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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a General Biology & Biological Sciences Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields. Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. Research or study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions. Work with agricultural scientists in plant, fiber, and animal research, or assist with animal breeding and nutrition.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $67,381
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 8.51%
    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.):  $25,722/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,228/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,467/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,557/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,132/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,880/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: $67,381

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Massachusetts ($90,041) in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($84,941).

Fairbanks, AK $84,941
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $80,483
$82,104
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($72,910).

Huntsville, AL $55,119
Mobile, AL $63,960
Auburn-Opelika, AL $50,818
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $55,688
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $53,100
Decatur, AL $65,645
Dothan, AL $72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,745
Gadsden, AL $64,250
Montgomery, AL $54,867
Tuscaloosa, AL $59,918
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,225
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,000
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,470
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,164
$58,394
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($81,650).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $67,295
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $60,101
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $60,314
Fort Smith, AR-OK $55,415
Hot Springs, AR $54,963
Jonesboro, AR $50,318
Pine Bluff, AR $81,650
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,423
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,620
$60,399
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($77,372).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $77,372
Tucson, AZ $77,273
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $69,363
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $50,348
Prescott, AZ $53,375
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $68,875
Yuma, AZ $57,310
$69,063
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($122,461).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $98,895
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $102,141
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $93,626
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $108,859
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $122,461
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $120,955
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $106,191
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $81,599
Santa Rosa, CA $88,439
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $102,168
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $70,425
Fresno, CA $70,371
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $92,252
Modesto, CA $66,933
Redding, CA $64,287
Salinas, CA $84,430
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $63,533
Chico, CA $74,640
El Centro, CA $76,585
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,470
Madera, CA $70,410
Merced, CA $70,550
Napa, CA $83,848
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $76,198
Stockton-Lodi, CA $62,833
Visalia-Porterville, CA $53,728
Yuba City, CA $74,288
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $61,183
$88,702
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($89,176).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $87,639
Fort Collins, CO $89,176
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $61,823
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $61,770
Colorado Springs, CO $63,170
Grand Junction, CO $62,348
Greeley, CO $57,170
Pueblo, CO $67,625
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $53,446
$68,551
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($101,673).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $96,629
New Haven, CT $101,673
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $92,799
Danbury, CT $68,670
Waterbury, CT $75,483
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,045
$88,492
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($77,544).

Gainesville, FL $63,596
Jacksonville, FL $73,354
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $77,544
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $62,194
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $69,912
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $76,839
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $68,181
Tallahassee, FL $54,617
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $75,174
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,766
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,709
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $61,068
Panama City, FL $62,146
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $50,518
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $54,708
Ocala, FL $48,198
Port St. Lucie, FL $62,194
Punta Gorda, FL $45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $56,128
Sebring, FL $48,230
The Villages, FL $72,540
$65,371
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($83,472).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $83,472
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $67,225
Savannah, GA $73,249
Brunswick, GA $53,900
Columbus, GA-AL $62,258
Dalton, GA $52,590
Gainesville, GA $33,415
Hinesville, GA $64,290
Macon, GA $47,245
Rome, GA $63,960
Valdosta, GA $57,970
Warner Robins, GA $56,880
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,934
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $63,892
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,260
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,712
Athens-Clarke County, GA $59,050
$62,841
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($76,504).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $76,504
Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
$74,826
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($93,129).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $93,129
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $74,975
Iowa City, IA $67,547
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $71,291
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $87,546
Cedar Rapids, IA $61,664
Dubuque, IA $52,484
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $58,456
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $57,084
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,669
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,628
$70,716
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($62,955).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,955
Idaho Falls, ID $61,811
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,290
Coeur d'Alene, ID $52,328
Lewiston, ID-WA $47,930
Pocatello, ID $51,288
Twin Falls, ID $44,640
$57,078
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($76,403).

Peoria, IL $74,130
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $76,403
Carbondale-Marion, IL $60,990
Champaign-Urbana, IL $58,485
Danville, IL $61,895
Decatur, IL $47,478
Kankakee, IL $68,355
Rockford, IL $58,608
Springfield, IL $66,033
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $63,480
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,926
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,138
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,668
$63,732
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($63,562).

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,869
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $58,083
Columbus, IN $54,370
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $63,562
Evansville, IN-KY $62,854
Fort Wayne, IN $55,528
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $58,688
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $48,144
Muncie, IN $55,552
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $53,720
Terre Haute, IN $57,332
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,572
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,036
$56,040
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($73,044).

Manhattan, KS $67,489
Topeka, KS $65,901
Wichita, KS $73,044
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $66,749
$68,296
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($73,093).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $73,093
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,326
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $62,936
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,888
Owensboro, KY $49,313
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,532
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,748
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,838
$59,533
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($72,973).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $72,973
Lafayette, LA $64,869
Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $50,140
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $65,398
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,030
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,765
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,785
$63,021
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($130,799).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $130,799
Springfield, MA-CT $88,219
Worcester, MA-CT $90,545
Leominster-Gardner, MA $73,323
New Bedford, MA $73,288
Pittsfield, MA $77,510
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $70,698
$90,041
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($85,646).

Salisbury, MD-DE $85,646
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $74,036
California-Lexington Park, MD $80,140
Cumberland, MD-WV $73,398
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $59,488
$75,641
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($84,170).

Portland-South Portland, ME $84,170
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $70,313
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $68,300
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $68,956
$72,991
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Midland, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($86,060).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $85,669
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $71,069
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $72,116
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $71,182
Flint, MI $68,205
Jackson, MI $62,715
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $69,177
Midland, MI $86,060
Monroe, MI $76,455
Muskegon, MI $57,643
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,890
Saginaw, MI $65,510
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,532
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,128
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,094
Battle Creek, MI $60,970
Bay City, MI $66,590
$70,120
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($89,370).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $89,370
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $75,264
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $67,628
Rochester, MN $69,674
St. Cloud, MN $65,060
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,177
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,172
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,138
$71,573
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($83,846).

Kansas City, MO-KS $83,846
St. Louis, MO-IL $71,617
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,568
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,101
Columbia, MO $56,595
Jefferson City, MO $61,745
Joplin, MO $54,388
St. Joseph, MO-KS $53,270
Springfield, MO $52,096
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,728
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,565
$64,534
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($75,079).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $75,079
Jackson, MS $64,676
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $62,032
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,428
Hattiesburg, MS $56,200
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,005
$65,518
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($68,575).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $68,575
Missoula, MT $55,248
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,543
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,218
Great Falls, MT $57,394
$60,495
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($92,098).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $92,098
Greensboro-High Point, NC $80,362
Raleigh, NC $87,232
Wilmington, NC $76,040
Winston-Salem, NC $88,854
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $70,643
Burlington, NC $57,955
Fayetteville, NC $64,812
Goldsboro, NC $63,550
Greenville, NC $51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,593
Jacksonville, NC $65,250
New Bern, NC $61,840
Rocky Mount, NC $51,510
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,643
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,580
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,500
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,906
$71,045
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($66,643).

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,643
Fargo, ND-MN $55,123
Grand Forks, ND-MN $63,062
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,834
$61,794
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($76,974).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $76,974
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,674
Lincoln, NE $56,340
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $51,798
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,243
$64,999
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($70,287).

