Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Bioethics & Medical Ethics Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the application of ethics, religion, jurisprudence, and the social sciences to the analysis of health care issues, clinical decisionmaking, and research procedures. Includes instruction in philosophical ethics, moral value, medical sociology, theology, spirituality and health, policy analysis, decision theory, and applications to problems such as death and dying, therapeutic relationships, organ transplantation, human and animal subjects, reproduction and fertility, health care justice, cultural sensitivity, needs assessment, professionalism, conflict of interest, chaplaincy, and clinical or emergency procedures.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Coordinate or design programs and conduct outreach to promote the religious education or activities of a denominational group. May provide counseling, guidance, and leadership relative to marital, health, financial, and religious problems. 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.): $53,845
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 11.1%
    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.):  $40,126/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $35,500/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $30,349/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,928/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $35,000/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $31,006/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: $53,845

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Hawaii ($92,365) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($74,625).

Fairbanks, AK $74,390
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $74,625
$74,508
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($53,490).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $53,490
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $52,167
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $47,910
Decatur, AL $48,727
Dothan, AL $46,657
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $49,003
Gadsden, AL $48,697
Huntsville, AL $49,640
Mobile, AL $48,730
Montgomery, AL $50,240
Tuscaloosa, AL $48,950
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,690
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,587
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,893
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,550
$48,729
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($54,975).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $48,230
Hot Springs, AR $49,360
Jonesboro, AR $49,375
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,975
Pine Bluff, AR $49,705
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,585
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,695
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,435
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,795
$48,573
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($60,455).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $50,755
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $60,455
Prescott, AZ $56,630
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $53,210
Tucson, AZ $55,290
Yuma, AZ $57,050
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $54,635
$55,432
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Salinas, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($114,340).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $80,935
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $78,010
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $79,140
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $75,805
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $84,373
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $91,710
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $89,210
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $64,965
Stockton-Lodi, CA $64,515
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $71,235
Chico, CA $80,740
El Centro, CA $77,200
Fresno, CA $84,730
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $89,160
Madera, CA $88,950
Merced, CA $89,620
Modesto, CA $96,630
Napa, CA $88,940
Redding, CA $94,180
Salinas, CA $114,340
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $113,600
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $102,060
Santa Rosa, CA $99,330
Visalia-Porterville, CA $76,310
Yuba City, CA $104,980
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,960
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $86,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,650
$84,557
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($76,720).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $70,633
Colorado Springs, CO $74,890
Fort Collins, CO $74,370
Grand Junction, CO $73,480
Greeley, CO $69,750
Pueblo, CO $71,890
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,600
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,720
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,720
$71,184
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($87,810).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $65,493
New Haven, CT $67,133
Danbury, CT $87,810
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $79,800
Waterbury, CT $76,370
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,500
$71,036
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($70,900).

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $60,190
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $50,545
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $62,365
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $57,447
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $50,650
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $49,340
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,363
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $53,170
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $56,700
Gainesville, FL $68,250
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,060
Jacksonville, FL $62,670
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $62,960
Ocala, FL $61,130
Panama City, FL $59,390
Port St. Lucie, FL $62,810
Punta Gorda, FL $70,900
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,360
Sebring, FL $62,420
Tallahassee, FL $58,420
The Villages, FL $64,890
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,810
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,820
$59,043
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($69,190).

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,770
Athens-Clarke County, GA $65,490
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $67,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $62,570
Brunswick, GA $51,130
Columbus, GA-AL $56,560
Dalton, GA $61,070
Gainesville, GA $59,140
Hinesville, GA $69,190
Macon, GA $58,640
Rome, GA $65,090
Savannah, GA $59,320
Valdosta, GA $58,190
Warner Robins, GA $58,730
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,210
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,780
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,340
$58,201
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($98,820).

Urban Honolulu, HI $98,820
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $85,910
$92,365
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($65,140).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $57,270
Cedar Rapids, IA $59,610
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $55,390
Dubuque, IA $58,610
Iowa City, IA $65,140
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $57,390
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,800
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,110
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,030
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,060
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,390
$58,173
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($54,193).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $50,830
Idaho Falls, ID $45,283
Lewiston, ID-WA $54,193
Pocatello, ID $53,317
Twin Falls, ID $49,893
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $53,263
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,477
$50,751
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($72,390).

Peoria, IL $50,645
Springfield, IL $48,090
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,040
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,675
Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $64,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $72,390
Danville, IL $65,850
Decatur, IL $64,010
Kankakee, IL $61,460
Rockford, IL $68,440
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,270
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,700
$54,467
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($63,570).

Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,053
Columbus, IN $50,250
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $51,710
Evansville, IN-KY $51,520
Fort Wayne, IN $51,435
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $56,525
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $59,115
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $52,840
Muncie, IN $55,925
Terre Haute, IN $51,895
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,955
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,990
Kokomo, IN $63,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $62,330
$52,459
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($50,243).

