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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Corrections Administration Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to plan and manage institutional facilities and programs for housing and rehabilitating prisoners in the public and/or private sectors. Includes instruction in the principles and practice of correction, facilities planning and management, safety and security, social and health services, staff and inmate management, budgeting, communication skills, correctional psychology, and applications to specific types of correctional facilities approaches.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $54,712
    "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.): 9.25%
    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.):  $17,601/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,643/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,464/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,509/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,106/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,585/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: $54,712

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($103,592) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($62,575).

Fairbanks, AK $62,575
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $55,605
$59,090
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($65,820).

Huntsville, AL $65,820
Montgomery, AL $64,380
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,030
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $64,650
$63,308
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($50,865).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $43,115
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $47,980
Pine Bluff, AR $50,865
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,055
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,160
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,095
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,590
$44,745
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($57,400).

Tucson, AZ $57,400
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $55,530
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $53,400
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $51,310
$55,008
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($112,440).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $110,350
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $81,720
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $112,440
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $110,370
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $102,890
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $105,930
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $107,710
$103,592
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($56,080).

Colorado Springs, CO $46,270
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $53,310
Fort Collins, CO $52,810
Grand Junction, CO $42,210
Greeley, CO $47,070
Pueblo, CO $48,500
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $56,080
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,960
$48,895
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($60,760).

Danbury, CT $60,760
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $49,510
New Haven, CT $55,470
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $52,830
Waterbury, CT $58,640
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $55,680
$55,482
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($82,500).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $57,180
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $54,670
Tallahassee, FL $59,075
Jacksonville, FL $57,060
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $82,500
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $49,690
Panama City, FL $39,910
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $41,150
Punta Gorda, FL $45,960
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $59,270
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,450
$54,060
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($47,870).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $47,870
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $46,870
Columbus, GA-AL $40,570
Macon, GA $42,950
Savannah, GA $41,540
Valdosta, GA $41,780
Warner Robins, GA $39,630
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,820
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,390
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,140
$42,956
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($53,910).

Urban Honolulu, HI $46,415
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,910
$50,163
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($85,570).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $85,570
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,500
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $72,270
$72,447
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($50,505).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $47,120
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $50,505
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$44,303
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($76,760).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $76,760
Peoria, IL $72,530
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $75,050
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $75,050
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $75,060
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $76,150
$75,100
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($44,935).

Terre Haute, IN $44,935
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,810
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,330
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,140
$42,230
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($2).

Wichita, KS $51,910
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $51,910
$51,910
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($49,220).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $44,380
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $44,265
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,495
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,895
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,505
$46,292
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($60,350).

Lafayette, LA $49,640
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $60,350
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $59,140
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $34,300
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $37,470
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,270
$46,695
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($70,870).

Springfield, MA-CT $54,510
Worcester, MA-CT $70,870
$62,690
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($63,780).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $62,570
Salisbury, MD-DE $63,780
$63,175
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($50,460).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,460
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $49,510
$45,892
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($66,730).

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $58,790
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $66,730
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,770
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,970
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $65,040
$62,848
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($85,390).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $85,390
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,940
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $75,780
$75,037
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($73,360).

St. Louis, MO-IL $73,360
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,420
Springfield, MO $65,100
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,870
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,320
$58,407
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($43,690).

Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
Jackson, MS $43,500
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,315
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,690
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$41,824
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($44,000).

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 $42,865
$39,108
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($79,210).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $65,745
Greensboro-High Point, NC $58,325
Greenville, NC $58,490
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $52,800
Raleigh, NC $65,380
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,980
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,310
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,805
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $79,210
Fayetteville, NC $51,660
Wilmington, NC $54,430
Winston-Salem, NC $55,590
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,770
$59,042
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($51,705).

Fargo, ND-MN $50,480
Grand Forks, ND-MN $51,705
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,375
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,330
$49,473
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($68,230).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,240
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $68,230
$58,237
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($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
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($84,800).

