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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply the theory and principles of guidance and counseling to the provision of support for the personal, social, educational, and vocational development of students, and the organizing of guidance services within elementary, middle and secondary educational institutions. Includes instruction in legal and professional requirements, therapeutic counselor intervention, vocational counseling, and related sociological and psychological foundations.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Advise and assist students and provide educational and vocational guidance services.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $55,826
    "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.): 12.4%
    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: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,030/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,374/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,981/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,317/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,494/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,336/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: $55,826

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($76,957) in the Ocean City, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($64,170).

Fairbanks, AK $63,110
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $64,170
$63,640
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($61,130).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $52,870
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $58,580
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $47,110
Decatur, AL $61,130
Dothan, AL $57,160
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,470
Gadsden, AL $48,170
Huntsville, AL $53,020
Mobile, AL $49,620
Montgomery, AL $49,660
Tuscaloosa, AL $47,680
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,520
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,610
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,140
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,300
$53,603
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($57,960).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $49,890
Hot Springs, AR $56,460
Jonesboro, AR $51,010
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $56,600
Pine Bluff, AR $57,960
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,090
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,520
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,830
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,920
$54,253
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($52,400).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $45,610
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $52,400
Prescott, AZ $49,240
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $45,110
Tucson, AZ $44,920
Yuma, AZ $45,510
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $51,100
$47,699
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

El Centro, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($96,080).

Chico, CA $60,380
El Centro, CA $96,080
Fresno, CA $87,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $85,250
Merced, CA $79,680
Modesto, CA $79,080
Napa, CA $90,090
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $73,910
Redding, CA $50,880
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $90,260
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $77,370
Salinas, CA $49,710
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $66,680
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $73,140
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $87,050
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $61,920
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $79,370
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $73,060
Santa Rosa, CA $64,370
Stockton-Lodi, CA $90,640
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $61,170
Visalia-Porterville, CA $65,850
Yuba City, CA $84,850
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $56,520
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $89,920
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,530
$73,895
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($59,680).

Colorado Springs, CO $51,440
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,870
Fort Collins, CO $50,660
Grand Junction, CO $51,010
Greeley, CO $50,220
Pueblo, CO $57,320
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,840
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,070
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,680
$51,901
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($71,640).

Danbury, CT $71,640
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $67,140
New Haven, CT $71,070
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $58,300
Waterbury, CT $70,410
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $62,250
$66,802
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($70,490).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $51,170
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $45,650
Gainesville, FL $45,880
Homosassa Springs, FL $41,110
Jacksonville, FL $50,910
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $49,010
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $49,940
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $70,490
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $51,240
Ocala, FL $53,150
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $48,500
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $42,500
Panama City, FL $52,300
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $37,360
Port St. Lucie, FL $55,210
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,680
Tallahassee, FL $45,230
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $53,040
The Villages, FL $54,830
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $54,470
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,270
$50,569
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($70,880).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $45,060
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $60,060
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $46,090
Brunswick, GA $63,710
Columbus, GA-AL $70,880
Dalton, GA $66,170
Gainesville, GA $51,340
Macon, GA $51,080
Rome, GA $47,750
Savannah, GA $56,880
Valdosta, GA $37,290
Warner Robins, GA $70,420
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,820
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,680
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,700
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,470
$53,650
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($64,080).

Urban Honolulu, HI $64,080
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $57,210
$60,645
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($62,980).

Cedar Rapids, IA $62,100
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $48,400
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $62,980
Dubuque, IA $50,880
Iowa City, IA $56,290
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $53,150
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,760
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,290
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,410
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,820
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,260
$53,122
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($61,470).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $41,500
Idaho Falls, ID $50,820
Lewiston, ID-WA $48,980
Pocatello, ID $38,880
Twin Falls, ID $44,920
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,260
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $61,470
$47,833
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($55,800).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $38,000
Champaign-Urbana, IL $48,900
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $55,800
Danville, IL $40,000
Decatur, IL $40,730
Kankakee, IL $41,100
Peoria, IL $49,490
Rockford, IL $49,030
Springfield, IL $50,420
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,630
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,400
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,070
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,000
$46,582
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($52,510).

