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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Degree

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material. Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $55,212
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 12.35%
    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: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $30,925/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $27,338/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,931/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,753/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,730/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,334/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: $55,212

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($73,051) in the New Haven, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($51,340).

Fairbanks, AK $51,340
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $50,798
$51,069
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($59,747).

Huntsville, AL $59,747
Mobile, AL $41,480
Montgomery, AL $48,440
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,450
$53,602
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($51,030).

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,030
Fort Smith, AR-OK $30,200
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $46,473
$44,130
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($57,368).

Tucson, AZ $57,368
Prescott, AZ $42,830
$54,460
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($99,525).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $99,525
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $69,923
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $70,060
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $75,565
Chico, CA $41,020
Fresno, CA $64,170
Modesto, CA $45,920
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $60,717
Salinas, CA $70,257
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $91,580
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $80,990
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $62,280
Santa Rosa, CA $61,340
Stockton-Lodi, CA $71,200
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $40,600
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,250
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $57,520
$71,061
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($65,617).

Fort Collins, CO $55,600
Colorado Springs, CO $53,227
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $65,617
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,290
$56,336
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($75,648).

New Haven, CT $75,648
Danbury, CT $72,443
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $73,753
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $69,493
$73,051
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($62,780).

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $55,940
Tallahassee, FL $58,510
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $44,420
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $41,330
Gainesville, FL $49,187
Jacksonville, FL $45,323
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $52,683
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $47,760
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $46,990
Ocala, FL $52,440
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $62,780
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $51,000
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $43,773
Port St. Lucie, FL $40,800
$49,694
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($90,370).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $61,120
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $44,190
Savannah, GA $47,510
Warner Robins, GA $90,370
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,190
$58,076
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($85,830).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $66,228
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $85,830
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $62,700
Dubuque, IA $46,600
Iowa City, IA $52,563
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $38,770
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,160
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,500
$55,628
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($50,050).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $41,910
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $41,430
$40,063
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($71,040).

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $61,050
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $61,880
Peoria, IL $40,130
Rockford, IL $71,040
Springfield, IL $42,500
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,780
$52,730
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($54,113).

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $41,395
Fort Wayne, IN $41,970
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $54,113
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $52,970
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $43,295
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,245
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,295
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,180
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $49,223
$45,970
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($63,030).

Topeka, KS $63,030
Wichita, KS $51,700
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $33,950
$49,560
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($54,730).

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,510
Lexington-Fayette, KY $52,730
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $54,730
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,960
$49,843
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($45,318).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $45,318
Lafayette, LA $32,337
$39,754
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($75,245).

Springfield, MA-CT $62,578
Worcester, MA-CT $75,245
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $72,430
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $52,530
$67,625
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($37,480).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $31,660
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $37,480
$34,570
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($46,280).

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,800
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,280
$41,540
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($86,930).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $65,358
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $49,520
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $86,930
Flint, MI $53,190
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $58,840
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,730
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,330
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,933
$55,583
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($64,080).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $64,080
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,685
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,890
$62,084
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($60,165).

St. Louis, MO-IL $60,165
Springfield, MO $54,683
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,835
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,545
Jefferson City, MO $38,540
Kansas City, MO-KS $47,000
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,610
$51,259
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($36,460).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,460
$36,460
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($42,623).

Great Falls, MT $31,250
Missoula, MT $35,683
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $42,623
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,307
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $25,033
$33,723
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($80,473).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $80,473
Greensboro-High Point, NC $54,600
Raleigh, NC $53,673
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,910
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,545
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $56,367
Wilmington, NC $43,240
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,640
Winston-Salem, NC $48,540
$56,422
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($43,680).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($53,677).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,677
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $33,210
$48,560
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($62,490).

Portsmouth, NH-ME $58,647
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,247
Manchester, NH $62,490
$59,458
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($69,885).

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $69,885
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$61,830
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($57,610).

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $53,300
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$50,082
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($54,210).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,528
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$47,667
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 ($80,603).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $59,965
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $80,603
Rochester, NY $59,923
Syracuse, NY $55,130
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $51,965
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $63,930
Binghamton, NY $47,660
Ithaca, NY $62,300
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $39,440
$61,131
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($79,450).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $55,810
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,875
Columbus, OH $62,643
Dayton, OH $54,688
Toledo, OH $54,240
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $79,450
Canton-Massillon, OH $47,410
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,210
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $41,960
$56,572
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($49,973).