Manhattan, KS $50,017
Topeka, KS $50,243
Wichita, KS $47,643
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $44,617
$48,130
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($54,540).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $54,345
Lexington-Fayette, KY $54,310
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $54,290
Owensboro, KY $54,540
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,150
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,930
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,670
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,505
$52,968
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($57,025).

Baton Rouge, LA $53,320
Hammond, LA $52,250
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $47,735
Lafayette, LA $48,175
Lake Charles, LA $47,385
Monroe, LA $49,590
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $54,100
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $57,025
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,755
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,620
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,380
$49,940
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($83,590).

Springfield, MA-CT $82,195
Worcester, MA-CT $81,070
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $83,590
Leominster-Gardner, MA $73,150
New Bedford, MA $72,540
Pittsfield, MA $77,110
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $77,760
$78,964
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($72,510).

California-Lexington Park, MD $60,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $67,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $72,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $67,950
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $69,340
$67,576
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($57,253).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $50,877
Portland-South Portland, ME $57,253
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $49,243
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $52,323
$52,424
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Jackson, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($68,040).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $59,250
Flint, MI $60,550
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $60,387
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $60,965
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $52,140
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,500
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,695
Battle Creek, MI $64,460
Bay City, MI $67,750
Jackson, MI $68,040
Midland, MI $56,860
Monroe, MI $66,100
Muskegon, MI $67,130
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,940
Saginaw, MI $65,980
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,050
$58,672
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($80,325).

Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,870
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $75,155
St. Cloud, MN $80,325
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $68,520
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $73,810
Rochester, MN $76,510
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,300
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,750
$68,676
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($67,025).

St. Louis, MO-IL $67,025
Springfield, MO $62,125
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,305
Columbia, MO $60,550
Jefferson City, MO $56,820
Joplin, MO $47,850
Kansas City, MO-KS $66,400
St. Joseph, MO-KS $60,050
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,830
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,030
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$59,279
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($47,590).

Hattiesburg, MS $44,260
Jackson, MS $47,590
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,287
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,327
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,163
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,157
$43,631
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($49,025).

Missoula, MT $40,330
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,527
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $41,330
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,640
Great Falls, MT $49,025
$44,466
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($70,135).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $70,135
Greensboro-High Point, NC $65,650
Raleigh, NC $64,015
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,255
Burlington, NC $56,250
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $64,710
Fayetteville, NC $63,340
Goldsboro, NC $62,020
Greenville, NC $62,250
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $59,930
Jacksonville, NC $61,530
New Bern, NC $64,010
Rocky Mount, NC $59,030
Wilmington, NC $60,060
Winston-Salem, NC $63,710
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,240
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,740
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,860
$63,081
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($56,287).

Fargo, ND-MN $56,287
Grand Forks, ND-MN $51,605
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,060
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,323
$54,293
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($58,760).

Lincoln, NE $53,525
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $58,760
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $49,710
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,345
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,030
$53,045
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($65,765).

Manchester, NH $60,245
Portsmouth, NH-ME $65,765
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $55,355
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,580
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,575
$60,504
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($67,280).

Ocean City, NJ $59,180
Trenton, NJ $67,280
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $62,280
$62,913
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($60,210).

Farmington, NM $56,117
Las Cruces, NM $57,353
Santa Fe, NM $60,210
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $50,503
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $51,463
$55,129
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($63,663).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $63,663
Reno, NV $59,483
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $58,317
$60,488
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($71,800).

Binghamton, NY $45,925
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $56,563
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $71,423
Rochester, NY $64,747
Syracuse, NY $69,757
Utica-Rome, NY $48,700
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $51,780
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $48,333
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $49,945
Elmira, NY $62,500
Glens Falls, NY $62,840
Ithaca, NY $65,210
Kingston, NY $71,800
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,450
$58,928
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($67,725).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,110
Columbus, OH $55,095
Dayton, OH $56,003
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,865
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $59,573
Toledo, OH $67,725
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $65,205
Canton-Massillon, OH $60,730
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $65,420
Lima, OH $67,030
Mansfield, OH $61,090
Springfield, OH $57,960
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,420
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,650
$59,784
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($52,890).

Lawton, OK $48,980
Oklahoma City, OK $52,890
Tulsa, OK $52,240
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,895
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,265
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,675
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,035
$48,426
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($88,270).

Corvallis, OR $61,905
Eugene, OR $56,535
Medford, OR $59,490
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $69,800
Salem, OR $64,865
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $64,550
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $55,775
Bend-Redmond, OR $88,270
Grants Pass, OR $84,170
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,670
$65,986
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($70,150).