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,765
Manchester, NH $66,522
Portsmouth, NH-ME $70,287
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $55,168
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $64,647
$65,605
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($98,099).

Ocean City, NJ $74,708
Trenton, NJ $98,099
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $79,804
$84,804
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($77,264).

Santa Fe, NM $71,725
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $70,202
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $77,264
Farmington, NM $64,443
Las Cruces, NM $63,073
$70,856
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($92,560).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $92,560
Reno, NV $69,696
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $68,214
$74,172
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($109,749).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $87,065
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $109,749
Rochester, NY $99,579
Syracuse, NY $91,608
Binghamton, NY $67,182
Elmira, NY $69,388
Glens Falls, NY $72,143
Ithaca, NY $69,225
Kingston, NY $76,023
Utica-Rome, NY $66,390
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $64,833
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $61,885
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,393
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $62,285
$80,766
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($98,769).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $89,128
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $82,206
Columbus, OH $82,542
Dayton, OH $98,769
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $81,140
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $72,014
Canton-Massillon, OH $61,568
Lima, OH $57,310
Mansfield, OH $58,888
Springfield, OH $65,945
Toledo, OH $63,733
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $59,158
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $65,286
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,000
$76,546
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($80,352).

Tulsa, OK $80,352
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $78,314
Lawton, OK $65,640
Oklahoma City, OK $62,282
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,812
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,918
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,672
$69,819
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($90,531).

Corvallis, OR $77,135
Eugene, OR $72,513
Medford, OR $68,358
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $90,531
Salem, OR $81,230
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $66,425
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $68,783
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $69,051
Bend-Redmond, OR $66,678
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
$73,870
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($98,319).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $79,029
Lancaster, PA $63,102
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $98,319
Pittsburgh, PA $72,994
Reading, PA $80,625
State College, PA $67,919
Altoona, PA $56,568
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $61,546
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $59,172
East Stroudsburg, PA $62,270
Erie, PA $70,480
Gettysburg, PA $58,530
Johnstown, PA $55,542
Lebanon, PA $74,494
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $62,004
Williamsport, PA $62,864
York-Hanover, PA $62,512
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $63,173
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,116
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $63,678
$69,018
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($57,106).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $57,106
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,384
Arecibo, PR $36,142
Mayaguez, PR $39,814
Ponce, PR $33,133
San German, PR $35,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $39,550
Guayama, PR $32,570
$42,744
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 ($67,753).

Columbia, SC $64,401
Florence, SC $53,542
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $67,753
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,210
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $63,480
Spartanburg, SC $62,468
Sumter, SC $60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,790
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,470
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,418
$60,143
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($57,651).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,545
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,651
Sioux Falls, SD $54,697
$54,621
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($79,909).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $79,909
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $69,111
Clarksville, TN-KY $65,690
Cleveland, TN $53,943
Jackson, TN $54,393
Johnson City, TN $64,065
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $60,966
Knoxville, TN $66,503
Morristown, TN $58,653
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,500
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,266
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,173
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $61,890
$64,417
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($88,669).

College Station-Bryan, TX $62,195
Corpus Christi, TX $84,003
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $84,386
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $88,669
Killeen-Temple, TX $79,465
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $74,882
Midland, TX $82,364
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $78,081
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $83,821
Amarillo, TX $60,818
Austin-Round Rock, TX $60,563
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $66,673
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $50,312
El Paso, TX $51,038
Laredo, TX $56,125
Longview, TX $57,980
Lubbock, TX $53,498
Odessa, TX $55,740
San Angelo, TX $50,120
Sherman-Denison, TX $58,333
Texarkana, TX-AR $60,995
Tyler, TX $51,747
Victoria, TX $61,023
Waco, TX $55,104
Wichita Falls, TX $57,245
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,908
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,367
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,170
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,600
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $74,885
$68,449
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($77,068).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $77,068
Provo-Orem, UT $75,084
Salt Lake City, UT $69,328
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $66,802
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,787
St. George, UT $41,767
$66,101
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($93,438).

Lynchburg, VA $69,005
Richmond, VA $86,701
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $81,028
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $93,438
Charlottesville, VA $64,865
Harrisonburg, VA $67,040
Roanoke, VA $66,340
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $59,560
Winchester, VA-WV $60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,890
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $63,038
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,790
$73,212
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($69,053).

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $69,053
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $61,326
$65,693
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($82,571).

Madison, WI $82,571
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $70,529
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $72,365
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $75,131
Eau Claire, WI $60,103
Fond du Lac, WI $59,573
Green Bay, WI $56,428
Janesville-Beloit, WI $72,343
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $60,500
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $68,650
Racine, WI $70,700
Sheboygan, WI $59,653
Wausau, WI $54,923
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,158
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,563
$67,614
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($84,043).

Morgantown, WV $84,043
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $71,293
Charleston, WV $54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,384
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Wheeling, WV-OH $61,294
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,968
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $45,950
$66,251
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($67,189).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,189
Cheyenne, WY $66,270
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $60,340
$65,361

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $66,184

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($89,710) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($90,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $90,410
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $82,318
$86,364
Alabama

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

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

Huntsville, AL $54,617
Mobile, AL $60,810
Auburn-Opelika, AL $51,320
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $54,223
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $53,183
Decatur, AL $64,803
Dothan, AL $72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,363
Gadsden, AL $63,473
Montgomery, AL $51,478
Tuscaloosa, AL $55,820
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,387
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,337
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,683
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,810
$57,414
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($78,177) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $69,083
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $58,086
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $58,340
Fort Smith, AR-OK $55,070
Hot Springs, AR $55,063
Jonesboro, AR $50,257
Pine Bluff, AR $78,177
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,587
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,823
$58,832
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($77,722) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $77,722
Tucson, AZ $76,023
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $69,559
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $49,347
Prescott, AZ $52,540
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $65,953
Yuma, AZ $55,533
$63,811
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 ($127,975) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $103,374
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $105,773
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $96,055
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $110,944
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $127,975
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $123,496
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $109,132
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $83,150
Santa Rosa, CA $90,736
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $104,121
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $72,172
Fresno, CA $69,369
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $84,987
Modesto, CA $68,262
Redding, CA $63,980
Salinas, CA $79,623
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,915
Chico, CA $77,050
El Centro, CA $77,477
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,470
Madera, CA $70,410
Merced, CA $72,370
Napa, CA $85,640
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $76,173
Stockton-Lodi, CA $63,630
Visalia-Porterville, CA $51,637
Yuba City, CA $75,567
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $62,107
$84,093
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($93,403) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $91,211
Fort Collins, CO $93,403
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,603
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,508
Colorado Springs, CO $60,888
Grand Junction, CO $61,083
Greeley, CO $55,915
Pueblo, CO $65,990
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,038
$66,627
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($105,277) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $96,370
New Haven, CT $105,277
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $91,596
Danbury, CT $69,320
Waterbury, CT $75,363
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,997
$84,487
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($76,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $68,676
Jacksonville, FL $70,729
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $75,417
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $62,538
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $69,020
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $76,080
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $69,409
Tallahassee, FL $55,641
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $72,935
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $68,131
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $57,065
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $59,000
Panama City, FL $61,920
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $50,097
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $49,490
Ocala, FL $47,927
Port St. Lucie, FL $61,733
Punta Gorda, FL $45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $56,937
Sebring, FL $48,230
The Villages, FL $72,540
$62,057
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($85,737) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $85,737
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $70,669
Savannah, GA $74,569
Brunswick, GA $53,900
Columbus, GA-AL $62,257
Dalton, GA $52,590
Gainesville, GA $34,017
Hinesville, GA $64,290
Macon, GA $48,610
Rome, GA $63,960
Valdosta, GA $57,970
Warner Robins, GA $54,503
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $55,003
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,620
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,650
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,800
Athens-Clarke County, GA $59,050
$59,129
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($80,317) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $80,317
Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
$75,613
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($100,459) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $100,459
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $75,234
Iowa City, IA $70,482
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $72,903
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $92,464
Cedar Rapids, IA $61,068
Dubuque, IA $53,073
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $58,285
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $57,630
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,394
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,578
$68,143
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($63,691) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $63,691
Idaho Falls, ID $58,603
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $59,470
Coeur d'Alene, ID $51,683
Lewiston, ID-WA $46,778
Pocatello, ID $51,080
Twin Falls, ID $44,035
$53,620
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($75,022) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $75,022
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $74,377
Carbondale-Marion, IL $60,683
Champaign-Urbana, IL $57,747
Danville, IL $60,373
Decatur, IL $47,707
Kankakee, IL $66,540
Rockford, IL $58,863
Springfield, IL $64,873
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,530
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,177
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,400
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,753
$61,157
Indiana