Tulsa, OK $49,973
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,243
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,170
$47,474
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($64,853).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $64,853
Eugene, OR $50,160
Medford, OR $44,447
Salem, OR $61,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,220
$53,644
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($70,643).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $61,545
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $70,643
Pittsburgh, PA $59,410
Lancaster, PA $47,787
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $43,680
State College, PA $34,010
Williamsport, PA $50,510
York-Hanover, PA $52,470
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,030
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,590
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $29,330
Erie, PA $70,390
$55,667
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($41,430).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $41,430
$41,430
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 ($61,287).

Columbia, SC $55,137
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $61,287
$58,212
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($42,830).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($67,875).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $67,875
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $56,155
Johnson City, TN $49,380
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,180
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,060
Knoxville, TN $52,640
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,930
$54,459
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($68,360).

College Station-Bryan, TX $68,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $56,280
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $58,445
Killeen-Temple, TX $58,340
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $50,793
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,740
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,050
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,465
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,890
Corpus Christi, TX $45,890
El Paso, TX $51,920
Longview, TX $58,307
Lubbock, TX $43,417
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $54,790
Waco, TX $47,620
$52,415
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($88,130).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $88,130
Provo-Orem, UT $36,393
Salt Lake City, UT $58,170
$53,117
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($65,180).

Charlottesville, VA $63,280
Lynchburg, VA $49,050
Richmond, VA $62,088
Roanoke, VA $49,900
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,590
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $61,055
Winchester, VA-WV $65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,645
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,430
$55,258
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($52,050).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $49,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $52,050
$50,910
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($67,185).

Madison, WI $67,185
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,260
Green Bay, WI $33,950
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $49,440
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,430
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,750
$52,433
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($54,570).

Charleston, WV $54,570
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,640
$52,105
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($51,510).

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

Master's

Average Salary Median: $59,217

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($106,473) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

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

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama N/A
Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($51,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,030
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
$51,030
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($72,330) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $72,330
Prescott, AZ N/A
$72,330
California

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($133,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $133,120
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $89,680
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $81,730
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $121,360
Chico, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
$106,473
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($61,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Collins, CO $61,260
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,260
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($83,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Haven, CT $83,560
Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
$83,560
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tallahassee, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($78,970) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,380
Tallahassee, FL $78,970
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
$75,175
Georgia N/A
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($89,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $89,950
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $85,830
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$87,890
Idaho

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

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

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

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

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($61,050) for a master's degree in this area of study.

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $61,050
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,050
Indiana

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

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

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

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($60,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,260
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,260
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($61,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $61,420
Lafayette, LA N/A
$61,420
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($93,230) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $77,190
Worcester, MA-CT $93,230
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,210
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,930) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $80,440
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $51,570
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $86,930
Flint, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Upper 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
$72,980
Minnesota

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

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($70,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $65,380
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,800
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,090
Missouri

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

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($68,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $65,890
Springfield, MO $67,270
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,880
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,880
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,980
Mississippi N/A
Montana

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

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

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
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 ($83,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $83,380
Greensboro-High Point, NC $70,130
Raleigh, NC $50,860
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,200
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,840
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
$64,482
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($87,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $58,180
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $87,260
Rochester, NY $59,670
Syracuse, NY $83,890
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $54,050
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $71,600
Binghamton, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,108
Ohio

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

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($82,280) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,090
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $71,810
Columbus, OH $70,700
Dayton, OH $58,960
Toledo, OH $82,280
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $79,450
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
$71,548
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($59,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $59,600
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,600
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 ($70,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $70,420
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,420
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 ($73,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $70,060
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $73,120
Pittsburgh, PA $72,340
Lancaster, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Erie, PA N/A
$71,840
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

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

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

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

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($71,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $71,370
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,210
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,790
Texas

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

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($83,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $83,800
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,560
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $67,130
Killeen-Temple, TX $72,640
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,740
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,740
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,420
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,660
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
$56,711
Utah N/A
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($65,180) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $63,280
Lynchburg, VA $49,050
Richmond, VA $50,380
Roanoke, VA $49,900
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,590
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $56,250
Winchester, VA-WV $65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,430
$51,755
Vermont

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

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

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

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($80,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $80,620
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,060
Green Bay, WI N/A
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,840
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