Columbus, IN $43,610
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $52,510
Evansville, IN-KY $47,040
Fort Wayne, IN $52,350
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $50,860
Kokomo, IN $45,030
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $50,080
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $40,030
Muncie, IN $49,260
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $47,780
Terre Haute, IN $41,990
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,650
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,260
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,190
$47,260
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($61,880).

Manhattan, KS $61,880
Topeka, KS $58,680
Wichita, KS $51,420
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $48,700
$55,170
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($72,900).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $72,900
Lexington-Fayette, KY $50,970
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $57,060
Owensboro, KY $60,550
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,320
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,020
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,090
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,900
$58,476
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($60,440).

Baton Rouge, LA $57,220
Hammond, LA $52,190
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,000
Lafayette, LA $56,180
Lake Charles, LA $58,790
Monroe, LA $57,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $54,930
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,440
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,720
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,330
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,280
$56,037
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($75,190).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $68,960
Leominster-Gardner, MA $75,190
New Bedford, MA $71,380
Pittsfield, MA $71,870
Springfield, MA-CT $68,640
Worcester, MA-CT $62,120
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $66,810
$69,281
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($70,610).

California-Lexington Park, MD $62,790
Cumberland, MD-WV $54,760
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $70,190
Salisbury, MD-DE $70,610
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $68,600
$65,390
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($58,890).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $49,620
Portland-South Portland, ME $58,890
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $54,230
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $48,560
$52,825
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Saginaw, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($65,670).

Battle Creek, MI $62,700
Bay City, MI $47,210
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $51,120
Flint, MI $53,100
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $52,800
Jackson, MI $48,980
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $49,620
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $61,570
Midland, MI $47,760
Muskegon, MI $58,150
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $52,800
Saginaw, MI $65,670
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,210
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,420
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,650
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $47,360
$52,883
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($60,270).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $47,990
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $59,400
Rochester, MN $55,760
St. Cloud, MN $60,270
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $52,380
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,090
$56,050
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($51,020).

Jefferson City, MO $47,040
Joplin, MO $44,840
Kansas City, MO-KS $50,480
St. Louis, MO-IL $51,020
Springfield, MO $47,490
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,410
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,100
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,230
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,430
$47,782
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($55,970).

Hattiesburg, MS $43,540
Jackson, MS $50,740
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,840
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,180
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,970
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,170
$50,240
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($57,230).

Missoula, MT $46,620
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,230
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $51,090
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,780
$50,180
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($57,870).

Burlington, NC $50,220
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $55,610
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $50,150
Fayetteville, NC $49,700
Goldsboro, NC $54,480
Greensboro-High Point, NC $53,620
Greenville, NC $48,520
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $56,030
Jacksonville, NC $52,350
New Bern, NC $53,500
Raleigh, NC $57,870
Rocky Mount, NC $51,930
Wilmington, NC $51,310
Winston-Salem, NC $52,690
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,610
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,820
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,090
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,930
$52,413
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($65,360).

Fargo, ND-MN $55,470
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,360
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,070
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,510
$58,603
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($64,790).

Lincoln, NE $46,590
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,790
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,210
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,910
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $58,080
$58,116
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($60,280).

Manchester, NH $47,480
Portsmouth, NH-ME $55,480
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,680
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $60,280
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,790
$54,342
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($82,930).

Ocean City, NJ $82,930
Trenton, NJ $75,010
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $72,930
$76,957
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($72,040).

Farmington, NM $72,040
Las Cruces, NM $52,560
Santa Fe, NM $60,930
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,600
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $56,430
$60,112
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($66,940).

Reno, NV $56,730
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $66,940
$61,835
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($70,930).