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

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($66,763) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $62,565
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $57,992
Columbus, IN $58,760
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $66,763
Evansville, IN-KY $66,330
Fort Wayne, IN $57,907
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $59,120
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $49,563
Muncie, IN $56,553
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $53,463
Terre Haute, IN $58,730
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $53,220
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,210
$57,176
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($75,202) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $70,185
Topeka, KS $67,865
Wichita, KS $75,202
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $67,968
$70,305
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($75,478) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $75,478
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,559
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $62,670
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,990
Owensboro, KY $48,950
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,395
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,655
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,108
$58,226
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($74,584) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $74,584
Lafayette, LA $63,438
Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $50,270
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $64,310
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,300
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,383
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,017
$60,364
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($138,542) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $138,542
Springfield, MA-CT $90,876
Worcester, MA-CT $94,534
Leominster-Gardner, MA $74,347
New Bedford, MA $74,363
Pittsfield, MA $77,510
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $70,280
$88,636
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($89,572) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $89,572
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $73,117
California-Lexington Park, MD $77,460
Cumberland, MD-WV $73,140
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $58,853
$74,428
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($89,943) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $89,943
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $73,367
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $70,456
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $67,833
$75,400
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,949) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $86,949
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $72,822
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $72,458
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $71,498
Flint, MI $67,290
Jackson, MI $62,503
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $62,578
Midland, MI $86,060
Monroe, MI $74,987
Muskegon, MI $58,233
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,583
Saginaw, MI $65,510
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $55,395
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,135
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,863
Battle Creek, MI $60,970
Bay City, MI $66,590
$67,143
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($94,516) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $94,516
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $78,773
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,998
Rochester, MN $69,360
St. Cloud, MN $64,893
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,386
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,198
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,803
$68,491
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($86,463) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $86,463
St. Louis, MO-IL $72,003
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,456
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,930
Columbia, MO $55,510
Jefferson City, MO $59,863
Joplin, MO $52,757
St. Joseph, MO-KS $52,440
Springfield, MO $48,883
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,843
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,203
$60,214
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($79,421) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $79,421
Jackson, MS $61,338
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,077
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $69,700
Hattiesburg, MS $55,043
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,808
$61,898
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($69,315) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $69,315
Missoula, MT $52,862
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,293
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,104
Great Falls, MT $56,940
$57,903
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($95,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $95,040
Greensboro-High Point, NC $85,133
Raleigh, NC $89,129
Wilmington, NC $81,550
Winston-Salem, NC $93,935
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $68,238
Burlington, NC $56,640
Fayetteville, NC $63,877
Goldsboro, NC $63,550
Greenville, NC $51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,490
Jacksonville, NC $65,250
New Bern, NC $61,840
Rocky Mount, NC $50,890
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,078
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,525
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,603
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,243
$65,632
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 ($63,614) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $63,614
Fargo, ND-MN $54,434
Grand Forks, ND-MN $62,455
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,270
$59,693
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 ($76,765) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $76,765
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,612
Lincoln, NE $57,487
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $52,813
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,653
$60,466
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 ($73,518) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $67,767
Manchester, NH $69,465
Portsmouth, NH-ME $73,518
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,075
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $67,560
$67,277
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 ($102,945) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $81,276
Trenton, NJ $102,945
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $84,908
$89,710
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($75,028) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $72,999
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $71,490
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,028
Farmington, NM $64,353
Las Cruces, NM $62,977
$69,369
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($98,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $98,070
Reno, NV $70,327
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $67,326
$78,574
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($116,363) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $89,043
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $116,363
Rochester, NY $107,864
Syracuse, NY $96,677
Binghamton, NY $64,960
Elmira, NY $67,977
Glens Falls, NY $72,440
Ithaca, NY $56,905
Kingston, NY $77,493
Utica-Rome, NY $61,565
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $65,297
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $55,310
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $54,493
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $63,123
$74,965
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($98,378) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $94,910
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $84,515
Columbus, OH $82,961
Dayton, OH $98,378
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $85,899
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $72,201
Canton-Massillon, OH $61,038
Lima, OH $56,463
Mansfield, OH $58,173
Springfield, OH $65,997
Toledo, OH $63,366
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $59,860
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,997
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,710
$72,319
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($83,931) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $83,931
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $80,731
Lawton, OK $64,448
Oklahoma City, OK $61,395
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,853
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,233
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,293
$65,983
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 ($92,363) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $86,307
Eugene, OR $75,028
Medford, OR $69,803
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $92,363
Salem, OR $77,135
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $67,850
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $70,740
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,860
Bend-Redmond, OR $68,007
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
$72,811
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 ($101,843) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $79,953
Lancaster, PA $64,891
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $101,843
Pittsburgh, PA $74,259
Reading, PA $83,424
State College, PA $66,968
Altoona, PA $56,695
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $61,630
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $59,798
East Stroudsburg, PA $62,270
Erie, PA $64,820
Gettysburg, PA $59,365
Johnstown, PA $55,658
Lebanon, PA $74,315
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $56,210
Williamsport, PA $63,053
York-Hanover, PA $62,915
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,320
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,873
$66,520
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($59,517) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $59,517
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,265
Arecibo, PR $35,985
Mayaguez, PR $39,385
Ponce, PR $33,288
San German, PR $35,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $39,165
Guayama, PR $32,570
$39,101
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,203) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $65,650
Florence, SC $53,033
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $69,203
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $60,915
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $62,070
Spartanburg, SC $62,120
Sumter, SC $60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,473
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,100
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,023
$59,863
South Dakota

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

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($54,497) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,209
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,497
Sioux Falls, SD $53,108
$52,271
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($82,564) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $82,564
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $70,747
Clarksville, TN-KY $66,153
Cleveland, TN $54,003
Jackson, TN $54,040
Johnson City, TN $62,573
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $61,210
Knoxville, TN $58,285
Morristown, TN $57,563
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,243
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,050
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,817
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $60,680
$60,071
Texas