Erie, PA $47,700
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $60,410
Johnstown, PA $41,295
Lancaster, PA $62,950
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $65,087
Pittsburgh, PA $49,905
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $63,683
York-Hanover, PA $52,615
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,215
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $42,715
Altoona, PA $62,970
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $70,150
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,910
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,850
Gettysburg, PA $67,250
Lebanon, PA $66,050
Reading, PA $70,110
State College, PA $63,270
Williamsport, PA $67,010
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,310
$57,916
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($30,710).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,060
Arecibo, PR $28,210
Guayama, PR $30,000
Mayaguez, PR $27,960
Ponce, PR $28,810
San German, PR $28,920
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,710
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $22,180
$27,731
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($64,205).

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $64,205
Columbia, SC $62,090
Florence, SC $59,060
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,940
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $60,780
Spartanburg, SC $62,480
Sumter, SC $59,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,970
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,570
$60,300
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($48,200).

Sioux Falls, SD $48,200
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,953
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,537
$46,563
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($66,115).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $66,115
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,215
Clarksville, TN-KY $56,360
Cleveland, TN $49,980
Jackson, TN $51,020
Johnson City, TN $58,440
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,260
Knoxville, TN $53,650
Morristown, TN $48,260
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,730
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,330
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,350
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,670
$54,914
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($65,660).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $61,835
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $60,163
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $50,867
Amarillo, TX $60,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX $65,660
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $59,870
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,010
College Station-Bryan, TX $60,660
Corpus Christi, TX $60,220
El Paso, TX $61,710
Killeen-Temple, TX $65,610
Laredo, TX $62,210
Longview, TX $57,350
Lubbock, TX $61,570
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $60,280
Midland, TX $64,340
Odessa, TX $64,870
San Angelo, TX $57,020
Sherman-Denison, TX $61,740
Texarkana, TX-AR $57,640
Tyler, TX $59,580
Victoria, TX $65,060
Waco, TX $61,350
Wichita Falls, TX $56,090
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,530
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,910
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,730
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,090
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,620
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,250
$59,097
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($53,433).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $47,180
Provo-Orem, UT $50,283
St. George, UT $51,183
Salt Lake City, UT $53,433
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $47,770
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $45,650
$49,250
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($83,260).

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $73,407
Charlottesville, VA $83,260
Richmond, VA $72,775
Harrisonburg, VA $63,330
Lynchburg, VA $62,850
Roanoke, VA $63,090
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,880
Winchester, VA-WV $69,470
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,000
$67,293
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($53,747).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,487
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,747
$53,617
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($72,520).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $67,915
Eau Claire, WI $64,180
Fond du Lac, WI $65,260
Green Bay, WI $66,360
Janesville-Beloit, WI $70,860
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $70,020
Madison, WI $72,520
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $62,520
Racine, WI $71,010
Sheboygan, WI $65,690
Wausau, WI $65,750
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,560
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,700
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,740
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,330
$67,083
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($49,620).

Charleston, WV $46,900
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $47,237
Morgantown, WV $46,673
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $46,227
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,620
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,153
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,117
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,743
$46,209
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($59,547).

Cheyenne, WY $59,547
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,867
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $53,677
$56,030

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $42,550

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Virginia ($90,640) in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

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

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($47,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $47,200
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $45,810
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $41,280
Decatur, AL $47,030
Dothan, AL $42,130
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $45,100
Gadsden, AL $46,610
Huntsville, AL $41,610
Mobile, AL $42,690
Montgomery, AL $45,100
Tuscaloosa, AL $40,100
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $42,210
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $42,330
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,260
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $45,120
$43,705
Arkansas N/A
Arizona N/A
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 ($71,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $66,650
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $67,730
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $57,500
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $39,220
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $43,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $71,930
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $54,590
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $41,480
Stockton-Lodi, CA $39,110
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $32,010
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
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, 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
$51,338
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($71,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $71,060
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO N/A
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
$71,060
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($44,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $38,740
New Haven, CT $44,450
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,595
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($59,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $59,080
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $36,350
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $58,750
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $38,290
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $37,540
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $41,200
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $49,620
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,833
Georgia N/A
Hawaii N/A
Iowa N/A
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($49,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,180
Idaho Falls, ID $42,340
Lewiston, ID-WA $49,300
Pocatello, ID $43,580
Twin Falls, ID $45,490
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,560
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,700
$45,164
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($38,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $38,440
Springfield, IL $30,480
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $19,620
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $34,780
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$30,830
Indiana

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

Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($37,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,520
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
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Kokomo, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
$37,520
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($42,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $38,440
Topeka, KS $42,700
Wichita, KS $41,400
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $39,370
$40,478
Kentucky N/A
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($53,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $48,620
Hammond, LA $41,160
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $39,730
Lafayette, LA $43,220
Lake Charles, LA $43,310
Monroe, LA $43,020
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $45,690
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $53,970
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,970
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $32,520
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,320
$43,503
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($50,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $46,650
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,430
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,160
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $45,220
$46,615
Michigan