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

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

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

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $50,706

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($77,440) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($49,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $46,200
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $49,410
$47,805
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($66,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL $66,810
Mobile, AL $41,480
Montgomery, AL $48,440
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,450
$52,295
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($46,805) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Fort Smith, AR-OK $30,200
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $46,805
$38,503
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($52,355) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $52,355
Prescott, AZ $42,830
$47,593
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 ($88,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $83,380
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $61,080
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $64,540
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $59,075
Chico, CA $41,020
Fresno, CA $64,170
Modesto, CA $45,920
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $58,480
Salinas, CA $66,825
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $88,970
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $77,495
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $62,280
Santa Rosa, CA $64,475
Stockton-Lodi, CA $71,200
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $40,600
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,250
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $57,520
$62,016
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($64,535) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Collins, CO $49,940
Colorado Springs, CO $54,055
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,535
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,290
$51,955
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($73,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Haven, CT $73,910
Danbury, CT $71,625
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $73,180
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $67,500
$71,554
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 ($62,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $40,500
Tallahassee, FL $50,020
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $44,420
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $41,330
Gainesville, FL $49,090
Jacksonville, FL $45,380
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $52,595
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $47,760
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $46,385
Ocala, FL $52,440
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $62,780
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $51,000
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $45,500
Port St. Lucie, FL $40,800
$47,857
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($90,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $61,120
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $44,190
Savannah, GA $47,510
Warner Robins, GA $90,370
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,190
$58,076
Hawaii N/A
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 ($62,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $58,230
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $62,700
Dubuque, IA $46,600
Iowa City, IA $53,830
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $38,770
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,160
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,500
$46,684
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($40,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $34,840
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $40,570
$37,705
Illinois

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

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($71,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $61,880
Peoria, IL $40,130
Rockford, IL $71,040
Springfield, IL $42,500
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,780
$51,066
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($55,135) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY $40,130
Fort Wayne, IN $40,670
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $55,135
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $52,580
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN $39,710
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,550
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $33,190
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $49,495
$43,692
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($63,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS $63,030
Wichita, KS $51,700
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $33,950
$49,560
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($52,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,760
Lexington-Fayette, KY $52,730
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $52,455
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,960
$44,226
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($41,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $41,520
Lafayette, LA $33,090
$37,305
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 ($72,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $55,845
Worcester, MA-CT $68,645
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $72,430
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $52,530
$62,363
Maryland

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

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($37,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $31,660
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $37,480
$34,570
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($46,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,800
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,280
$41,540
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($60,905) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $60,905
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $49,155
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Flint, MI $53,190
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $58,840
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,730
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,330
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,990
$50,020
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 ($62,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $62,780
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,570
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,890
$58,080
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($58,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $58,200
Springfield, MO $48,390
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $26,790
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,210
Jefferson City, MO $38,540
Kansas City, MO-KS $47,000
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,610
$41,249
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($36,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,460
$36,460
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($41,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $30,800
Missoula, MT $36,595
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $41,900
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,110
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $22,955
$32,672
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 ($78,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $78,740
Greensboro-High Point, NC $50,835
Raleigh, NC $55,080
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $27,620
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,250
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $56,140
Wilmington, NC $43,240
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,640
Winston-Salem, NC $48,540
$49,454
North Dakota

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

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

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

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($53,115) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,115
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $33,210
$43,163
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($62,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portsmouth, NH-ME $56,225
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,145
Manchester, NH $62,490
$58,953
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 ($77,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ N/A
Trenton, NJ $77,440
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ N/A
$77,440
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($55,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM $55,580
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$55,580
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($42,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $42,950
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,950
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 ($78,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $59,785
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $78,850
Rochester, NY $60,775
Syracuse, NY $46,810
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $49,880
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $56,260
Binghamton, NY $47,660
Ithaca, NY $62,725
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $39,440
$55,798
Ohio

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

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($62,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $51,695
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $54,145
Columbus, OH $60,505
Dayton, OH $54,290
Toledo, OH $46,880
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Canton-Massillon, OH $47,380
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,210
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $41,960
$52,383
Oklahoma

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

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($48,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $47,600
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,060
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,170
$43,610
Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($61,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $60,490
Eugene, OR $51,365
Medford, OR $42,615
Salem, OR $61,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,220
$50,994
Pennsylvania

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

Erie, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($70,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $57,975
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $69,190
Pittsburgh, PA $54,605
Lancaster, PA $45,815
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $43,680
State College, PA $34,010
Williamsport, PA $50,510
York-Hanover, PA $52,470
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,030
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $45,710
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $29,330
Erie, PA $70,390
$49,560
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 ($41,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $41,720
$41,720
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 ($63,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $54,115
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $63,120
$58,618
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($65,845) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $65,845
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $54,210
Johnson City, TN $49,380
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,180
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,060
Knoxville, TN $52,640
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,930
$50,035
Texas