Binghamton, NY $58,870
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $57,190
Elmira, NY $53,750
Glens Falls, NY $61,430
Kingston, NY $70,810
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $69,450
Rochester, NY $50,750
Syracuse, NY $63,410
Utica-Rome, NY $51,640
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $70,930
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $61,520
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $56,280
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $51,890
$59,840
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($59,740).

Canton-Massillon, OH $57,950
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $52,620
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $53,220
Columbus, OH $57,430
Dayton, OH $50,330
Lima, OH $57,780
Mansfield, OH $54,640
Springfield, OH $58,870
Toledo, OH $51,380
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $59,190
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,740
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $52,480
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,050
$55,801
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($49,480).

Lawton, OK $47,680
Oklahoma City, OK $48,980
Tulsa, OK $47,530
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,650
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,130
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,480
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,330
$45,969
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($67,090).

Bend-Redmond, OR $58,120
Corvallis, OR $50,780
Eugene, OR $51,760
Medford, OR $60,110
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $67,090
Salem, OR $65,370
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,140
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,750
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,300
$56,269
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($81,010).

Altoona, PA $51,930
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $50,950
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $61,490
East Stroudsburg, PA $81,010
Erie, PA $55,840
Gettysburg, PA $66,430
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $59,840
Johnstown, PA $47,250
Lancaster, PA $72,520
Lebanon, PA $61,830
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $63,490
Pittsburgh, PA $62,620
Reading, PA $70,110
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $58,450
State College, PA $62,050
Williamsport, PA $48,200
York-Hanover, PA $67,220
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $69,280
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $66,690
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55,470
$61,634
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($46,500).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $44,060
Arecibo, PR $31,690
Mayaguez, PR $46,500
Ponce, PR $31,300
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,310
$37,372
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 ($56,190).

Columbia, SC $51,240
Florence, SC $41,630
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $56,190
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $51,800
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $45,130
Spartanburg, SC $53,170
Sumter, SC $49,680
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,910
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,160
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,090
$48,300
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($46,070).

Sioux Falls, SD $46,070
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,160
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,840
$43,690
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($66,590).

Clarksville, TN-KY $66,590
Cleveland, TN $55,890
Jackson, TN $47,990
Johnson City, TN $46,610
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $55,110
Knoxville, TN $49,830
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $60,500
Morristown, TN $46,660
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $48,470
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,140
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,980
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,230
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,880
$52,145
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($73,940).

Amarillo, TX $56,110
Austin-Round Rock, TX $57,300
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $62,470
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $61,020
College Station-Bryan, TX $48,070
Corpus Christi, TX $62,270
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $62,990
El Paso, TX $63,900
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $65,880
Killeen-Temple, TX $58,880
Laredo, TX $65,990
Longview, TX $66,060
Lubbock, TX $41,780
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $68,180
Midland, TX $61,740
Odessa, TX $59,570
San Angelo, TX $49,890
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $57,020
Sherman-Denison, TX $58,620
Texarkana, TX-AR $56,020
Tyler, TX $56,670
Victoria, TX $55,700
Wichita Falls, TX $55,320
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,230
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,020
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,200
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,720
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $73,940
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,880
$59,188
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

St. George, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($54,340).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $53,780
Provo-Orem, UT $45,270
St. George, UT $54,340
Salt Lake City, UT $48,320
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $52,890
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $47,690
$50,382
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($65,860).

Charlottesville, VA $58,700
Harrisonburg, VA $58,060
Lynchburg, VA $54,110
Richmond, VA $58,740
Roanoke, VA $65,860
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $57,770
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $65,290
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,070
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,030
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,420
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,450
$58,773
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($54,900).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $54,900
$53,645
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Wausau, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($71,290).

Eau Claire, WI $56,570
Fond du Lac, WI $62,920
Green Bay, WI $52,240
Janesville-Beloit, WI $59,800
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $44,350
Madison, WI $51,850
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $52,370
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $50,640
Racine, WI $68,470
Sheboygan, WI $47,930
Wausau, WI $71,290
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,490
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,300
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,470
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,320
$55,001
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($59,560).