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($49,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $39,810
Flint, MI $49,410
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $39,430
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $49,980
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $36,500
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $31,250
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $28,680
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$39,294
Minnesota

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

Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($38,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,080
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$38,080
Missouri N/A
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($39,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $38,850
Jackson, MS $39,440
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,680
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,780
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,610
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,680
$36,673
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($36,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $19,150
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,750
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $19,780
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $34,410
Great Falls, MT N/A
$27,523
North Carolina N/A
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 ($54,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $50,340
Grand Forks, ND-MN $52,830
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,710
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,130
$52,503
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 ($45,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $42,390
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $45,270
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,150
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,410
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,530
$40,950
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 ($54,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $44,340
Portsmouth, NH-ME $54,670
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,870
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,860
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,420
$46,832
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 ($56,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $53,850
Trenton, NJ $56,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $50,250
$53,520
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 ($50,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $46,230
Las Cruces, NM $43,670
Santa Fe, NM $50,620
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,010
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,870
$45,280
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,950
Reno, NV $54,850
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $49,150
$52,650
New York

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

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($50,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $26,440
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $38,330
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $46,620
Rochester, NY $50,870
Syracuse, NY $42,950
Utica-Rome, NY $31,700
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $35,640
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $32,710
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $35,310
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
$37,841
Ohio

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

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($51,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,450
Columbus, OH $47,110
Dayton, OH $25,360
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $51,920
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,630
Toledo, OH N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$43,694
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($43,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $42,420
Oklahoma City, OK $43,340
Tulsa, OK $42,630
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,750
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,040
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,930
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,700
$40,830
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($46,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $30,970
Eugene, OR $25,360
Medford, OR $32,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $46,330
Salem, OR $43,620
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,720
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $35,960
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$36,981
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 ($45,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA $36,720
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $19,440
Johnstown, PA $23,570
Lancaster, PA $30,220
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $45,890
Pittsburgh, PA $36,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $45,620
York-Hanover, PA $35,920
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $35,340
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $23,390
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$33,283
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
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 ($42,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $42,450
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,490
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,810
$40,917
Tennessee N/A
Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($53,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $53,830
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $51,430
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $30,090
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
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
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,117
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($48,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $42,840
Provo-Orem, UT $40,730
St. George, UT $39,090
Salt Lake City, UT $48,670
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,320
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,990
$42,773
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($90,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $90,640
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$90,640
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($42,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $40,020
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $42,900
$41,460
Wisconsin N/A
West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($43,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $38,270
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $38,380
Morgantown, WV $37,710
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $39,220
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $43,780
Wheeling, WV-OH $37,070
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,120
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,110
$38,083
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($50,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $50,840
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $49,730
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,090
$48,887

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $54,169

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($95,233) in the San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Tucson, AZ $40,440
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$40,430
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($114,560) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $87,860
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $114,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $83,280
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, 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
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, 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
$95,233
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($77,150) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,040
Colorado Springs, CO $77,150
Fort Collins, CO N/A
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
$70,595
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($78,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,030
New Haven, CT $77,170
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,600
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($78,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,820
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $78,880
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,350
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($41,700) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,700
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,700
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($51,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $51,220
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,220
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

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

Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
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
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
Kokomo, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($89,970) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $89,970
Worcester, MA-CT $80,260
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,115
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($77,840) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $69,470
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $77,840
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,655
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($83,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $71,850
St. Cloud, MN $83,210
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,670
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,577
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($72,580) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $72,580
Springfield, MO $68,290
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $71,040
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
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,637
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($76,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $75,300
Greensboro-High Point, NC $68,060
Raleigh, NC $61,750
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $76,490
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
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,400
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($64,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,330
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,330
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Syracuse, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($100,170) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $61,240
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $78,900
Rochester, NY $79,730
Syracuse, NY $100,170
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $52,430
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
$74,494
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($76,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH $76,760
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $75,630
Toledo, OH $72,580
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $73,390
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,590
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($71,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $71,080
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,080
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Lancaster, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($91,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $90,470
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $91,610
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,740
Pittsburgh, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $84,090
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,228
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($66,290) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $66,290
Columbia, SC N/A
Florence, SC N/A
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,290
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($71,140) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $71,140
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,170
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,655
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($56,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $55,970
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,950
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
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
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,460
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($100,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $64,450
Charlottesville, VA $100,480
Richmond, VA $75,310
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$80,080
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($61,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $61,980
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, 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
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,980
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

Master's

Average Salary Median: $64,815

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($95,276) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($94,290) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $82,020
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $94,290
$88,155
Alabama