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

Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($90,933) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $60,972
Corpus Christi, TX $86,343
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $86,190
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $88,973
Killeen-Temple, TX $84,532
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $76,369
Midland, TX $86,333
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $80,691
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $90,933
Amarillo, TX $61,247
Austin-Round Rock, TX $60,343
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $65,560
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $49,170
El Paso, TX $57,108
Laredo, TX $56,587
Longview, TX $57,747
Lubbock, TX $46,365
Odessa, TX $55,740
San Angelo, TX $50,213
Sherman-Denison, TX $58,140
Texarkana, TX-AR $59,870
Tyler, TX $47,368
Victoria, TX $59,657
Waco, TX $53,690
Wichita Falls, TX $56,410
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,833
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,858
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,703
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,568
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $73,533
$64,301
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($78,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $78,870
Provo-Orem, UT $77,551
Salt Lake City, UT $70,645
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $65,316
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $60,786
St. George, UT $41,470
$65,773
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($90,438) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $69,688
Richmond, VA $90,120
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $81,263
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $90,438
Charlottesville, VA $64,587
Harrisonburg, VA $67,040
Roanoke, VA $65,608
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $59,303
Winchester, VA-WV $60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,963
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,797
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,548
$68,395
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($72,526) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $72,526
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,403
$67,464
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($85,683) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $85,683
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $71,412
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $77,492
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $75,916
Eau Claire, WI $59,197
Fond du Lac, WI $59,310
Green Bay, WI $56,773
Janesville-Beloit, WI $71,517
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $60,340
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $67,757
Racine, WI $70,260
Sheboygan, WI $59,340
Wausau, WI $55,440
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,363
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,757
$65,304
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($86,613) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV $86,613
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $73,896
Charleston, WV $54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,363
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Wheeling, WV-OH $60,855
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,685
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $45,950
$61,804
Wyoming

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

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $69,238
Cheyenne, WY $69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,038
$67,412

Master's

Average Salary Median: $64,103

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($78,065) 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 ($82,873) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $70,310
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $82,873
$76,592
Alabama

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

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

Huntsville, AL $56,123
Mobile, AL $71,260
Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,850
Decatur, AL $68,170
Dothan, AL $72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Montgomery, AL $57,440
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,760
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,180
$60,122
Arkansas

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

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,780
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $63,460
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $62,900
Fort Smith, AR-OK $56,450
Hot Springs, AR $54,660
Jonesboro, AR $50,500
Pine Bluff, AR $92,070
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,930
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,010
$60,751
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($77,640) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $76,320
Tucson, AZ $58,180
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $68,773
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,350
Prescott, AZ $55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,640
Yuma, AZ $62,640
$64,683
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 ($112,483) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $83,967
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $78,000
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $84,273
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $87,933
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $103,643
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $112,483
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $97,367
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $76,947
Santa Rosa, CA $80,783
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $88,490
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $65,183
Fresno, CA $72,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $94,070
Modesto, CA $64,717
Redding, CA $64,697
Salinas, CA $94,043
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $68,770
Chico, CA $67,410
El Centro, CA $73,910
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,470
Madera, CA $70,410
Merced, CA $65,090
Napa, CA $78,470
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $76,270
Stockton-Lodi, CA $58,850
Visalia-Porterville, CA $60,000
Yuba City, CA $70,450
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,410
$78,065
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($73,360) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $73,360
Fort Collins, CO $63,810
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $69,307
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $66,293
Colorado Springs, CO $72,300
Grand Junction, CO $66,140
Greeley, CO $62,190
Pueblo, CO $72,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,080
$67,223
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,803) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,620
New Haven, CT $76,440
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,803
Danbury, CT $66,720
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$76,269
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($81,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $51,743
Jacksonville, FL $73,043
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $81,560
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,450
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $73,773
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $79,370
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $59,590
Tallahassee, FL $51,543
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $76,800
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $62,670
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $64,513
Panama City, FL $62,447
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,780
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $54,610
Ocala, FL $49,010
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,040
Punta Gorda, FL $45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $53,700
Sebring, FL $48,230
The Villages, FL $72,540
$61,382
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($76,677) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $76,677
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $57,110
Savannah, GA $64,010
Brunswick, GA $53,900
Columbus, GA-AL $62,260
Dalton, GA $52,590
Gainesville, GA $31,610
Hinesville, GA $64,290
Macon, GA $43,150
Rome, GA $63,960
Valdosta, GA $57,970
Warner Robins, GA $64,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,350
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,360
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
$57,155
Hawaii

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

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,630
Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
$62,270
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($79,643) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $79,643
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $73,287
Iowa City, IA $57,763
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,650
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,120
Cedar Rapids, IA $64,050
Dubuque, IA $50,130
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,750
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,830
$59,933
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($68,227) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $60,747
Idaho Falls, ID $68,227
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $66,990
Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,910
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,540
Pocatello, ID $51,910
Twin Falls, ID $47,060
$57,483
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 ($80,457) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $68,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $80,457
Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $60,700
Danville, IL $66,460
Decatur, IL $46,790
Kankakee, IL $73,800
Rockford, IL $57,840
Springfield, IL $69,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,880
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,350
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,410
$63,401
Indiana

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

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

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,970
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $58,907
Columbus, IN $58,760
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $74,940
Evansville, IN-KY $72,620
Fort Wayne, IN $60,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $68,400
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $48,910
Muncie, IN $58,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
Terre Haute, IN $63,590
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,260
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,150
$60,036
Kansas

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

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

Manhattan, KS $51,310
Topeka, KS $54,120
Wichita, KS $60,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $59,430
$56,240
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($65,143) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $65,143
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,367
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Owensboro, KY $51,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,270
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
$56,923
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($68,823) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $68,823
Lafayette, LA $67,253
Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$61,219
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 ($84,340) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $84,340
Springfield, MA-CT $77,250
Worcester, MA-CT $74,903
Leominster-Gardner, MA $70,250
New Bedford, MA $70,060
Pittsfield, MA $77,510
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $65,990
$74,329
Maryland

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

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

Salisbury, MD-DE $62,090
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $54,880
California-Lexington Park, MD $88,180
Cumberland, MD-WV $74,170
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $61,390
$68,142
Maine

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

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

Portland-South Portland, ME $66,850
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,270
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
$64,368
Michigan