Charleston, WV $42,120
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,070
Morgantown, WV $55,810
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $49,410
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $45,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $59,560
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,670
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,270
$50,043
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($61,650).

Cheyenne, WY $53,550
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,650
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $51,270
$55,490

Master's

Average Salary Median: $55,826

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is New Jersey ($76,957) in the Ocean City, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($64,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $63,110
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $64,170
$63,640
Alabama

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

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($61,130) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $52,870
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $58,580
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $47,110
Decatur, AL $61,130
Dothan, AL $57,160
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,470
Gadsden, AL $48,170
Huntsville, AL $53,020
Mobile, AL $49,620
Montgomery, AL $49,660
Tuscaloosa, AL $47,680
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,520
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,610
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,140
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,300
$53,603
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($57,960) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $49,890
Hot Springs, AR $56,460
Jonesboro, AR $51,010
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $56,600
Pine Bluff, AR $57,960
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,090
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,520
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,830
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,920
$54,253
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($52,400) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $45,610
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $52,400
Prescott, AZ $49,240
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $45,110
Tucson, AZ $44,920
Yuma, AZ $45,510
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $51,100
$47,699
California

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

El Centro, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($96,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $60,380
El Centro, CA $96,080
Fresno, CA $87,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $85,250
Merced, CA $79,680
Modesto, CA $79,080
Napa, CA $90,090
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $73,910
Redding, CA $50,880
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $90,260
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $77,370
Salinas, CA $49,710
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $66,680
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $73,140
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $87,050
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $61,920
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $79,370
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $73,060
Santa Rosa, CA $64,370
Stockton-Lodi, CA $90,640
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $61,170
Visalia-Porterville, CA $65,850
Yuba City, CA $84,850
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $56,520
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $89,920
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,530
$73,895
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($59,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $51,440
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,870
Fort Collins, CO $50,660
Grand Junction, CO $51,010
Greeley, CO $50,220
Pueblo, CO $57,320
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,840
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,070
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,680
$51,901
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($71,640) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $71,640
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $67,140
New Haven, CT $71,070
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $58,300
Waterbury, CT $70,410
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $62,250
$66,802
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($70,490) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $51,170
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $45,650
Gainesville, FL $45,880
Homosassa Springs, FL $41,110
Jacksonville, FL $50,910
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $49,010
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $49,940
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $70,490
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $51,240
Ocala, FL $53,150
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $48,500
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $42,500
Panama City, FL $52,300
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $37,360
Port St. Lucie, FL $55,210
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,680
Tallahassee, FL $45,230
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $53,040
The Villages, FL $54,830
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $54,470
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,270
$50,569
Georgia

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

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($70,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $45,060
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $60,060
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $46,090
Brunswick, GA $63,710
Columbus, GA-AL $70,880
Dalton, GA $66,170
Gainesville, GA $51,340
Macon, GA $51,080
Rome, GA $47,750
Savannah, GA $56,880
Valdosta, GA $37,290
Warner Robins, GA $70,420
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,820
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,680
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,700
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,470
$53,650
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($64,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $64,080
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $57,210
$60,645
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 ($62,980) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $62,100
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $48,400
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $62,980
Dubuque, IA $50,880
Iowa City, IA $56,290
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $53,150
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,760
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,290
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,410
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,820
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,260
$53,122
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($61,470) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $41,500
Idaho Falls, ID $50,820
Lewiston, ID-WA $48,980
Pocatello, ID $38,880
Twin Falls, ID $44,920
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,260
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $61,470
$47,833
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($55,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $38,000
Champaign-Urbana, IL $48,900
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $55,800
Danville, IL $40,000
Decatur, IL $40,730
Kankakee, IL $41,100
Peoria, IL $49,490
Rockford, IL $49,030
Springfield, IL $50,420
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,630
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,400
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,070
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,000
$46,582
Indiana