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $84,800
$70,003
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 $51,190
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $45,390
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $46,710
$49,258
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 $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
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 ($90,125).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $67,640
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $90,125
Rochester, NY $72,015
Syracuse, NY $69,425
Utica-Rome, NY $75,290
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $74,990
Glens Falls, NY $86,520
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $83,650
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $88,040
$77,145
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($84,130).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $56,110
Columbus, OH $65,925
Dayton, OH $56,300
Toledo, OH $56,020
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,650
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $65,670
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $84,130
$62,427
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($48,880).

Tulsa, OK $48,450
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,880
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,810
$48,713
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($70,065).

Bend-Redmond, OR $50,970
Corvallis, OR $60,160
Eugene, OR $50,800
Grants Pass, OR $35,220
Medford, OR $46,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,770
Salem, OR $70,065
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $63,695
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $68,510
$57,812
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($93,270).

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $78,845
Pittsburgh, PA $77,445
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $93,270
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $83,270
State College, PA $92,710
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $87,600
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $87,140
$84,063
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($21,235).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $21,235
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,960
Arecibo, PR $18,990
Mayaguez, PR $21,210
Ponce, PR $20,560
San German, PR $19,610
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,430
$20,154
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($70,540).

Columbia, SC $50,360
Florence, SC $38,760
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $49,150
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $50,830
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,540
$51,928
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 $40,885
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,615
$40,443
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($58,560).

Knoxville, TN $52,000
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $58,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $54,050
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,520
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,230
$53,072
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($75,810).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $61,400
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $55,975
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $57,065
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,365
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,815
Austin-Round Rock, TX $75,810
College Station-Bryan, TX $56,470
Killeen-Temple, TX $47,780
Texarkana, TX-AR $47,780
Waco, TX $50,150
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,350
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,780
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,780
$52,174
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($82,710).

Salt Lake City, UT $82,710
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $80,310
$81,510
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($51,815).

Richmond, VA $51,815
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $46,700
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $47,890
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,370
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,640
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,010
$48,743
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($51,325).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $46,935
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $51,325
$49,130
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($71,420).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $66,930
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $71,420
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,920
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $67,520
$68,198
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($52,990).

Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,990
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,055
$46,868
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($49,630).

Cheyenne, WY $49,630
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,385
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,085
$47,367

Master's

Average Salary Median: $50,647

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($98,423) 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)

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

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

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($59,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $59,870
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,870
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 ($119,710) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $119,710
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $57,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $117,910
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$98,423
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($53,310) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $46,270
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $53,310
Fort Collins, CO $52,810
Grand Junction, CO $42,210
Greeley, CO $47,070
Pueblo, CO $48,500
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,950
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,960
$46,638
Connecticut N/A
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 ($77,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $63,030
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $69,140
Tallahassee, FL $77,680
Jacksonville, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,950
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($50,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,920
$49,995
Iowa N/A
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 N/A
Indiana

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

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($44,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Terre Haute, IN $43,220
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,810
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,015
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 ($51,010) for a master's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($70,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $54,510
Worcester, MA-CT $70,870
$62,690
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

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

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

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($54,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $54,700
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, 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
$54,700
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($74,520) for a master's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $74,520
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,710
Springfield, MO N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,615
Mississippi

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

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (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)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($73,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,470
Greensboro-High Point, NC $57,360
Greenville, NC $58,490
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $51,940
Raleigh, NC $73,100
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,220
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,520
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,080
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,898
North Dakota

