Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of organization management and criminal justice to the administration of public law enforcement agencies and operations. Includes instruction in law enforcement history and theory, operational command leadership, administration of public police organizations, labor relations, incident response strategies, legal and regulatory responsibilities, budgeting, public relations, and organizational leadership.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures. Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards. Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse. Directly supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $75,786
    "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.): 9.29%
    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: 4-6 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,314/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,482/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,389/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,009/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,005/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,659/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: $75,786

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($112,809) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($93,943).

Fairbanks, AK $93,943
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $92,198
$93,070
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($114,736).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $98,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $99,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $77,954
Decatur, AL $92,080
Dothan, AL $84,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $80,440
Gadsden, AL $80,770
Huntsville, AL $114,736
Mobile, AL $92,294
Montgomery, AL $89,391
Tuscaloosa, AL $89,840
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $78,101
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $80,569
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $74,934
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $79,237
$87,432
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($77,266).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $64,728
Hot Springs, AR $61,023
Jonesboro, AR $65,924
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $77,266
Pine Bluff, AR $69,159
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $59,910
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $66,035
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $59,030
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,105
$64,679
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($104,523).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $76,169
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $104,523
Prescott, AZ $73,874
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $90,964
Tucson, AZ $84,101
Yuma, AZ $77,700
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $78,680
$83,821
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($177,223).

Chico, CA $94,106
El Centro, CA $107,394
Fresno, CA $100,924
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $129,644
Madera, CA $102,050
Merced, CA $103,780
Modesto, CA $107,189
Napa, CA $121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $120,613
Redding, CA $101,623
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $104,603
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $118,903
Salinas, CA $108,257
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $127,806
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $153,938
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $177,223
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $104,863
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $104,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $119,444
Santa Rosa, CA $119,586
Stockton-Lodi, CA $109,813
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $125,884
Visalia-Porterville, CA $93,470
Yuba City, CA $96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $85,716
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $91,546
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $96,369
$112,221
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($123,835).

Colorado Springs, CO $102,999
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $123,835
Fort Collins, CO $105,690
Grand Junction, CO $91,289
Greeley, CO $100,045
Pueblo, CO $88,673
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $72,516
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $82,135
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $95,354
$95,837
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($123,847).

Danbury, CT $117,046
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $123,847
New Haven, CT $112,494
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $111,150
Waterbury, CT $103,071
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $99,859
$111,245
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($98,580).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $74,651
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $74,420
Gainesville, FL $80,017
Homosassa Springs, FL $73,410
Jacksonville, FL $89,620
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $84,826
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $95,885
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $90,053
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $85,476
Ocala, FL $78,839
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $86,370
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $98,580
Panama City, FL $71,197
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $75,394
Port St. Lucie, FL $75,710
Punta Gorda, FL $74,126
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $82,983
Sebring, FL $66,036
Tallahassee, FL $81,399
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $96,704
The Villages, FL $86,516
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $78,000
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $69,331
$81,454
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($104,631).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $78,981
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $104,631
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $84,540
Brunswick, GA $87,870
Columbus, GA-AL $80,854
Dalton, GA $82,306
Gainesville, GA $78,947
Hinesville, GA $83,599
Macon, GA $76,937
Rome, GA $72,514
Savannah, GA $83,271
Valdosta, GA $73,184
Warner Robins, GA $77,871
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $68,353
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,639
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $69,620
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $69,833
$79,115
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($95,884).

Urban Honolulu, HI $95,884
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $86,713
$90,993
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($104,173).

Cedar Rapids, IA $101,874
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $93,203
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $104,173
Dubuque, IA $89,244
Iowa City, IA $87,454
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $90,959
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $85,254
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,529
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $76,746
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,294
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $81,737
$87,133
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($79,829).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $67,533
Idaho Falls, ID $79,829
Lewiston, ID-WA $66,471
Pocatello, ID $64,061
Twin Falls, ID $65,180
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $65,886
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $65,349
$67,758
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($116,459).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $78,436
Champaign-Urbana, IL $89,367
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $116,459
Danville, IL $88,540
Decatur, IL $84,263
Kankakee, IL $80,590
Peoria, IL $97,667
Rockford, IL $91,071
Springfield, IL $94,591
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $82,264
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $73,639
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,944
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $73,514
$86,610
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($112,190).

Columbus, IN $112,190
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $93,850
Evansville, IN-KY $81,216
Fort Wayne, IN $91,173
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $94,324
Kokomo, IN $89,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $91,981
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $87,990
Muncie, IN $80,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $86,110
Terre Haute, IN $75,011
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $81,494
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $73,434
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $77,623
$86,433
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($89,163).