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

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($52,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $43,610
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $52,510
Evansville, IN-KY $47,040
Fort Wayne, IN $52,350
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $50,860
Kokomo, IN $45,030
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $50,080
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $40,030
Muncie, IN $49,260
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $47,780
Terre Haute, IN $41,990
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,650
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,260
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,190
$47,260
Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($61,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $61,880
Topeka, KS $58,680
Wichita, KS $51,420
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $48,700
$55,170
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($72,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $72,900
Lexington-Fayette, KY $50,970
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $57,060
Owensboro, KY $60,550
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,320
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,020
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,090
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,900
$58,476
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($60,440) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $57,220
Hammond, LA $52,190
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,000
Lafayette, LA $56,180
Lake Charles, LA $58,790
Monroe, LA $57,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $54,930
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,440
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,720
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,330
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,280
$56,037
Massachusetts

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

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($75,190) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $68,960
Leominster-Gardner, MA $75,190
New Bedford, MA $71,380
Pittsfield, MA $71,870
Springfield, MA-CT $68,640
Worcester, MA-CT $62,120
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $66,810
$69,281
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($70,610) for a master's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $62,790
Cumberland, MD-WV $54,760
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $70,190
Salisbury, MD-DE $70,610
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $68,600
$65,390
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($58,890) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $49,620
Portland-South Portland, ME $58,890
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $54,230
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $48,560
$52,825
Michigan

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

Saginaw, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($65,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $62,700
Bay City, MI $47,210
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $51,120
Flint, MI $53,100
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $52,800
Jackson, MI $48,980
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $49,620
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $61,570
Midland, MI $47,760
Muskegon, MI $58,150
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $52,800
Saginaw, MI $65,670
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,210
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,420
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,650
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $47,360
$52,883
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($60,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $47,990
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $59,400
Rochester, MN $55,760
St. Cloud, MN $60,270
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $52,380
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,090
$56,050
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($51,020) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jefferson City, MO $47,040
Joplin, MO $44,840
Kansas City, MO-KS $50,480
St. Louis, MO-IL $51,020
Springfield, MO $47,490
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,410
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,100
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,230
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,430
$47,782
Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($55,970) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $43,540
Jackson, MS $50,740
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,840
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,180
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,970
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,170
$50,240
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($57,230) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $46,620
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,230
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $51,090
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,780
$50,180
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 ($57,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $50,220
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $55,610
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $50,150
Fayetteville, NC $49,700
Goldsboro, NC $54,480
Greensboro-High Point, NC $53,620
Greenville, NC $48,520
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $56,030
Jacksonville, NC $52,350
New Bern, NC $53,500
Raleigh, NC $57,870
Rocky Mount, NC $51,930
Wilmington, NC $51,310
Winston-Salem, NC $52,690
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,610
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,820
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,090
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,930
$52,413
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($65,360) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $55,470
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,360
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,070
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,510
$58,603
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($64,790) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $46,590
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,790
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,210
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,910
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $58,080
$58,116
New Hampshire

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

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($60,280) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $47,480
Portsmouth, NH-ME $55,480
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,680
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $60,280
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,790
$54,342
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($82,930) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $82,930
Trenton, NJ $75,010
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $72,930
$76,957
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($72,040) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $72,040
Las Cruces, NM $52,560
Santa Fe, NM $60,930
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,600
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $56,430
$60,112
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($66,940) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $56,730
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $66,940
$61,835
New York

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

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($70,930) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $58,870
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $57,190
Elmira, NY $53,750
Glens Falls, NY $61,430
Kingston, NY $70,810
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $69,450
Rochester, NY $50,750
Syracuse, NY $63,410
Utica-Rome, NY $51,640
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $70,930
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $61,520
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $56,280
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $51,890
$59,840
Ohio