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

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $83,943
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $66,857
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $62,187
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $70,017
Flint, MI $70,950
Jackson, MI $63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $75,260
Midland, MI $86,060
Monroe, MI $80,860
Muskegon, MI $55,870
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,810
Saginaw, MI $65,510
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,080
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,020
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
$68,792
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 ($77,497) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $77,497
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,430
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $70,150
Rochester, MN $70,930
St. Cloud, MN $65,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,130
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,070
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,480
$66,302
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($71,940) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $65,530
St. Louis, MO-IL $71,940
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,617
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $65,720
Columbia, MO $59,850
Jefferson City, MO $67,390
Joplin, MO $59,280
St. Joseph, MO-KS $55,760
Springfield, MO $52,040
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,370
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,650
$62,559
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($79,640) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,500
Jackson, MS $70,240
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $69,943
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $79,640
Hattiesburg, MS $59,670
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,240
$65,872
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($66,127) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,107
Missoula, MT $60,020
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,127
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $65,483
Great Falls, MT $59,210
$63,389
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($82,293) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $82,293
Greensboro-High Point, NC $62,220
Raleigh, NC $79,877
Wilmington, NC $56,660
Winston-Salem, NC $58,370
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $75,107
Burlington, NC $61,900
Fayetteville, NC $72,120
Goldsboro, NC $63,550
Greenville, NC $51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,900
Jacksonville, NC $65,250
New Bern, NC $61,840
Rocky Mount, NC $53,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,920
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,370
$62,000
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($73,710) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $73,710
Fargo, ND-MN $58,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,090
$64,715
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 ($78,493) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $78,493
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $70,233
Lincoln, NE $52,900
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,010
$60,677
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,657) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $76,657
Manchester, NH $72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,100
$70,605
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 ($93,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $66,070
Trenton, NJ $93,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $71,270
$77,070
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($81,737) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $62,810
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,337
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $81,737
Farmington, NM $64,710
Las Cruces, NM $63,360
$67,791
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($69,693) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $65,010
Reno, NV $56,373
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $69,693
$63,692
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 ($89,727) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $77,357
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $89,727
Rochester, NY $61,370
Syracuse, NY $65,250
Binghamton, NY $62,330
Elmira, NY $73,620
Glens Falls, NY $71,250
Ithaca, NY $59,790
Kingston, NY $71,610
Utica-Rome, NY $68,430
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $63,440
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,000
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $59,770
$67,247
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($99,943) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $64,010
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $63,730
Columbus, OH $76,650
Dayton, OH $99,943
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $64,210
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,730
Canton-Massillon, OH $63,690
Lima, OH $59,850
Mansfield, OH $61,030
Springfield, OH $65,790
Toledo, OH $65,570
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $57,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,270
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,020
$67,110
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($74,657) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $74,657
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $71,063
Lawton, OK $70,410
Oklahoma City, OK $65,830
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,650
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,190
$66,209
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($84,580) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $55,733
Eugene, OR $64,967
Medford, OR $58,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $84,580
Salem, OR $74,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,450
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $62,913
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,390
Bend-Redmond, OR $62,690
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
$61,826
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 ($78,610) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $67,060
Lancaster, PA $48,790
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $78,610
Pittsburgh, PA $65,953
Reading, PA $61,030
State College, PA $69,820
Altoona, PA $56,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $61,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $56,670
East Stroudsburg, PA $62,270
Erie, PA $67,900
Gettysburg, PA $55,190
Johnstown, PA $55,080
Lebanon, PA $75,210
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $55,870
Williamsport, PA $62,110
York-Hanover, PA $60,900
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,300
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,050
$62,012
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 ($49,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $49,070
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
Ponce, PR $32,360
San German, PR $35,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
Guayama, PR N/A
$39,187
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

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

Columbia, SC $55,660
Florence, SC $57,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $62,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $69,120
Spartanburg, SC $63,860
Sumter, SC $60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$59,730
South Dakota

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

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($65,010) for a master's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,997
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,010
Sioux Falls, SD $62,640
$61,549
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($74,967) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $74,967
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,350
Clarksville, TN-KY $64,300
Cleveland, TN $53,760
Jackson, TN $55,450
Johnson City, TN $68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,330
Knoxville, TN $67,380
Morristown, TN $61,920
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,520
$61,088
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 ($86,497) for a master's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $53,270
Corpus Christi, TX $77,763
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $79,703
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $86,497
Killeen-Temple, TX $64,010
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $74,323
Midland, TX $58,550
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $75,077
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,610
Amarillo, TX $59,530
Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,220
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,010
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $54,880
El Paso, TX $58,420
Laredo, TX $54,740
Longview, TX $58,680
Lubbock, TX $49,720
Odessa, TX $55,740
San Angelo, TX $49,840
Sherman-Denison, TX $58,910
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,370
Tyler, TX $55,100
Victoria, TX $65,120
Waco, TX $60,760
Wichita Falls, TX $59,750
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,130
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,810
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,570
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,840
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,940
$63,329
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($71,757) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $64,450
Provo-Orem, UT $57,810
Salt Lake City, UT $58,790
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $71,757
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $64,790
St. George, UT $43,250
$60,141
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($98,437) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $65,590
Richmond, VA $77,583
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $82,477
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,437
Charlottesville, VA $65,700
Harrisonburg, VA $67,040
Roanoke, VA $62,910
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $60,330
Winchester, VA-WV $60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,270
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,760
$68,680
Vermont

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

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,760
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,690
$63,225
Wisconsin

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

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

Madison, WI $64,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $67,053
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,950
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $72,777
Eau Claire, WI $62,820
Fond du Lac, WI $60,360
Green Bay, WI $55,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $60,980
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,330
Racine, WI $72,020
Sheboygan, WI $60,590
Wausau, WI $53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,540
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,980
$62,633
West Virginia

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

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

Morgantown, WV $66,050
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $63,487
Charleston, WV $54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,470
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,050
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,190
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
$60,474
Wyoming

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

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $66,903
Cheyenne, WY $69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,030
$66,631

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $71,856

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($121,366) 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)

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($73,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL N/A
Mobile, AL $60,960
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL $69,240
Tuscaloosa, AL $73,890
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,230
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $70,210
$65,106
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($62,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $62,430
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,430
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($106,370) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $106,370
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$106,370
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($150,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $97,230
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $97,390
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $150,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $123,770
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $137,650
Modesto, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$121,366
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($76,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $76,910
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,690
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,800
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 ($116,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $116,450
New Haven, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Danbury, CT N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$116,450
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Jacksonville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($100,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $100,540
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $86,770
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $67,250
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $89,830
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $75,680
Ocala, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
$84,014
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($76,250) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $66,570
Savannah, GA 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
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $76,250
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
$67,110
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 ($77,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $67,620
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $77,450
Iowa City, IA N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,650
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $67,960
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,920
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($69,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $69,220
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,220
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.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Kokomo, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
$44,374
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,870) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,870
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,600
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $63,690
$61,720
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($69,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $69,310
Lafayette, LA N/A
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,310
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($101,570) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $97,220
Worcester, MA-CT $101,570
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,660
$91,817
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($99,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $99,620
California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV N/A
$99,620
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($76,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $76,830
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
$76,830
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($98,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $79,330
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $66,180
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $98,480
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $71,840
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $89,490
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
$81,064
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($78,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $78,680
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,180
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,430
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($66,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $66,790
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,440
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO $61,790
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,740
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,690
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($56,560) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Jackson, MS N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,560
$56,560
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($90,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $65,110
Raleigh, NC $90,330
Wilmington, NC $56,850
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $69,280
Burlington, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC $60,310
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,630
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,590
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,430
$65,691
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($74,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $74,090
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,370
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,230
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
$48,196
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 N/A
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($103,350) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $103,350
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$103,350
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($127,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $98,390
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $110,290
Rochester, NY $79,790
Syracuse, NY $82,480
Binghamton, NY $78,700
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY $127,940
Kingston, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY $83,650
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $91,560
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,390
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$89,799
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($96,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $73,770
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $96,030
Dayton, OH N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $64,760
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,990
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,170
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,850
$75,762
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($65,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $65,220
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,220
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($120,940) 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 $91,890
Salem, OR $120,940
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
$106,415
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($97,110) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $83,610
Lancaster, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $89,840
Pittsburgh, PA $81,470
Reading, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA $95,700
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $97,110
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,290
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $81,530
$86,364
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($98,500) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,190
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $73,040
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $56,870
Knoxville, TN $98,500
Morristown, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $56,060
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,532
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($99,970) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $99,970
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $80,400
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $92,150
Killeen-Temple, TX $64,520
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $63,180
Midland, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $61,000
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,360
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
El Paso, TX $19,380
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX $85,810
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX $65,910
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,910
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,960
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,490
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,465
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($74,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $74,330
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA $73,430
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $70,530
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,763
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.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($81,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $81,950
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $72,120
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,020
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,697
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($75,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $75,880
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
$75,880
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.

