen-Temple, TX $56,375
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,795
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,670
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,250
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,075
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,665
Amarillo, TX $41,510
Austin-Round Rock, TX $53,540
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $43,460
College Station-Bryan, TX $47,110
El Paso, TX $34,910
Laredo, TX $43,530
Longview, TX $48,100
Lubbock, TX $44,890
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $41,150
Midland, TX $44,840
Odessa, TX $44,380
San Angelo, TX $34,490
Sherman-Denison, TX $37,900
Texarkana, TX-AR $37,270
Tyler, TX $35,420
Victoria, TX $38,940
Waco, TX $45,320
Wichita Falls, TX $33,610
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,060
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,090
$45,809
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($64,433).

Provo-Orem, UT $64,433
Salt Lake City, UT $47,400
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $36,600
St. George, UT $32,590
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $38,080
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $32,260
$43,897
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($56,510).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($47,473).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $45,870
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $47,473
$46,672
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($57,123).

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $49,513
Madison, WI $57,123
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $48,633
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,733
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,777
Eau Claire, WI $38,550
Fond du Lac, WI $38,550
Green Bay, WI $42,870
Janesville-Beloit, WI $35,520
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $53,930
Racine, WI $42,330
Sheboygan, WI $46,220
Wausau, WI $36,050
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,240
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,430
$44,992
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($41,850).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($46,600).

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

Master's

Average Salary Median: $63,628

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

Alaska

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

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

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

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

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

Huntsville, AL $54,850
Mobile, AL $59,200
Montgomery, AL $61,420
Tuscaloosa, AL $66,580
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,513
Arkansas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $104,840
Modesto, CA $70,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $93,260
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $65,200
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $103,920
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $84,970
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$87,170
Colorado

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

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

Colorado Springs, CO $52,120
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $56,220
Fort Collins, CO $67,470
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,603
Connecticut N/A
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

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

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $87,720
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $81,140
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,860
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$80,240
Georgia

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

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $59,280
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $27,800
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,490
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,523
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $59,320
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $53,010
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,370
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,900
Idaho

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

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

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

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

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $62,510
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,040
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,380
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,990
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,980
Indiana

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

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

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $57,800
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
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,800
Kansas

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

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

Wichita, KS $31,560
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $57,800
Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
$44,680
Kentucky

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

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

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,230
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $65,170
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,200
Louisiana

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

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $67,950
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
$67,950
Massachusetts

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

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

Worcester, MA-CT $76,840
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $80,020
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT N/A
$78,430
Maryland

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

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

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

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

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

Portland-South Portland, ME $60,960
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $66,530
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,745
Michigan

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

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $81,990
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,820
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $74,700
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $31,290
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $71,800
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, 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
$63,520
Minnesota

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

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

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

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

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

St. Louis, MO-IL $61,060
Springfield, MO $62,690
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,150
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,520
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,355
Mississippi

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

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

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

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

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $68,360
Greensboro-High Point, NC $72,090
Raleigh, NC $63,240
Wilmington, NC $72,090
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,450
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,450
Burlington, NC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,683
North Dakota

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$56,627
New Mexico N/A
Nevada N/A
New York

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

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

Binghamton, NY $82,000
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $48,020
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $97,730
Rochester, NY $80,670
Syracuse, NY $71,220
Utica-Rome, NY $104,090
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $71,370
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $54,070
Elmira, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,146
Ohio

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

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $63,820
Columbus, OH $78,600
Toledo, OH $76,500
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $58,520
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,500
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,588
Oklahoma

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

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

Tulsa, OK $70,650
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,180
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,960
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,263
Oregon

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

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $75,400
Salem, OR $85,480
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $69,870
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,917
Pennsylvania

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

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

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $67,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $65,820
Pittsburgh, PA $75,080
Reading, PA $60,070
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,128
Puerto Rico

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

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

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

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

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

Spartanburg, SC $59,040
Columbia, SC N/A
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC N/A
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
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
$59,040
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

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

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

Jackson, TN $62,760
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $52,940
Knoxville, TN $64,790
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,810
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $61,790
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $64,940
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,672
Texas

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

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

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $55,050
Corpus Christi, TX $73,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $60,340
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $75,150
Killeen-Temple, TX $73,400
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $50,940
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,600
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,250
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,230
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,420
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,498
Utah

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

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

Provo-Orem, UT $123,880
Salt Lake City, UT $52,020
Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
St. George, UT N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$87,950
Virginia N/A
Vermont

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

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

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

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

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

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $64,420
Madison, WI $68,570
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $59,360
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,700
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,730
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,756
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming N/A

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $40,586

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($53,123) in the Trenton, NJ 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 ($49,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $46,200
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $49,410
$47,805
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 ($44,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($51,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $43,330
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $32,100
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $47,040
Prescott, AZ $37,170
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $51,980
Yuma, AZ $40,700
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $36,650
$41,281
California