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

Longview, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($57,315) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $52,920
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $54,390
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $55,385
Killeen-Temple, TX $44,040
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $50,725
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,680
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,270
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,890
Corpus Christi, TX $45,890
El Paso, TX $51,920
Longview, TX $57,315
Lubbock, TX $43,395
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $53,745
Waco, TX $47,620
$49,156
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($88,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $88,130
Provo-Orem, UT $38,310
Salt Lake City, UT $56,905
$61,115
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($63,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $63,640
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $61,500
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,390
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,843
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($50,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,420
$49,595
Wisconsin

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

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($54,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $53,750
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,460
Green Bay, WI $33,950
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $48,535
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,315
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,750
$48,460
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($54,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $54,570
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,640
$52,105
Wyoming N/A

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $55,712

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is Washington ($76,000) in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($49,410) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $46,200
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $49,410
$47,805
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($45,620) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Huntsville, AL $45,620
Mobile, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
$45,620
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($45,810) for jobs which don't require a degree.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $45,810
$45,810
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($52,430) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tucson, AZ $52,430
Prescott, AZ N/A
$52,430
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($98,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $98,220
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $67,850
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $69,430
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $62,750
Chico, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $65,190
Salinas, CA $77,120
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $96,800
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $87,980
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA $55,070
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $57,520
$73,793
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($67,780) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Collins, CO N/A
Colorado Springs, CO $51,570
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $67,780
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,675
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($74,900) for jobs which don't require a degree.

New Haven, CT $71,210
Danbury, CT $74,080
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $74,900
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $73,480
$73,418
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Tallahassee, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($55,030) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $55,030
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL $49,380
Jacksonville, FL $45,210
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $52,860
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $48,200
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $40,320
Port St. Lucie, FL $40,800
$47,400
Georgia N/A
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($58,500) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $58,500
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA $50,030
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,265
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($40,570) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $40,570
$40,570
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($58,930) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $58,930
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $50,650
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $48,680
$52,753
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($59,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $59,280
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,280
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($36,810) for jobs which don't require a degree.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $36,810
Lafayette, LA $30,830
$33,820
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($70,460) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Springfield, MA-CT $61,430
Worcester, MA-CT $70,460
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,945
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($59,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $59,180
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $48,200
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $55,820
$54,400
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($58,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

St. Louis, MO-IL $58,370
Springfield, MO $48,390
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,380
Mississippi N/A
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($42,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (No Degree)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($81,030) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $81,030
Greensboro-High Point, NC $46,600
Raleigh, NC $55,080
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $56,820
Wilmington, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Winston-Salem, NC $48,540
$57,614
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($54,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $54,800
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,800
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (No Degree)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($63,490) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Portsmouth, NH-ME $63,490
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,450
Manchester, NH $62,490
$61,477
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico N/A
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($47,300) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $47,300
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,300
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (No Degree)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($77,450) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $62,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $77,450
Rochester, NY $58,470
Syracuse, NY $43,010
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Binghamton, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY $61,450
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,498
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($58,860) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $53,760
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $55,400
Columbus, OH $58,860
Dayton, OH $51,210
Toledo, OH $40,920
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Canton-Massillon, OH $47,470
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
$51,270
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($48,610) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tulsa, OK $45,090
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,610
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,850
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($68,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $68,010
Eugene, OR $47,750
Medford, OR $48,110
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,623
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($71,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $60,170
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $71,070
Pittsburgh, PA $56,090
Lancaster, PA $51,730
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,350
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Erie, PA $70,390
$60,633
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (No Degree)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($40,850) for jobs which don't require a degree.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $40,850
$40,850
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (No Degree)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($57,620) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $57,180
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,620
$57,400
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,440) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,440
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $55,990
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
Knoxville, TN $52,640
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,930
$53,750
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Longview, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($60,290) for jobs which don't require a degree.

College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $56,780
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $55,880
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $51,980
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Longview, TX $60,290
Lubbock, TX $43,460
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $56,880
Waco, TX N/A
$54,212
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($60,700) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT $32,560
Salt Lake City, UT $60,700
$46,630
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($70,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $70,690
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $64,970
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,830
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($51,250) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Madison, WI N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $51,250
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,660
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,955
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming N/A

4 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $59,217.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $50,706.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $55,712. 

  Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.3    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Communications Faculty Member
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Communication Arts Lecturer
  • Communication Arts Professor
  • Communication Instructor
  • Communication Lecturer
  • Communication Professor
  • Communication Skills Instructor
  • Communication Studies Professor
  • Communications Assistant Professor
  • Communications Faculty Member
  • Communications Media Professor
  • Communications Professor
  • Instructor
  • Interpersonal Communications Professor
  • Journalism Instructor
  • Journalism Professor
  • Journalism Teacher
  • Journalist Professor
  • Lecturer
  • Mass Communications Professor
  • Media Arts Professor
  • Professor
  • Public Speaking Professor
  • Public Speaking Teacher
  • Rhetoric Professor
  • Speech Communication Professor
  • Speech Instructor
  • Speech Professor
  • Speech Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $63,498
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Editors

Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.

Salary Ratio: 0.38    

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    
  • Acquisitions Editor
  • Acute Editor
  • Advertising Editor
  • Art Editor
  • Assignment Editor
  • Book Editor
  • Business Editor
  • Censor
  • Communications Editor
  • Content Editor
  • Continuity Editor
  • Continuity Reader
  • Copy Reader
  • Dictionary Editor
  • Editor
  • Editorial Specialist
  • Fashion Editor
  • Features Editor
  • Food Editor
  • Greeting Card Editor
  • Index Editor
  • Legal Editor
  • Magazine Editor
  • Make Up Editor
  • Manuscript Editor
  • Manuscript Reader
  • Market Editor
  • Medical Editor
  • News Editor
  • Newspaper Copy Editor
  • Newspaper Editor
  • Newspaper Managing Editor
  • Newspaper Photo Editor
  • Online Content Editor
  • Photo Editor
  • Play Reader
  • Production Editor
  • Program Proposals Coordinator
  • Publication Editor
  • Publications Editor
  • Reader
  • Reviewer
  • Rewrite Editor
  • Science Editor
  • Scientific Publications Editor
  • Script Editor
  • Script Reader
  • Slot Editor
  • Society Editor
  • Sports Editor
  • Story Editor
  • Story Reader
  • Technical Editor
  • Telegraph Editor
  • Web Editor
  • US Salary Median: $51,140
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Writers and Authors

Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.

Salary Ratio: 3.11    

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    
  • Ad Copy Writer
  • Ad Writer
  • Advertising Associate
  • Advertising Copy Writer
  • Advertising Copywriter
  • Advertising Specialist
  • Advertising Writer
  • Author
  • Biographer
  • Blurb Writer
  • Business Writer
  • Communications Specialist
  • Content Writer
  • Copy Writer
  • Copywriter
  • Freelance Copywriter
  • Freelance Writer
  • Lyricist
  • Novelist
  • Online Content Developer
  • Playwright
  • Poet
  • Program Writer
  • Radio Script Writer
  • Screen Writer
  • Short Story Writer
  • Song Lyricist
  • Television Writer
  • Verse Writer
  • Web Content Writer
  • Writer
  • US Salary Median: $56,716
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.

Salary Ratio: 0.39    

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    
  • Article Writer
  • Author
  • Biographer
  • Blog Content Writer
  • Blog Writer
  • Blogger
  • Book Author
  • Business Writer
  • Children's Author
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  • Comic Book Writer
  • Comic Writer
  • Community Blogger
  • Content Writer
  • Continuity Writer
  • Creative Writer
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  • Documentary Storyteller
  • Dramatist
  • Editorial Writer
  • Fiction Author
  • Fiction Prose Writer
  • Fiction Writer
  • Film Writer
  • Freelance Writer
  • Gag Writer
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  • Humorist
  • Librettist
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  • Magazine Writer
  • Movie Writer
  • Music Critic
  • Nonfiction Prose Writer
  • Novelist
  • Play Writer
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  • Writer
  • US Salary Median: $56,716
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $18,753 per year (or $21,930 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $37,506 to earn a master's (or $43,860 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($109,348 if you're in-state, $123,696 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $27,337 per year (or $30,924 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $109,348 to earn a bachelor's (or $123,696 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Degrees

Thomas Edison State University

111 W State St - Trenton, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $9,342/year
In-state cost: $7,182/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Middle Georgia State University

100 University Parkway - Macon, GA

Out-of-state cost: $11,389/year
In-state cost: $4,042/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Le Moyne-Owen College

807 Walker Ave - Memphis, TN

Out-of-state cost: $12,076/year
In-state cost: $12,076/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Miles College