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

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

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

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($57,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,870
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA N/A
$57,870
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 ($52,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
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 ($68,400) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $49,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $68,400
Rochester, NY $57,870
Syracuse, NY $66,110
Utica-Rome, NY $61,860
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,140
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,115
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($56,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $49,350
Columbus, OH $53,700
Dayton, OH $56,300
Toledo, OH $56,020
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,843
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($60,160) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $50,970
Corvallis, OR $60,160
Eugene, OR $50,800
Grants Pass, OR $35,220
Medford, OR $46,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,770
Salem, OR $50,090
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,990
$48,779
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 ($76,190) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $76,190
Pittsburgh, PA $67,820
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,005
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 ($20,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $20,250
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$20,250
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 N/A
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 ($61,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $56,870
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $61,800
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $61,340
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,950
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,850
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Waco, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,562
Utah N/A
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($51,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $51,250
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $32,480
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,865
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 N/A
West Virginia

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

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (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

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $58,777

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is New Jersey ($110,130) in the Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($58,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $58,390
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $56,250
$57,320
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($65,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL $65,820
Montgomery, AL $64,380
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,030
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $64,650
$63,308
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($58,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $43,340
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $47,160
Pine Bluff, AR $58,490
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,370
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $57,590
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,700
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,080
$45,819
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($55,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $54,930
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $55,530
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $53,400
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $51,310
$53,793
California

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

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($110,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $100,990
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $105,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $106,970
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $110,370
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $102,890
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $105,930
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $107,710
$105,807
Colorado

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

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($69,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $69,210
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,210
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($60,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $60,760
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $49,510
New Haven, CT $55,470
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $52,830
Waterbury, CT $58,640
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $55,680
$55,482
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($82,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $51,330
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $40,200
Tallahassee, FL $40,470
Jacksonville, FL $57,060
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $82,500
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $49,690
Panama City, FL $39,910
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $41,150
Punta Gorda, FL $45,960
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $59,270
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,450
$49,726
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($47,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $47,870
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $46,870
Columbus, GA-AL $40,570
Macon, GA $42,950
Savannah, GA $41,540
Valdosta, GA $41,780
Warner Robins, GA $39,630
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,820
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,390
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,140
$42,956
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($57,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $42,760
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $57,900
$50,330
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($85,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $85,570
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,500
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $72,270
$72,447
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($62,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID $62,050
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $52,030
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,040
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($76,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $76,760
Peoria, IL $72,530
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $75,050
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $75,050
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $75,060
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $76,150
$75,100
Indiana

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

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($46,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Terre Haute, IN $46,650
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,330
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,140
$41,040
Kansas

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

metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($2) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS $51,910
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $51,910
$51,910
Kentucky

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

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($47,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $40,230
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,040
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,520
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,780
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,460
$42,006
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($60,350) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette, LA $49,640
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $60,350
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $59,140
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $34,300
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $37,470
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,270
$46,695
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($63,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $62,570
Salisbury, MD-DE $63,780
$63,175
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($52,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $52,710
$52,710
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($66,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $62,880
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $66,730
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,770
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,970
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $65,040
$64,478
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($85,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $85,390
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,940
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $75,780
$75,037
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($72,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $72,200
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,130
Springfield, MO $65,100
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,870
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,320
$54,724
Mississippi

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

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($43,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Jackson, MS $43,620
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,750
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,210
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,193
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($52,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT N/A
Missoula, MT N/A
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $52,220
$52,220
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($79,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $68,020
Greensboro-High Point, NC $59,290
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,660
Raleigh, NC $57,660
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,740
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,530
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $79,210
Fayetteville, NC $51,660
Wilmington, NC $54,430
Winston-Salem, NC $55,590
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,770
$57,805
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($53,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $49,740
Grand Forks, ND-MN $53,030
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,010
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,330
$50,028
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($68,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,610
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $68,230
$58,420
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($110,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ N/A
Trenton, NJ N/A
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $110,130
$110,130
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($51,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM $51,360
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $47,980
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $49,810
$49,717
Nevada N/A
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($111,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $85,970
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $111,850
Rochester, NY $86,160
Syracuse, NY $72,740
Utica-Rome, NY $88,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $86,840
Glens Falls, NY $86,520
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $83,650
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $88,040
$87,832
Ohio