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

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($59,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $57,950
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $52,620
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $53,220
Columbus, OH $57,430
Dayton, OH $50,330
Lima, OH $57,780
Mansfield, OH $54,640
Springfield, OH $58,870
Toledo, OH $51,380
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $59,190
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,740
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $52,480
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,050
$55,801
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($49,480) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $47,680
Oklahoma City, OK $48,980
Tulsa, OK $47,530
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,650
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,130
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,480
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,330
$45,969
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 ($67,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $58,120
Corvallis, OR $50,780
Eugene, OR $51,760
Medford, OR $60,110
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $67,090
Salem, OR $65,370
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,140
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,750
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,300
$56,269
Pennsylvania

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

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($81,010) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $51,930
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $50,950
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $61,490
East Stroudsburg, PA $81,010
Erie, PA $55,840
Gettysburg, PA $66,430
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $59,840
Johnstown, PA $47,250
Lancaster, PA $72,520
Lebanon, PA $61,830
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $63,490
Pittsburgh, PA $62,620
Reading, PA $70,110
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $58,450
State College, PA $62,050
Williamsport, PA $48,200
York-Hanover, PA $67,220
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $69,280
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $66,690
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55,470
$61,634
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($46,500) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $44,060
Arecibo, PR $31,690
Mayaguez, PR $46,500
Ponce, PR $31,300
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,310
$37,372
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($56,190) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $51,240
Florence, SC $41,630
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $56,190
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $51,800
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $45,130
Spartanburg, SC $53,170
Sumter, SC $49,680
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,910
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,160
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,090
$48,300
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 ($46,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $46,070
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,160
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,840
$43,690
Tennessee

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

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($66,590) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $66,590
Cleveland, TN $55,890
Jackson, TN $47,990
Johnson City, TN $46,610
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $55,110
Knoxville, TN $49,830
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $60,500
Morristown, TN $46,660
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $48,470
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,140
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,980
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,230
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,880
$52,145
Texas

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

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($73,940) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $56,110
Austin-Round Rock, TX $57,300
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $62,470
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $61,020
College Station-Bryan, TX $48,070
Corpus Christi, TX $62,270
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $62,990
El Paso, TX $63,900
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $65,880
Killeen-Temple, TX $58,880
Laredo, TX $65,990
Longview, TX $66,060
Lubbock, TX $41,780
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $68,180
Midland, TX $61,740
Odessa, TX $59,570
San Angelo, TX $49,890
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $57,020
Sherman-Denison, TX $58,620
Texarkana, TX-AR $56,020
Tyler, TX $56,670
Victoria, TX $55,700
Wichita Falls, TX $55,320
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,230
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,020
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,200
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,720
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $73,940
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,880
$59,188
Utah

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

St. George, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($54,340) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $53,780
Provo-Orem, UT $45,270
St. George, UT $54,340
Salt Lake City, UT $48,320
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $52,890
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $47,690
$50,382
Virginia

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

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($65,860) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $58,700
Harrisonburg, VA $58,060
Lynchburg, VA $54,110
Richmond, VA $58,740
Roanoke, VA $65,860
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $57,770
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $65,290
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,070
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,030
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,420
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,450
$58,773
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($54,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $54,900
$53,645
Wisconsin

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

Wausau, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($71,290) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $56,570
Fond du Lac, WI $62,920
Green Bay, WI $52,240
Janesville-Beloit, WI $59,800
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $44,350
Madison, WI $51,850
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $52,370
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $50,640
Racine, WI $68,470
Sheboygan, WI $47,930
Wausau, WI $71,290
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,490
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,300
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,470
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,320
$55,001
West Virginia

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

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($59,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $42,120
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,070
Morgantown, WV $55,810
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $49,410
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $45,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $59,560
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,670
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,270
$50,043
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($61,650) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $53,550
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,650
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $51,270
$55,490

1 Job 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 $55,826. 

  Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

Advise and assist students and provide educational and vocational guidance services.