5500 Myron Massey Blvd - Fairfield, AL

Out-of-state cost: $12,714/year
In-state cost: $12,714/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Arkansas State University

2105 E. Aggie Road - Jonesboro, AR

Out-of-state cost: $12,883/year
In-state cost: $7,315/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Western Illinois University

1 University Circle - Macomb, IL

Out-of-state cost: $13,104/year
In-state cost: $13,104/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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City University of Seattle

521 Wall Street, Suite 100 - Seattle, WA

Out-of-state cost: $13,658/year
In-state cost: $13,658/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Northwestern Oklahoma State University

709 Oklahoma Blvd - Alva, OK

Out-of-state cost: $15,001/year
In-state cost: $7,883/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Fairmont State University

1201 Locust Ave - Fairmont, WV

Out-of-state cost: $16,814/year
In-state cost: $7,738/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Keystone College

One College Green - La Plume, PA

Out-of-state cost: $17,000/year
In-state cost: $17,000/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Northern Arizona University

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

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

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SUNY Polytechnic Institute

100 Seymour Rd - Utica, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,307/year
In-state cost: $8,397/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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SUNY Buffalo State

1300 Elmwood Ave - Buffalo, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,338/year
In-state cost: $8,428/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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SUNY Morrisville

80 Eaton Street - Morrisville, NY

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

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University of Minnesota-Duluth

515 Darland Administration Bldg - Duluth, MN

Out-of-state cost: $18,776/year
In-state cost: $13,576/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Bowie State University

14000 Jericho Park Rd - Bowie, MD

Out-of-state cost: $19,136/year
In-state cost: $8,445/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Grand Valley State University

1 Campus Dr - Allendale, MI

Out-of-state cost: $19,168/year
In-state cost: $13,576/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

220 McFall Ctr - Bowling Green, OH

Out-of-state cost: $19,562/year
In-state cost: $11,573/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Tennessee Technological University

1 William L. Jones Drive - Cookeville, TN

Out-of-state cost: $19,668/year
In-state cost: $9,636/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Flagler College

74 King Street - Saint Augustine, FL

Out-of-state cost: $20,040/year
In-state cost: $20,040/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Degrees

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus

1000 River Rd - Teaneck, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $10,656/year
In-state cost: $10,656/year
Degrees: Master's

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Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus

285 Madison Ave - Madison, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $10,674/year
In-state cost: $10,674/year
Degrees: Master's

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Mississippi College

200 South Capitol Street - Clinton, MS

Out-of-state cost: $12,322/year
In-state cost: $12,322/year
Degrees: Master's

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania

840 Wood Street - Clarion, PA

Out-of-state cost: $13,862/year
In-state cost: $12,179/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock

2801 S University Ave - Little Rock, AR

Out-of-state cost: $14,884/year
In-state cost: $7,594/year
Degrees: Master's

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John Carroll University

1 John Carroll Boulevard - University Heights, OH

Out-of-state cost: $15,957/year
In-state cost: $15,957/year
Degrees: Master's

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Gonzaga University

E 502 Boone Ave - Spokane, WA

Out-of-state cost: $17,675/year
In-state cost: $17,675/year
Degrees: Master's

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Georgia Southern University

1332 Southern Drive - Statesboro, GA

Out-of-state cost: $22,004/year
In-state cost: $7,100/year
Degrees: Master's

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Duquesne University

Administration Bldg 600 Forbes Ave - Pittsburgh, PA

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

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Northeastern University

360 Huntington Ave - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $25,558/year
In-state cost: $25,558/year
Degrees: Master's

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Andrews University

4150 Administration Drive, Room 136 - Berrien Springs, MI

Out-of-state cost: $28,910/year
In-state cost: $28,910/year
Degrees: Master's

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High Point University

One University Parkway - High Point, NC

Out-of-state cost: $29,129/year
In-state cost: $29,129/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Colorado Boulder

Regent Drive At Broadway - Boulder, CO

Out-of-state cost: $32,980/year
In-state cost: $13,522/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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University of Arizona

1401 E University - Tucson, AZ

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

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University of Hawaii at Manoa

2500 Campus Road - Honolulu, HI

Out-of-state cost: $34,550/year
In-state cost: $16,502/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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American University

4400 Massachusetts Ave NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $35,524/year
In-state cost: $35,524/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Denver

2199 S. University Blvd - Denver, CO

Out-of-state cost: $52,899/year
In-state cost: $52,899/year
Degrees: Master's

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