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

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($41,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $41,650
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,650
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($54,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $51,990
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,190
Fort Collins, CO $44,150
Grand Junction, CO $39,650
Greeley, CO $45,780
Pueblo, CO $41,230
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,630
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,430
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,560
$43,512
Connecticut N/A
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($52,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $37,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $49,830
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $47,390
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $52,210
Gainesville, FL $45,440
Homosassa Springs, FL $37,330
Jacksonville, FL $42,960
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $40,020
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $46,330
Ocala, FL $40,790
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $39,540
Panama City, FL $39,170
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $42,560
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,310
Punta Gorda, FL $35,970
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $33,160
Sebring, FL $31,630
Tallahassee, FL $43,930
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $43,010
The Villages, FL $30,880
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $43,070
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $36,820
$40,831
Georgia

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

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($68,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $52,200
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,650
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,590
Athens-Clarke County, GA $44,260
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $51,520
Columbus, GA-AL $41,050
Dalton, GA $43,310
Gainesville, GA $47,870
Hinesville, GA $68,770
Macon, GA $40,160
Rome, GA $37,770
Savannah, GA $39,080
Valdosta, GA $36,850
Warner Robins, GA $56,590
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $36,790
$43,722
Hawaii

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($52,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $52,440
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $32,380
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $31,140
Carbondale-Marion, IL $38,330
Champaign-Urbana, IL $45,530
Danville, IL $29,910
Decatur, IL $38,300
Peoria, IL $41,080
Rockford, IL $43,520
Springfield, IL $46,660
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,190
$39,680
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($50,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $31,480
Columbus, IN $50,000
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $43,470
Evansville, IN-KY $36,290
Fort Wayne, IN $41,500
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $43,980
Kokomo, IN $33,900
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $47,050
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $27,450
Muncie, IN $43,150
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $44,820
Terre Haute, IN $42,440
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,950
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,920
$39,886
Kansas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($63,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $48,580
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $49,540
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $63,940
Leominster-Gardner, MA $48,410
New Bedford, MA $43,510
Pittsfield, MA $38,610
Springfield, MA-CT $49,640
$48,890
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($69,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $39,190
California-Lexington Park, MD $69,250
Cumberland, MD-WV $36,740
Salisbury, MD-DE $43,170
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$45,274
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($48,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $48,140
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,350
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,230
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,110
$41,208
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($54,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $54,990
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $43,920
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $39,230
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $34,420
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,020
Battle Creek, MI $42,610
Bay City, MI $26,870
Flint, MI $40,920
Jackson, MI $30,580
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $50,890
Midland, MI $37,640
Monroe, MI $37,230
Muskegon, MI $40,870
Saginaw, MI $45,750
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,440
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,810
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,660
$39,344
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

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

Jefferson City, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($48,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $45,530
Springfield, MO $35,940
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,100
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $32,780
Columbia, MO $42,000
Jefferson City, MO $48,860
Joplin, MO $31,880
Kansas City, MO-KS $48,110
St. Joseph, MO-KS $36,940
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,450
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,800
$38,854
Mississippi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($64,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $51,710
Greensboro-High Point, NC $47,550
Raleigh, NC $55,860
Wilmington, NC $39,460
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,110
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,410
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,180
Burlington, NC $42,690
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $57,700
Fayetteville, NC $64,310
Goldsboro, NC $42,620
Greenville, NC $42,100
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $38,940
Jacksonville, NC $40,600
New Bern, NC $33,520
Winston-Salem, NC $45,410
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,040
$44,365
North Dakota

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

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

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

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

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,640
Lincoln, NE $42,170
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $46,440
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,320
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $34,130
$37,140
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 ($54,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $49,470
Portsmouth, NH-ME $54,700
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,350
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,550
$46,090
New Jersey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $48,100
Reno, NV $44,670
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $38,150
$43,640
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 ($73,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $39,160
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $47,140
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $73,510
Rochester, NY $48,230
Syracuse, NY $50,110
Utica-Rome, NY $44,130
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $42,130
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $44,480
Elmira, NY $39,500
Ithaca, NY $66,360
Kingston, NY $45,960
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $37,970
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $44,640
$47,948
Ohio

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

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($56,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,970
Columbus, OH $51,320
Toledo, OH $45,620
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $34,960
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,900
Canton-Massillon, OH $44,130
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $47,400
Dayton, OH $45,760
Lima, OH $33,510
Mansfield, OH $38,880
Springfield, OH $56,060
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $31,780
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $19,600
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $28,760
$40,475
Oklahoma