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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,400) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,940
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,400
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $56,780
Decatur, AL $46,460
Dothan, AL $51,980
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $49,520
Gadsden, AL $51,980
Huntsville, AL $57,040
Mobile, AL $54,820
Montgomery, AL $54,670
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,640
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,020
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,470
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,300
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,600
$52,308
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 ($61,150) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $53,570
Hot Springs, AR $51,420
Jonesboro, AR $57,850
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $61,150
Pine Bluff, AR $56,170
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,430
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,660
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,380
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,490
$53,236
Arizona

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

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($76,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $64,950
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $75,290
Prescott, AZ $72,280
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $65,280
Tucson, AZ $70,140
Yuma, AZ $76,420
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $68,680
$70,434
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($123,830) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $95,220
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $88,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $92,060
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $112,390
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $95,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $119,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $123,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $88,450
Stockton-Lodi, CA $89,920
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $110,460
Chico, CA $80,740
El Centro, CA $77,200
Fresno, CA $84,730
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $89,160
Madera, CA $88,950
Merced, CA $89,620
Modesto, CA $96,630
Napa, CA $88,940
Redding, CA $94,180
Salinas, CA $114,340
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $113,600
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $102,060
Santa Rosa, CA $99,330
Visalia-Porterville, CA $76,310
Yuba City, CA $104,980
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,960
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $86,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,650
$95,276
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($76,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $76,800
Colorado Springs, CO $72,630
Fort Collins, CO $74,370
Grand Junction, CO $73,480
Greeley, CO $69,750
Pueblo, CO $71,890
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,600
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,720
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,720
$71,329
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($87,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $79,710
New Haven, CT $79,780
Danbury, CT $87,810
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $79,800
Waterbury, CT $76,370
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,500
$78,662
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($70,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $61,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $64,740
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $65,980
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $62,230
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $63,760
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $57,480
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,590
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $53,170
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $56,700
Gainesville, FL $68,250
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,060
Jacksonville, FL $62,670
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $62,960
Ocala, FL $61,130
Panama City, FL $59,390
Port St. Lucie, FL $62,810
Punta Gorda, FL $70,900
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,360
Sebring, FL $62,420
Tallahassee, FL $58,420
The Villages, FL $64,890
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,810
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,820
$61,645
Georgia

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

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($69,190) for a master's degree in this area of study.

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,840
Athens-Clarke County, GA $65,490
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $67,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $62,570
Brunswick, GA $51,130
Columbus, GA-AL $56,560
Dalton, GA $61,070
Gainesville, GA $59,140
Hinesville, GA $69,190
Macon, GA $58,640
Rome, GA $65,090
Savannah, GA $59,320
Valdosta, GA $58,190
Warner Robins, GA $58,730
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,210
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,780
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,340
$59,172
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($98,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $98,820
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $85,910
$92,365
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($65,140) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $63,320
Cedar Rapids, IA $59,610
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $55,390
Dubuque, IA $58,610
Iowa City, IA $65,140
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $57,390
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,800
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,110
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,030
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,060
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,390
$58,805
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($75,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $75,900
Idaho Falls, ID $61,320
Lewiston, ID-WA $73,830
Pocatello, ID $66,320
Twin Falls, ID $65,770
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $65,250
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,580
$66,424
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 ($72,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $62,850
Springfield, IL $65,700
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,460
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,570
Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $64,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $72,390
Danville, IL $65,850
Decatur, IL $64,010
Kankakee, IL $61,460
Rockford, IL $68,440
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,270
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,700
$61,740
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($65,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,700
Columbus, IN $59,300
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $60,840
Evansville, IN-KY $60,380
Fort Wayne, IN $59,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $65,800
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $62,160
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $62,560
Muncie, IN $62,320
Terre Haute, IN $56,910
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,390
Kokomo, IN $63,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $62,330
$60,455
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($61,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,820
Topeka, KS $61,260
Wichita, KS $57,280
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $54,480
$57,210
Kentucky

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

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($60,790) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $59,490
Lexington-Fayette, KY $59,400
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,050
Owensboro, KY $60,790
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,330
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$56,965
Louisiana

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

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($63,340) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $58,020
Hammond, LA $63,340
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,740
Lafayette, LA $53,130
Lake Charles, LA $51,460
Monroe, LA $56,160
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $62,510
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,080
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,540
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,720
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,440
$56,376
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($83,590) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $74,420
Worcester, MA-CT $81,880
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $83,590
Leominster-Gardner, MA $73,150
New Bedford, MA $72,540
Pittsfield, MA $77,110
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $77,760
$77,207
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($72,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $60,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $67,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $72,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $67,950
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $69,340
$67,576
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($70,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,390
Portland-South Portland, ME $70,870
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $63,180
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,440
$66,470
Michigan