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

14 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 $66,184.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $64,103.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $71,856. 

  Natural Sciences Managers

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

Salary Ratio: 1    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Agricultural Research Director
  • Agriculture Research Director
  • Analytical Services Manager
  • Chemical Engineer Supervisor
  • Chemical Plant Technical Director
  • Chemical Process Exploration Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Environmental Program Manager
  • Environmental Research Project Manager
  • Geochemical Manager
  • Geological Manager
  • Geophysical Manager
  • Gravity Manager
  • Lab Director (Laboratory Director)
  • Lab Manager (Laboratory Manager)
  • Natural Resources Manager
  • Natural Sciences Manager
  • Ocean Program Administrator
  • Quarrying Manager
  • Research Administrator
  • Research and Development Director (R and D Director)
  • Research Coordinator
  • Research Development Director
  • Research Development Manager
  • Research Director
  • Research Manager
  • Research Project Coordinator
  • Water Team Leader
  • Wild Life Manager
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Clinical Research Coordinators

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

Salary Ratio: 1    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Clinical Coordinator
  • Clinical Data Coordinator
  • Clinical Manager
  • Clinical Program Coordinator
  • Clinical Program Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Research Administrator
  • Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Clinical Research Director
  • Clinical Research Manager
  • Clinical Research Monitor
  • Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator
  • Clinical Study Manager
  • Clinical Trial Coordinator
  • Clinical Trial Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Research Coordinator
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Water Resource Specialists

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

Salary Ratio: 1    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Community Resource Consultant
  • Environmental Resource Specialist
  • Hydrotechnical Specialist
  • Hydrotechnician
  • Power Supply Engineer
  • Resource Specialist
  • Water Quality Specialist
  • Water Resource Agent
  • Water Resource Consultant
  • Water Resource Engineering Specialist
  • Water Resource Specialist
  • Water Resources Planner
  • Water Restoration Technician
  • Water Rights Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Bioinformatics Scientists

Conduct research using bioinformatics theory and methods in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. May design databases and develop algorithms for processing and analyzing genomic information, or other biological information.

Salary Ratio: 0.77    

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    
  • Bioinformatician
  • Bioinformaticist
  • Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Bioinformatics Associate
  • Bioinformatics Computer Scientist
  • Bioinformatics Consultant
  • Bioinformatics Data Analyst
  • Bioinformatics Developer
  • Bioinformatics Engineer
  • Bioinformatics Research Specialist
  • Bioinformatics Scientist
  • Bioinformatics Specialist
  • Bioinformatics Support Specialist
  • Computational Biologist
  • Data Analyst
  • Drug Discovery Informatics Specialist
  • Genetics Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Genomics Specialist
  • Laboratory Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Microarray Analyst
  • Microarray Specialist
  • Molecular Modeler
  • Oncology Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Programmer Analyst
  • Research Associate
  • Research Scientist
  • Scientific Database Curator
  • Scientist
  • Statistical Genetic Analyst
  • Systems Analyst
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Molecular and Cellular Biologists

Research and study cellular molecules and organelles to understand cell function and organization.

Salary Ratio: 0.77    

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    
  • Biologist
  • Biology Researcher
  • Cell Biologist
  • Cell Biology Scientist
  • Cellular Biologist
  • DNA Sequencing Associate
  • Molecular Biologist
  • Molecular Biology Researcher
  • Molecular Biology Scientist
  • Molecular Biology Specialist
  • Molecular Research Biologist
  • Molecular Research Scientist
  • Purification Scientist
  • Research Scientist
  • Research Technician
  • Structural Biologist
  • Structural Biology Research Laboratory Specialist
  • Synthetic Biology Researcher
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Geneticists

Research and study the inheritance of traits at the molecular, organism or population level. May evaluate or treat patients with genetic disorders.

Salary Ratio: 0.51    

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    
  • Academic Pediatric Geneticist
  • Behavioral Geneticist
  • Cardiovascular Geneticist
  • Clinical Biochemical Geneticist
  • Clinical Cytogeneticist
  • Clinical Geneticist
  • Clinical Molecular Geneticist
  • Computational Geneticist
  • Crop Quantitative Geneticist
  • Genetic Scientist
  • Geneticist
  • Genomics Scientist
  • Laboratory Geneticist (Lab Geneticist)
  • Medical Geneticist
  • Molecular Geneticist
  • Pediatric Clinical Geneticist
  • Pediatric Geneticist
  • Pediatric Medical Geneticist
  • Pharmacogeneticist
  • Plants Geneticist
  • Population Geneticist
  • Proteomics Scientist
  • Research Geneticist
  • Research Scientist
  • Scientist
  • Statistical Geneticist
  • Swine Genetics Researcher
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Biologists

Research or study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions.

Salary Ratio: 0.51    

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    
  • Aquatic Biologist
  • Aquatic Scientist
  • Biological Scientist
  • Biologist
  • Biology Scientist
  • Botanist
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist
  • Clinical Researcher
  • Dolphin Researcher
  • Endangered Species Specialist
  • Entomologist
  • Horticulturist
  • Marine Biologist
  • Marine Scientist
  • Molecular Biology Scientist
  • Mycologist
  • Nematologist
  • Neurobiologist
  • Neurophysiologist
  • Ocean Biologist
  • Physiologist
  • Rare Species Specialist
  • Research Biologist
  • Research Scientist
  • Scientist
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Agricultural Technicians

Work with agricultural scientists in plant, fiber, and animal research, or assist with animal breeding and nutrition. Set up or maintain laboratory equipment and collect samples from crops or animals. Prepare specimens or record data to assist scientists in biology or related life science experiments. Conduct tests and experiments to improve yield and quality of crops or to increase the resistance of plants and animals to disease or insects.