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

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($84,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $62,870
Columbus, OH $78,150
Dayton, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,650
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $65,670
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $84,130
$69,294
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($48,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $48,450
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,880
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,810
$48,713
Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($90,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA N/A
Salem, OR $90,040
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $83,690
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $90,030
$87,920
Pennsylvania

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

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($93,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $81,500
Pittsburgh, PA $87,070
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $93,270
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $83,270
State College, PA $92,710
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $87,600
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $87,140
$87,509
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($22,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $22,220
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,960
Arecibo, PR $18,990
Mayaguez, PR $21,210
Ponce, PR $20,560
San German, PR $19,610
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,430
$20,140
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($70,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $50,360
Florence, SC $38,760
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $49,150
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $50,830
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,540
$51,928
South Dakota

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

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

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,380
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,210
$39,807
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($58,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN $52,000
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $58,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $54,050
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,520
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,230
$53,072
Texas

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

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($75,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $65,930
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $50,150
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $52,790
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,780
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,780
Austin-Round Rock, TX $75,810
College Station-Bryan, TX $56,470
Killeen-Temple, TX $47,780
Texarkana, TX-AR $47,780
Waco, TX $50,150
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,350
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,780
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,780
$52,795
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($82,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $82,710
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $80,310
$81,510
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($60,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $52,380
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $60,920
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $47,890
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,370
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,640
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,010
$51,035
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($48,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,100
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,970
$46,035
Wisconsin

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

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($71,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $66,930
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $71,420
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,920
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $67,520
$68,198
West Virginia

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

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($63,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $63,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,850
$55,670
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($47,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $47,750
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $45,910
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $44,620
$46,093

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a master's degree.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $50,647.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $58,777. 

  Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.47    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Criminal Justice Adjunct Instructor
  • Criminal Justice Assistant Professor
  • Criminal Justice Associate Instructor
  • Criminal Justice Faculty Member
  • Criminal Justice Instructor
  • Criminal Justice Professor
  • Criminology Professor
  • Criminology Teacher
  • Digital Forensics Instructor
  • Instructor
  • Justice Professor
  • Penology Professor
  • Penology Teacher
  • Professor
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $56,594
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.

Salary Ratio: 1.37    

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    
  • Correction Officer Supervisor
  • Correction Warden
  • Correctional Case Records Supervisor
  • Correctional Officer Captain
  • Correctional Supervisor
  • Detention Director
  • Detention Supervisor
  • Guard Chief
  • Guard Supervisor
  • Juvenile Justice Supervisor
  • Prison Guard Supervisor
  • Shift Supervisor
  • Ward Supervisor
  • US Salary Median: $61,188
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $13,509 per year (or $16,463 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $27,018 to earn a master's (or $32,926 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($54,572 if you're in-state, $70,400 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $13,643 per year (or $17,600 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $27,286 to earn an associate's (or $35,200 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Corrections Administration Degrees

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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Arizona State University Digital Immersion

1475 N Scottsdale Rd - Scottsdale, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $10,928/year
In-state cost: $10,818/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Purdue University Global

2550 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 1100 - West Lafayette, IN

Out-of-state cost: $14,478/year
In-state cost: $10,167/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

524 W 59th St - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,420/year
In-state cost: $7,470/year
Degrees: Associate's, Certificate

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University of Mary

7500 University Dr - Bismarck, ND

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

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New England College

98 Bridge St - Henniker, NH

Out-of-state cost: $26,659/year
In-state cost: $26,659/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Western Oregon University

345 North Monmouth Ave - Monmouth, OR

Out-of-state cost: $29,004/year
In-state cost: $10,194/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate

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Adrian College

110 S Madison St - Adrian, MI

Out-of-state cost: $38,730/year
In-state cost: $38,730/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Corrections Administration Degrees

Saint Leo University

33701 State Road 52 - Saint Leo, FL

Out-of-state cost: $14,568/year
In-state cost: $14,568/year
Degrees: Master's

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