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($71,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $68,470
Flint, MI $71,690
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $63,890
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $71,950
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $67,780
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,750
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Battle Creek, MI $64,460
Bay City, MI $67,750
Jackson, MI $68,040
Midland, MI $56,860
Monroe, MI $66,100
Muskegon, MI $67,130
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,940
Saginaw, MI $65,980
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,050
$64,888
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 ($78,460) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,660
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $78,460
St. Cloud, MN $77,440
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,370
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $73,810
Rochester, MN $76,510
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,300
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,750
$69,913
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($66,400) for a master's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $61,470
Springfield, MO $55,960
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,570
Columbia, MO $60,550
Jefferson City, MO $56,820
Joplin, MO $47,850
Kansas City, MO-KS $66,400
St. Joseph, MO-KS $60,050
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,830
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,030
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$56,181
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($59,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $50,240
Jackson, MS $59,950
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,020
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,320
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,710
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,230
$52,578
Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($66,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $66,770
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,830
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,510
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,000
Great Falls, MT $65,900
$66,002
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($66,280) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $64,970
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,240
Raleigh, NC $66,280
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,020
Burlington, NC $56,250
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $64,710
Fayetteville, NC $63,340
Goldsboro, NC $62,020
Greenville, NC $62,250
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $59,930
Jacksonville, NC $61,530
New Bern, NC $64,010
Rocky Mount, NC $59,030
Wilmington, NC $60,060
Winston-Salem, NC $63,710
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,240
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,740
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,860
$61,455
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 ($67,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $67,300
Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,730
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,510
$63,847
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($66,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $64,660
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $66,680
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,270
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,280
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$62,884
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,860) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $76,150
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,860
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,840
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,300
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $73,730
$74,176
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 ($83,050) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $75,610
Trenton, NJ $83,050
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,120
$78,593
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($78,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $72,250
Las Cruces, NM $70,780
Santa Fe, NM $78,990
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,700
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,910
$71,126
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($83,360) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $83,360
Reno, NV $78,690
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,590
$77,880
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 ($88,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $65,410
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $70,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $88,750
Rochester, NY $63,640
Syracuse, NY $66,150
Utica-Rome, NY $65,700
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $67,920
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,860
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,580
Elmira, NY $62,500
Glens Falls, NY $62,840
Ithaca, NY $65,210
Kingston, NY $71,800
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,450
$66,924
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($67,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $67,770
Columbus, OH $63,080
Dayton, OH $65,890
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,810
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $57,460
Toledo, OH $62,870
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,020
Canton-Massillon, OH $60,730
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $65,420
Lima, OH $67,030
Mansfield, OH $61,090
Springfield, OH $57,960
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,420
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,650
$61,300
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($62,440) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $55,540
Oklahoma City, OK $62,440
Tulsa, OK $61,850
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,040
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,490
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,420
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,370
$56,021
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($92,840) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $92,840
Eugene, OR $87,710
Medford, OR $86,070
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $91,990
Salem, OR $86,110
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $85,380
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,590
Bend-Redmond, OR $88,270
Grants Pass, OR $84,170
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,670
$85,780
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 ($74,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Erie, PA $58,680
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $71,320
Johnstown, PA $59,020
Lancaster, PA $67,020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,630
Pittsburgh, PA $63,090
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $61,340
York-Hanover, PA $69,310
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,090
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,040
Altoona, PA $62,970
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $70,150
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,910
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,850
Gettysburg, PA $67,250
Lebanon, PA $66,050
Reading, PA $70,110
State College, PA $63,270
Williamsport, PA $67,010
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,310
$64,771
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 ($30,710) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,060
Arecibo, PR $28,210
Guayama, PR $30,000
Mayaguez, PR $27,960
Ponce, PR $28,810
San German, PR $28,920
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,710
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $22,180
$27,731
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 ($62,480) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $62,120
Columbia, SC $62,090
Florence, SC $59,060
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,940
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $60,780
Spartanburg, SC $62,480
Sumter, SC $59,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,970
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,570
$59,701
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 ($59,320) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $59,320
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,980
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,780
$57,693
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($62,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,090
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,260
Clarksville, TN-KY $56,360
Cleveland, TN $49,980
Jackson, TN $51,020
Johnson City, TN $58,440
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,260
Knoxville, TN $53,650
Morristown, TN $48,260
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,730
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,330
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,350
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,670
$53,108
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 ($73,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $69,840
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $73,090
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $65,560
Amarillo, TX $60,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX $65,660
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $59,870
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,010
College Station-Bryan, TX $60,660
Corpus Christi, TX $60,220
El Paso, TX $61,710
Killeen-Temple, TX $65,610
Laredo, TX $62,210
Longview, TX $57,350
Lubbock, TX $61,570
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $60,280
Midland, TX $64,340
Odessa, TX $64,870
San Angelo, TX $57,020
Sherman-Denison, TX $61,740
Texarkana, TX-AR $57,640
Tyler, TX $59,580
Victoria, TX $65,060
Waco, TX $61,350
Wichita Falls, TX $56,090
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,530
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,910
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,730
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,090
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,620
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,250
$60,671
Utah