Salary Ratio: 0.41    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Academic Advisor
  • Academic Counselor
  • Admissions Counselor
  • Adult School Counselor
  • Advisor
  • Articulation Officer
  • Career Advisor
  • Career Coach
  • Career Consultant
  • Career Coordinator
  • Career Counselor
  • Career Developer
  • Career Development Consultant
  • Career Development Counselor
  • Career Development Facilitator
  • Career Development Specialist
  • Career Guidance Counselor
  • Career Services Coordinator
  • Career Technical Counselor
  • Career Transition Specialist
  • Child Guidance Counselor
  • College Counselor
  • Counselor
  • Curriculum Counselor
  • Education Coordinator
  • Education Counselor
  • Educational Adviser
  • Educational Consultant
  • Educational Guidance Counselor
  • Elementary School Counselor
  • Employment Coach
  • Employment Coordinator
  • Employment Counselor
  • Employment Specialist
  • Employment Trainer
  • Employment Training Specialist
  • Enrollment Counselor
  • Extension Course Counselor
  • Foreign Student Advisor
  • Future Farmers of America Advisor (FFA Advisor)
  • Guidance Advisor
  • Guidance Counselor
  • High School Counselor
  • High School Guidance Counselor
  • International Student Counselor
  • Internship Coordinator
  • Job Coach
  • Job Developer
  • Life Skills Coach
  • Offender Employment Specialist (OES)
  • Offender Job Retention Specialist
  • Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS)
  • Outplacement Consultant
  • Placement Coordinator
  • Pupil Personnel Worker
  • Residence Counselor
  • Resume Writer
  • School Adjustment Counselor
  • School Counselor
  • School Guidance Counselor
  • Student Advisor
  • Student Development Advisor
  • Student Services Coordinator
  • Student Services Counselor
  • Student Success Counselor
  • Student Support Counselor
  • Students Okay Without Drugs and Alcohol Counselor (SODA Counselor)
  • Study Abroad Advisor
  • Teacher Advisor
  • Transition Advisor
  • Transition Specialist
  • Vocational Adviser
  • Vocational Counselor
  • Vocational Evaluator
  • Vocational Examiner
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
  • US Salary Median: $56,337
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 12.4%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's


Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $13,317 per year (or $18,981 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $26,634 to earn a master's (or $37,962 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($77,492 if you're in-state, $104,116 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees

New Mexico Highlands University

803 University Ave - Las Vegas, NM

Out-of-state cost: $10,998/year
In-state cost: $6,558/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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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: Master's, Certificate

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University of Memphis

Southern Avenue - Memphis, TN

Out-of-state cost: $13,752/year
In-state cost: $9,912/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

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Morehead State University

University Blvd - Morehead, KY

Out-of-state cost: $13,876/year
In-state cost: $9,290/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

100 E. University - Magnolia, AR

Out-of-state cost: $14,120/year
In-state cost: $9,080/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Capella University

225 South 6th Street, 9th Floor - Minneapolis, MN

Out-of-state cost: $14,148/year
In-state cost: $14,148/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

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Southeast Missouri State University

One University Plaza, MS2025 - Cape Girardeau, MO

Out-of-state cost: $14,205/year
In-state cost: $8,033/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate, Certificate

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University of North Dakota

264 Centennial Drive, Stop 8193 - Grand Forks, ND

Out-of-state cost: $14,546/year
In-state cost: $10,276/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

219 Meadville Street - Edinboro, PA

Out-of-state cost: $15,062/year
In-state cost: $10,544/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

15200 Kutztown Rd - Kutztown, PA

Out-of-state cost: $15,156/year
In-state cost: $11,048/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Eastern Michigan University

900 Oakwood St. - Ypsilanti, MI

Out-of-state cost: $15,295/year
In-state cost: $15,295/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate, Certificate

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University of Nebraska at Kearney

2504 9th Avenue - Kearney, NE

Out-of-state cost: $15,320/year
In-state cost: $7,940/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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CUNY Brooklyn College

2900 Bedford Ave - Brooklyn, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,390/year
In-state cost: $7,440/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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University of Wisconsin-River Falls