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

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

Tulsa, OK $39,580
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,620
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,520
Lawton, OK $34,350
Oklahoma City, OK $39,960
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,280
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $36,400
$35,816
Oregon N/A
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 ($54,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $49,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $54,090
Pittsburgh, PA $48,190
Reading, PA $41,430
Altoona, PA $32,120
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $43,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $39,730
East Stroudsburg, PA $43,740
Erie, PA $44,540
Gettysburg, PA $50,450
Johnstown, PA $37,320
Lancaster, PA $44,490
Lebanon, PA $53,050
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $37,490
State College, PA $39,650
Williamsport, PA $40,010
York-Hanover, PA $46,150
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $34,190
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,470
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,150
$42,198
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 ($33,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,150
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,830
Arecibo, PR $23,780
Mayaguez, PR $19,650
Ponce, PR $19,220
San German, PR $23,070
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,810
$22,359
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($28,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD N/A
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $28,850
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$28,850
Tennessee N/A
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 ($51,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($45,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $34,710
Salt Lake City, UT $45,090
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $36,600
St. George, UT $32,590
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $38,080
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $32,260
$36,555
Virginia N/A
Vermont

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

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,420
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,370
$43,895
Wisconsin

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

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($53,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $42,060
Madison, WI $51,400
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $43,270
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,250
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,300
Eau Claire, WI $38,550
Fond du Lac, WI $38,550
Green Bay, WI $42,870
Janesville-Beloit, WI $35,520
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $53,930
Racine, WI $42,330
Sheboygan, WI $46,220
Wausau, WI $36,050
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,240
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,430
$42,531
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 ($41,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

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

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

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

3 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a master's degree.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $63,628.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $40,586. 

  Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

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

Salary Ratio: 0.2    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Art Educator
  • Art History Professor
  • Art Instructor
  • Art Professor
  • Arts and Crafts Instructor
  • Arts Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Ballet Professor
  • Ballet Teacher
  • Band Teacher
  • Baton Teacher
  • Ceramics Teacher
  • Choir Teacher
  • Choral Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Dance Instructor
  • Dance Professor
  • Dancing Teacher
  • Digital Arts Instructor
  • Drama Professor
  • Drama Teacher
  • Dramatic Art Teacher
  • Dramatic Coach
  • Elementary Art Instructor
  • Fine Arts Professor
  • Fine Arts Teacher
  • Graphic Design Professor
  • Guitar Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Lighting Design Lecturer
  • Makeup Artistry Instructor
  • Media Arts Professor
  • Music Educator
  • Music Instructor
  • Music Professor
  • Music Theory Professor
  • Music Theory Teacher
  • Orchestra Teacher
  • Organ Teacher
  • Photography Professor
  • Photography Teacher
  • Piano Pedagogy Professor
  • Piano Performance Professor
  • Piano Professor
  • Piano Teacher
  • Professor
  • Scene Design Lecturer
  • Singing Teacher
  • Stagecraft Professor
  • Stagecraft Teacher
  • Theater Professor
  • Theater Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Violin Teacher
  • Visual Arts Instructor
  • Vocal Teacher
  • Voice Professor
  • Voice Teacher
  • Woodshop Instructor
  • US Salary Median: $62,378
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Dancers

Perform dances. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for video recording.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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    
  • Acrobatic Dancer
  • Ballerina
  • Ballet Company Member
  • Ballet Dancer
  • Ballet Soloist
  • Belly Dancer
  • Burlesque Dancer
  • Company Dancer
  • Dance Artist
  • Dance Performer
  • Dancer
  • Discotheque Dancer
  • Entertainment Dancer
  • Exotic Dancer
  • Go-Go Dancer
  • Hip Hop Artist
  • Hip Hop Dancer
  • Latin Dancer
  • Line Dancer
  • Performing Artist
  • Precision Dancer
  • Soft Shoe Dancer
  • Soloist Dancer
  • Tap Dancer
  • US Salary Median: $42,339
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A

  Choreographers

Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations.

Salary Ratio: 0.31    

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    
  • Ballet Director
  • Choreographer
  • Choreography Director
  • Dance Choreographer
  • Dance Director
  • Dance Instructor
  • Dance Maker
  • Dance Master
  • Dancing Master
  • Musical Choreographer
  • Teaching Choreographer
  • US Salary Median: $43,173
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $15,683 per year (or $25,437 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $31,366 to earn a master's (or $50,874 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($111,220 if you're in-state, $147,208 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $27,805 per year (or $36,802 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $111,220 to earn a bachelor's (or $147,208 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Ballet Degrees

University of Utah

201 Presidents Circle, ROOM 201 - Salt Lake City, UT

Out-of-state cost: $27,220/year
In-state cost: $8,615/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate

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Friends University

2100 W. University Ave. - Wichita, KS

Out-of-state cost: $30,120/year
In-state cost: $30,120/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Marymount Manhattan College

221 E 71st St - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $37,410/year
In-state cost: $37,410/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Indiana University-Bloomington

107 South Indiana Ave. - Bloomington, IN

Out-of-state cost: $37,600/year
In-state cost: $11,221/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Texas Christian University

2800 S University Dr - Fort Worth, TX

Out-of-state cost: $51,660/year
In-state cost: $51,660/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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