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

St. George, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($67,690) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $63,190
Provo-Orem, UT $60,200
St. George, UT $67,690
Salt Lake City, UT $65,230
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,960
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,590
$61,477
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($70,240) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $65,130
Charlottesville, VA $66,040
Richmond, VA $70,240
Harrisonburg, VA $63,330
Lynchburg, VA $62,850
Roanoke, VA $63,090
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,880
Winchester, VA-WV $69,470
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,000
$62,150
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($69,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $69,670
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,660
$67,165
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($73,850) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,850
Eau Claire, WI $64,180
Fond du Lac, WI $65,260
Green Bay, WI $66,360
Janesville-Beloit, WI $70,860
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $70,020
Madison, WI $72,520
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $62,520
Racine, WI $71,010
Sheboygan, WI $65,690
Wausau, WI $65,750
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,560
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,700
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,740
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,330
$67,423
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($59,610) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $59,610
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,810
Morgantown, WV $58,660
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $56,920
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,650
Wheeling, WV-OH $56,760
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,860
$55,876
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($76,290) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $76,290
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,010
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,390
$70,563

3 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $42,550.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $54,169.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $64,815. 

  Directors, Religious Activities and Education

Coordinate or design programs and conduct outreach to promote the religious education or activities of a denominational group. May provide counseling, guidance, and leadership relative to marital, health, financial, and religious problems.

Salary Ratio: 0.34    

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    
  • Adult Ministries Director
  • Campus Ministry Director
  • Children's Director
  • Children's Ministries Director
  • Children's Ministry Coordinator
  • Children's Ministry Director
  • Christian Education Director
  • Church Supervisor
  • Parish Religious Education Director
  • Program Director
  • Religious Activities Director
  • Religious Education Coordinator
  • Religious Education Director
  • Senior Adults Director
  • Student Ministries Director
  • Women's Ministry Director
  • Worship Director
  • Youth and Family Ministry Director
  • Youth Coordinator
  • Youth Director
  • Youth Ministry Coordinator
  • Youth Ministry Director
  • US Salary Median: $47,105
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 12.4%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in philosophy, religion, and theology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.17    

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 Faculty Member
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Biblical Studies Professor
  • Church History Teacher
  • Church Music Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Divinity Professor
  • Divinity Teacher
  • Eastern Philosophy Professor
  • Educator
  • Ethics Professor
  • Humanities Professor
  • Instructor
  • Metaphysics Teacher
  • Old Testament Professor
  • Online Philosophy Instructor
  • Pastoral Ministries Professor
  • Philosophy Adjunct Instructor
  • Philosophy Assistant Professor
  • Philosophy Faculty Member
  • Philosophy Instructor
  • Philosophy Lecturer
  • Philosophy Professor
  • Professor
  • Religion Instructor
  • Religion Professor
  • Religious Educator
  • Religious Studies Professor
  • Systematic Theology Professor
  • Theology Professor
  • Theology Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Western Philosophy Professor
  • US Salary Median: $63,971
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Midwives

Provide prenatal care and childbirth assistance.

Salary Ratio: 0.34    

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    
  • Birth Center Midwife
  • Birth Doula
  • Certified Direct-Entry Midwife
  • Certified Midwife
  • Certified Professional Midwife (CPM)
  • Direct-Entry Midwife
  • Homebirth Midwife
  • Lay Midwife
  • Licensed and Certified Midwife
  • Licensed Certified Professional Midwife
  • Licensed Direct Entry Midwife
  • Licensed Midwife (LM)
  • US Salary Median: $66,277
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $35,500 per year (or $40,125 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $142,000 to earn a bachelor's (or $160,500 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $26,927 per year (or $30,349 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $107,708 to earn a doctorate (or $121,396 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($142,000 if you're in-state, $160,500 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($53,854 if you're in-state, $60,698 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $26,927 per year (or $30,349 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $53,854 to earn a master's (or $60,698 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($142,000 if you're in-state, $160,500 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Bioethics & Medical Ethics Degrees

University of South Dakota

414 E Clark St - Vermillion, SD

Out-of-state cost: $12,807/year
In-state cost: $9,332/year
Degrees: Certificate

University of Mary

7500 University Dr - Bismarck, ND

Out-of-state cost: $19,730/year
In-state cost: $19,730/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