Salary Ratio: 0.46    

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    
  • Acidity Tester
  • Agricultural Assistant
  • Agricultural Research Technician
  • Agricultural Research Technologist
  • Agricultural Specialist
  • Agricultural Technician
  • Agriculture Field Technician
  • Agriculture Research Laboratory Assistant
  • Agriculture Technician
  • Agronomy Technician
  • Artificial Breeding Technician
  • Biological Aide
  • Biotechnician
  • Blood Tester
  • Cattle Tester
  • Cotton Program Technician
  • County Extension Agent
  • Cow Tester
  • Culture Media Laboratory Assistant
  • Dairy Lab Technician
  • Dairy Technician
  • Dairy Technologist
  • Extension Associate
  • Faculty Research Assistant
  • Feed Mill Lab Technician
  • Feed Research Aide
  • Feed Research Technician
  • Field Service Poultry Technician
  • Fowl Blood Tester
  • Horticultural Technician
  • Insect Control Aide
  • Laboratory Technician (Lab Tech)
  • Moisture Tester
  • Permaculture Contractor
  • Plant Control Aide
  • Research Assistant
  • Research Associate
  • Research Specialist
  • Research Technician
  • Research Technologist
  • Seed Analysis Laboratory Assistant
  • Seed Analyst
  • Seed Expert
  • Seed Lab Technician
  • Seed Laboratory Assistant
  • Seed Laboratory Technician
  • Seed Specialist
  • Seed Technician
  • Seed Tester
  • Sugarcane Research Technician
  • Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
  • Urban Gardening Specialist
  • Weed Science Research Technician
  • US Salary Median: $63,259
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Precision Agriculture Technicians

Apply geospatial technologies, including geographic information systems (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS), to agricultural production or management activities, such as pest scouting, site-specific pesticide application, yield mapping, or variable-rate irrigation. May use computers to develop or analyze maps or remote sensing images to compare physical topography with data on soils, fertilizer, pests, or weather.

Salary Ratio: 0.7    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Agriculture Specialist
  • Agriculture Technician
  • Agronomy Specialist
  • Certified Crop Specialist
  • Crop Specialist
  • Extension Precision Agriculture Specialist
  • Field Agronomist
  • GPS Field Data Collector (Global Positioning System Field Data Collector)
  • Independent Crop Consultant
  • Migration Specialist
  • Nutrient Management Specialist
  • Precision Agriculture Specialist (Precision Ag Specialist)
  • Precision Agriculture Technician
  • Precision Crop Manager
  • Precision Farming Coordinator
  • Precision Farming Specialist
  • Soil Fertility Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $63,259
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Food Science Technicians

Work with food scientists or technologists to perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products. Includes technicians who assist in research and development of production technology, quality control, packaging, processing, and use of foods.

Salary Ratio: 0.7    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Beer Brewer
  • Biotechnician
  • Bottle House Quality Control Technician
  • Butter Fat Tester
  • Central Lab Technician (CLT)
  • Cheese Tester
  • Cream Tester
  • Dairy and Food Laboratory Assistant
  • Dairy Lab Technician
  • Dairy Technician
  • Dairy Technologist
  • Dairy Tester
  • Data Control Assistant
  • Fermentologist
  • Flavor Technician
  • Food Analyst
  • Food Products Tester
  • Food Quality Control Technician (Food QC Technician)
  • Food Quality Technician
  • Food Safety Technician
  • Food Science Technician
  • Food Taster
  • Food Technician
  • Food Tester
  • Fruit Tester
  • Juice Standardizer
  • Juice Tester
  • Laboratory Assistant (Lab Assistant)
  • Laboratory Technician (Lab Tech)
  • Malt Specifications Control Assistant
  • Milk Tester
  • Quality Analyst
  • Quality Assurance Analyst (QA Analyst)
  • Quality Assurance Technician (QA Technician)
  • Quality Control Technician (QC Technician)
  • Quality Technician
  • Research Technician
  • Seed Analyst
  • Sensory Scientist
  • Sugarcane Research Technician
  • Taste Tester
  • Test Baker
  • Yeast Culture Developer
  • US Salary Median: $63,259
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Biological Technicians

Assist biological and medical scientists. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, collect data and samples, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.

Salary Ratio: 0.44    

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    
  • Aquatics Technician
  • Artificial Breeding Laboratory Technician (Artificial Breeding Lab Tech)
  • Artificial Breeding Technician
  • Artificial Inseminator
  • Babcock Tester
  • Bacteriology Research Assistant
  • Bacteriology Technician
  • Biochemistry Technician
  • Biological Aide
  • Biological Science Aide
  • Biological Science Laboratory Technician (Biological Science Lab Tech)
  • Biological Science Technician
  • Biological Technician
  • Biologist Aide
  • Biology Laboratory Assistant
  • Biology Research Assistant
  • Biology Specimen Technician
  • Biomedical Technician
  • Biotechnician
  • Biotechnologist
  • Botany Laboratory Assistant
  • Culture Media Laboratory Assistant
  • Dairy Technologist
  • Downstream Biomanufacturing Technician
  • Downstream Technician
  • Environmental Technician
  • Feed Research Aide
  • Fiber Technologist
  • Fowl Blood Tester
  • Game Technician
  • Herbarium Worker
  • Laboratory Assistant
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Laboratory Worker
  • Marine Fisheries Technician
  • Medical Lab Assistant
  • Medical Research Assistant
  • Microbiology QC Tech (Microbiology Quality Control Technician)
  • Microbiology Technician
  • Poultry Inseminator
  • Research Assistant
  • Research Associate
  • Research Specialist
  • Research Technician
  • Seed Analyst
  • Specimen Technician
  • Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician
  • Wildlife Biology Technician
  • Wildlife Technician
  • US Salary Median: $43,328
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Forensic Science Technicians

Collect, identify, classify, and analyze physical evidence related to criminal investigations. Perform tests on weapons or substances, such as fiber, hair, and tissue to determine significance to investigation. May testify as expert witnesses on evidence or crime laboratory techniques. May serve as specialists in area of expertise, such as ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, or biochemistry.

Salary Ratio: 0.7    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Ballistic Expert
  • Ballistic Technician
  • Ballistician
  • Ballistics Expert
  • Biometric Fingerprint Technician
  • Biometric Fingerprinting Technician
  • Blood Splatter Analyst
  • Computer Forensics Technician
  • Crime Lab Technician
  • Crime Laboratory Analyst
  • Crime Scene Analyst
  • Crime Scene Examiner
  • Crime Scene Technician (Crime Scene Tech)
  • Crime Specialist
  • Criminalist Technician
  • Criminologist
  • CSI (Crime Scene Investigator)
  • Digital Forensic Examiner
  • DNA Analyst (Deoxyribonucleic Acid Analyst)
  • DNA Examiner (Deoxyribonucleic Acid Examiner)
  • DNA Technician (Deoxyribonucleic Acid Technician)
  • Evidence Specialist
  • Evidence Technician
  • Fingerprint Classifier
  • Fingerprint Expert
  • Fingerprint Technician
  • Firearms Specialist
  • Forensic Analyst
  • Forensic Ballistics Expert
  • Forensic Computer Examiner
  • Forensic Document Examiner
  • Forensic Examiner
  • Forensic Fingerprint Expert
  • Forensic Investigator
  • Forensic Science Examiner
  • Forensic Science Technician
  • Forensic Scientist
  • Forensic Specialist
  • Forensic Technician
  • Forensic Technologist
  • Forensic Toxicologist
  • Handwriting Expert
  • Keeler Polygraph Operator
  • Latent Fingerprint Examiner
  • Latent Print Examiner
  • Lie Detector Operator
  • Polygraph Examiner
  • Polygraph Operator
  • Trace Evidence Technician
  • Wildlife Forensic Geneticist
  • US Salary Median: $60,774
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.26    