410 S 3rd St - River Falls, WI

Out-of-state cost: $15,636/year
In-state cost: $8,063/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Alliant International University-San Diego

10455 Pomerado Road - San Diego, CA

Out-of-state cost: $15,648/year
In-state cost: $15,648/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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California University of Pennsylvania

250 University Ave - California, PA

Out-of-state cost: $15,726/year
In-state cost: $11,108/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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University of Holy Cross

4123 Woodland Drive - New Orleans, LA

Out-of-state cost: $16,000/year
In-state cost: $16,000/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Cambridge College

500 Rutherford Avenue - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $16,266/year
In-state cost: $16,266/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Fort Valley State University

1005 State University Dr - Fort Valley, GA

Out-of-state cost: $16,554/year
In-state cost: $5,832/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Minnesota State University Moorhead

1104 Seventh Avenue South - Moorhead, MN

Out-of-state cost: $16,612/year
In-state cost: $8,980/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees

Sinte Gleska University

E. Highway 18, 101 Antelope Lake Circle - Mission, SD

Out-of-state cost: $2,008/year
In-state cost: $2,008/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of the Cumberlands

6191 College Station Drive - Williamsburg, KY

Out-of-state cost: $4,582/year
In-state cost: $4,582/year
Degrees: Master's

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Fitchburg State University

160 Pearl St - Fitchburg, MA

Out-of-state cost: $6,012/year
In-state cost: $6,012/year
Degrees: Master's

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America Evangelical University

1818 South Western Avenue Suite 409 - Los Angeles, CA

Out-of-state cost: $6,250/year
In-state cost: $6,250/year
Degrees: Master's

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Universidad Central de Bayamon

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

Out-of-state cost: $6,364/year
In-state cost: $6,364/year
Degrees: Master's

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Northwest Missouri State University

800 University Drive - Maryville, MO

Out-of-state cost: $6,673/year
In-state cost: $6,673/year
Degrees: Master's

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Amberton University

1700 Eastgate Dr - Garland, TX

Out-of-state cost: $6,870/year
In-state cost: $6,870/year
Degrees: Master's

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The University of Texas Permian Basin

4901 E University - Odessa, TX

Out-of-state cost: $6,900/year
In-state cost: $3,219/year
Degrees: Master's

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East Texas Baptist University

One Tiger Drive - Marshall, TX

Out-of-state cost: $7,028/year
In-state cost: $7,028/year
Degrees: Master's

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American Public University System

111 W Congress St - Charles Town, WV

Out-of-state cost: $7,050/year
In-state cost: $7,050/year
Degrees: Master's

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Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

ENMU Station 2, 1500 S Ave K - Portales, NM

Out-of-state cost: $7,110/year
In-state cost: $5,351/year
Degrees: Master's

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Doane University

1014 Boswell Avenue - Crete, NE

Out-of-state cost: $7,663/year
In-state cost: $7,663/year
Degrees: Master's

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Midwestern State University

3410 Taft Blvd - Wichita Falls, TX

Out-of-state cost: $7,935/year
In-state cost: $6,765/year
Degrees: Master's

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West Texas A & M University

2501 4th Ave - Canyon, TX

Out-of-state cost: $8,013/year
In-state cost: $7,149/year
Degrees: Master's

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Delta State University

1003 W Sunflower Road - Cleveland, MS

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

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Concordia University-Irvine

1530 Concordia West - Irvine, CA

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

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Liberty University

1971 University Blvd - Lynchburg, VA

Out-of-state cost: $8,349/year
In-state cost: $8,349/year
Degrees: Master's

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Salem College

601 S Church St - Winston-Salem, NC

Out-of-state cost: $8,400/year
In-state cost: $8,400/year
Degrees: Master's

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Henderson State University

1100 Henderson Street - Arkadelphia, AR

Out-of-state cost: $8,612/year
In-state cost: $6,740/year
Degrees: Master's

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Concordia University-Nebraska

800 N Columbia Ave - Seward, NE

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

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