Purdue University Fort Wayne

2101 E Coliseum Blvd - Fort Wayne, IN

Out-of-state cost: $20,961/year
In-state cost: $8,730/year
Degrees: Certificate

Bob Jones University

1700 Wade Hampton Boulavard - Greenville, SC

Out-of-state cost: $21,224/year
In-state cost: $21,224/year
Degrees: Certificate

Radford University

801 East Main St. - Radford, VA

Out-of-state cost: $23,498/year
In-state cost: $11,416/year
Degrees: Certificate

Augusta University

1120 15th St - Augusta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $24,400/year
In-state cost: $9,022/year
Degrees: Certificate

Washington State University

French Administration Building - Pullman, WA

Out-of-state cost: $27,113/year
In-state cost: $12,170/year
Degrees: Certificate

Temple University

1801 North Broad Street - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $29,882/year
In-state cost: $16,970/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

Oregon State University

1500 SW Jefferson Avenue - Corvallis, OR

Out-of-state cost: $31,457/year
In-state cost: $11,858/year
Degrees: Certificate

Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

420 University Blvd - Indianapolis, IN

Out-of-state cost: $31,626/year
In-state cost: $9,944/year
Degrees: Certificate

American Jewish University

15600 Mulholland Dr - Los Angeles, CA

Out-of-state cost: $32,404/year
In-state cost: $32,404/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Cedarville University

251 N. Main Street - Cedarville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $32,564/year
In-state cost: $32,564/year
Degrees: Certificate

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

100 Church Street SE - Minneapolis, MN

Out-of-state cost: $33,325/year
In-state cost: $15,027/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

Houston Baptist University

7502 Fondren Rd - Houston, TX

Out-of-state cost: $34,500/year
In-state cost: $34,500/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Loma Linda University

11139 Anderson Street - Loma Linda, CA

Out-of-state cost: $36,000/year
In-state cost: $36,000/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

374 Whitmore Building 181 Presidents Drive - Amherst, MA

Out-of-state cost: $36,427/year
In-state cost: $16,439/year
Degrees: Certificate

Westminster College

1840 South 1300 East - Salt Lake City, UT

Out-of-state cost: $37,960/year
In-state cost: $37,960/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Drew University

36 Madison Ave - Madison, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $40,660/year
In-state cost: $40,660/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate, Doctorate, Certificate

Creighton University

2500 California Plaza - Omaha, NE

Out-of-state cost: $43,018/year
In-state cost: $43,018/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

Loyola University Chicago

1032 W. Sheridan Rd - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $46,060/year
In-state cost: $46,060/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate, Certificate


Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Bioethics & Medical Ethics Degrees

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

1858 W Grandview Blvd - Erie, PA

Out-of-state cost: $13,448/year
In-state cost: $13,448/year
Degrees: Master's

St. Thomas University

16401 NW 37th Ave - Miami Gardens, FL

Out-of-state cost: $14,400/year
In-state cost: $14,400/year
Degrees: Master's

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

1201 W University Dr - Edinburg, TX

Out-of-state cost: $15,151/year
In-state cost: $7,789/year
Degrees: Master's

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

301 University Blvd - Galveston, TX

Out-of-state cost: $17,500/year
In-state cost: $8,655/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Trinity International University-Illinois

2065 Half Day Rd - Deerfield, IL

Out-of-state cost: $17,780/year
In-state cost: $17,780/year
Degrees: Master's

Duquesne University

Administration Bldg 600 Forbes Ave - Pittsburgh, PA

Out-of-state cost: $24,048/year
In-state cost: $24,048/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Albany Medical College

47 New Scotland Ave - Albany, NY

Out-of-state cost: $29,117/year
In-state cost: $29,117/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences

1750 Independence Ave - Kansas City, MO

Out-of-state cost: $33,772/year
In-state cost: $33,772/year
Degrees: Master's

Ohio State University-Main Campus

190 N. Oval Mall - Columbus, OH

Out-of-state cost: $37,141/year
In-state cost: $12,425/year
Degrees: Master's

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

4200 Fifth Avenue - Pittsburgh, PA

Out-of-state cost: $40,836/year
In-state cost: $24,468/year
Degrees: Master's

Emory University

201 Dowman Drive - Atlanta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $44,676/year
In-state cost: $44,676/year
Degrees: Master's

Case Western Reserve University

10900 Euclid Ave - Cleveland, OH

Out-of-state cost: $47,958/year
In-state cost: $47,958/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Harvard University

Massachusetts Hall - Cambridge, MA

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

Columbia University in the City of New York

West 116 St And Broadway - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $51,194/year
In-state cost: $51,194/year
Degrees: Master's

Georgetown University

37th And O St NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $53,591/year
In-state cost: $53,591/year
Degrees: Master's

Duke University

103 Allen Bldg - Durham, NC

Out-of-state cost: $59,140/year
In-state cost: $59,140/year
Degrees: Master's

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences-Joplin

2901 St. John's Boulevard - Joplin, MO

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


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