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 Biology Instructor
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Algology Teacher
  • Anatomy Instructor
  • Anatomy Professor
  • Apiculture Teacher
  • Arboriculture Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Bacteriology Professor
  • Bacteriology Teacher
  • Biochemistry Professor
  • Biochemistry Teacher
  • Biological Sciences Instructor
  • Biological Sciences Professor
  • Biology Adjunct Instructor
  • Biology Assistant Professor
  • Biology Faculty Member
  • Biology Instructor
  • Biology Lecturer
  • Biology Professor
  • Biology Teacher
  • Biophysics Teacher
  • Botany Professor
  • Botany Teacher
  • Cardiology Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Cytology Teacher
  • Ecology Teacher
  • Embryology Professor
  • Embryology Teacher
  • Endocrinology Teacher
  • Entomology Teacher
  • Etiology Teacher
  • Faculty Member
  • Genetics Teacher
  • Helminthology Teacher
  • Herpetology Teacher
  • Human Anatomy Teacher
  • Ichthyology Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Lab Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Life Sciences Teacher
  • Limnology Teacher
  • Mammalogy Teacher
  • Microbiology Instructor
  • Microbiology Professor
  • Microbiology Teacher
  • Morphology Teacher
  • Mycology Teacher
  • Nematology Teacher
  • Ornithology Teacher
  • Osteology Teacher
  • Parasitology Teacher
  • Physiology Instructor
  • Phytopathology Teacher
  • Plant Anatomy Teacher
  • Plant Physiology Teacher
  • Plant Taxonomy Teacher
  • Professor
  • Protozoology Teacher
  • Science Instructor
  • Science Professor
  • Taxonomy Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Zoology Professor
  • Zoology Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $75,221
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

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

Salary Ratio: 0.67    

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    
  • Accounting Teacher
  • Algebra Teacher
  • Art Educator
  • Art Instructor
  • Art Teacher
  • Arts and Crafts Teacher
  • Athletic Instructor
  • Athletics Teacher
  • Ballet Teacher
  • Band Teacher
  • Bilingual Teacher
  • Biology Teacher
  • Business Teacher
  • Ceramics Teacher
  • Chemical Educator
  • Chemistry Teacher
  • Choir Teacher
  • Choral Teacher
  • Classroom Teacher
  • Computer Science Teacher
  • Computer Technology Instructor
  • Economics Teacher
  • Educator
  • English Instructor
  • English Teacher
  • ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor)
  • ESL Teacher (English as a Second Language Teacher)
  • Exercise Teacher
  • Foreign Language Teacher
  • French Teacher
  • Geometry Teacher
  • Guitar Teacher
  • Gym Teacher
  • Gymnasium Teacher
  • Health and Physical Education Teacher
  • Health Teacher
  • Hebrew Teacher
  • High School Biology Teacher
  • High School Coach
  • High School English Teacher
  • High School French Teacher
  • High School History Teacher
  • High School Mathematics Teacher (High School Math Teacher)
  • High School Physical Education Teacher
  • High School Science Teacher
  • High School Spanish Teacher
  • High School Teacher
  • History Teacher
  • Home Teacher
  • Language Arts Teacher
  • Language Instructor
  • Language Teacher
  • Manual Arts Teacher
  • Manual Training Teacher
  • Mathematics Instructor (Math Instructor)
  • Mathematics Teacher (Math Teacher)
  • Military Science Instructor
  • Montessori Teacher
  • Music Educator
  • Music Instructor
  • Music Teacher
  • Music Theory Teacher
  • Orchestra Teacher
  • Organ Teacher
  • Physical Education Instructor (PE Instructor)
  • Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher)
  • Physical Fitness Teacher
  • Physics Teacher
  • Piano Teacher
  • Public Speaking Teacher
  • Religion Teacher
  • Science Teacher
  • Secondary History Teacher
  • Secondary Teacher
  • Sewing Teacher
  • Singing Teacher
  • Social Science Teacher
  • Social Studies Teacher
  • Spanish Teacher
  • Speech Teacher
  • Sports Teacher
  • Substitute Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Theater Teacher
  • Trigonometry Teacher
  • Typing Teacher
  • Violin Teacher
  • Vocal Teacher
  • Voice Teacher
  • World History Teacher
  • World Language Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $59,341
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $21,227 per year (or $25,721 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $84,908 to earn a bachelor's (or $102,884 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $15,557 per year (or $19,467 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $31,114 to earn a master's (or $38,934 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($84,908 if you're in-state, $102,884 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $15,557 per year (or $19,467 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $62,228 to earn a doctorate (or $77,868 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($84,908 if you're in-state, $102,884 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($31,114 if you're in-state, $38,934 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate General Biology & Biological Sciences Degrees

Dine College

Route 12, One Circle Drive - Tsaile, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $1,410/year
In-state cost: $1,410/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Navajo Technical University

Lower Point Road, State Road 371 - Crownpoint, NM

Out-of-state cost: $4,070/year
In-state cost: $4,070/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Brigham Young University-Idaho

525 S Center - Rexburg, ID

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

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Universidad Central de Bayamon

Avenida Zaya Verde La Milagrosa Barrio Hato Tejas - Bayam?n",PR, 00960-1725

Out-of-state cost: $5,462/year
In-state cost: $5,462/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Brigham Young University-Hawaii

55-220 Kulanui Street - Laie, HI

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

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Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies

411 Central Methodist Square - Fayette, MO

Out-of-state cost: $6,430/year
In-state cost: $6,430/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Logan University

1851 Schoettler Rd - Chesterfield, MO

Out-of-state cost: $6,700/year
In-state cost: $6,700/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Mississippi Valley State University

14000 Highway 82 West - Itta Bena, MS

Out-of-state cost: $6,746/year
In-state cost: $6,746/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Chadron State College

1000 Main St - Chadron, NE

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

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Elizabeth City State University

1704 Weeksville Rd - Elizabeth City, NC

Out-of-state cost: $7,260/year
In-state cost: $3,260/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Alcorn State University

1000 ASU Dr Ste 359 - Alcorn State, MS

Out-of-state cost: $7,290/year
In-state cost: $7,290/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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University of North Carolina at Pembroke

One University Drive - Pembroke, NC

Out-of-state cost: $7,456/year
In-state cost: $3,456/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Mississippi University for Women

1100 College Street - Columbus, MS

Out-of-state cost: $7,525/year
In-state cost: $7,525/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Peru State College

600 Hoyt Street - Peru, NE

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

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Bellevue University

1000 Galvin Rd S - Bellevue, NE

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

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Minot State University

500 University Ave W - Minot, ND

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

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Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies

900 North Benton Avenue - Springfield, MO

Out-of-state cost: $7,924/year
In-state cost: $7,924/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Delta State University

1003 W Sunflower Road - Cleveland, MS

Out-of-state cost: $8,121/year
In-state cost: $8,121/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Oklahoma Panhandle State University

323 Eagle Ave - Goodwell, OK

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

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Western Carolina University

Highway 107 - Cullowhee, NC

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

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate General Biology & Biological Sciences Degrees

Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope

1500 East Duarte Road - Duarte, CA

Out-of-state cost: $150/year
In-state cost: $150/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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New York Medical College

Administration Building - Valhalla, NY

Out-of-state cost: $25,800/year
In-state cost: $25,800/year
Degrees: Master's

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Weill Medical College of Cornell University

1300 York Avenue - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $39,388/year
In-state cost: $39,388/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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