Manhattan, KS $83,889
Topeka, KS $82,747
Wichita, KS $89,163
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $76,547
$83,086
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($82,195).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $75,635
Lexington-Fayette, KY $79,588
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $82,195
Owensboro, KY $72,204
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $67,926
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $70,166
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $69,808
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $63,094
$72,583
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($92,534).

Baton Rouge, LA $84,037
Hammond, LA $83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $84,926
Lafayette, LA $85,559
Lake Charles, LA $88,646
Monroe, LA $72,933
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $92,534
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $79,071
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $71,400
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $80,423
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $78,266
$81,915
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($127,183).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $127,183
Leominster-Gardner, MA $98,377
New Bedford, MA $98,434
Pittsfield, MA $89,076
Springfield, MA-CT $92,220
Worcester, MA-CT $98,555
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $89,790
$98,945
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($119,873).

California-Lexington Park, MD $119,873
Cumberland, MD-WV $82,091
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $91,464
Salisbury, MD-DE $95,650
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $85,631
$94,942
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($94,164).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $77,064
Portland-South Portland, ME $94,164
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $73,026
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $76,914
$80,396
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($112,449).

Battle Creek, MI $101,110
Bay City, MI $91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $112,449
Flint, MI $90,133
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $93,604
Jackson, MI $101,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $97,823
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $101,880
Monroe, MI $96,080
Muskegon, MI $87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $86,491
Saginaw, MI $91,770
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $76,387
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $68,151
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $75,747
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $83,967
$90,837
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($118,569).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $89,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $118,569
Rochester, MN $93,789
St. Cloud, MN $92,306
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,246
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,721
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $84,417
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $90,063
$92,225
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($101,813).

Columbia, MO $83,710
Jefferson City, MO $77,410
Joplin, MO $72,949
Kansas City, MO-KS $101,813
St. Joseph, MO-KS $86,573
St. Louis, MO-IL $98,790
Springfield, MO $81,333
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,015
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,281
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,471
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,817
$79,725
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($70,619).

Hattiesburg, MS $65,224
Jackson, MS $70,619
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,534
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,080
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,349
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $65,923
$65,455
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($82,470).

Great Falls, MT $79,121
Missoula, MT $76,187
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $82,470
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $73,578
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,189
$76,238
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($119,059).

Burlington, NC $92,340
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $107,674
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $119,059
Fayetteville, NC $92,061
Goldsboro, NC $83,803
Greensboro-High Point, NC $97,608
Greenville, NC $94,894
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $84,353
Jacksonville, NC $80,720
New Bern, NC $89,140
Raleigh, NC $107,239
Rocky Mount, NC $88,284
Wilmington, NC $92,293
Winston-Salem, NC $98,710
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $78,546
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $77,140
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $78,728
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $76,743
$91,053
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($90,994).

Fargo, ND-MN $90,994
Grand Forks, ND-MN $86,990
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $82,400
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $77,264
$84,643
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($97,493).

Lincoln, NE $88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $97,493
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $74,454
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $78,607
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $78,613
$83,253
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($110,215).

Manchester, NH $105,104
Portsmouth, NH-ME $110,215
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $70,599
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $88,778
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $90,324
$93,004
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($131,170).

Ocean City, NJ $101,281
Trenton, NJ $131,170
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $105,976
$112,809
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($84,236).

Farmington, NM $84,236
Las Cruces, NM $79,935
Santa Fe, NM $84,181
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $77,738
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $80,263
$81,271
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($92,640).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $92,329
Reno, NV $92,640
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $83,173
$89,380
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 ($142,165).

Binghamton, NY $102,033
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $99,871
Elmira, NY $96,770
Glens Falls, NY $95,353
Ithaca, NY $117,086
Kingston, NY $90,737
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $142,165
Rochester, NY $104,754
Syracuse, NY $99,308
Utica-Rome, NY $91,615
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $89,884
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $88,038
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $92,641
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $92,913
$100,497
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($101,659).

Canton-Massillon, OH $88,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $101,659
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $95,450
Columbus, OH $99,295
Dayton, OH $94,838
Lima, OH $84,120
Mansfield, OH $78,640
Springfield, OH $84,920
Toledo, OH $91,630
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $79,889
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $87,374
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $84,390
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $82,700
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $83,500
$88,741
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($93,170).

Lawton, OK $82,400
Oklahoma City, OK $93,170
Tulsa, OK $90,539
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $73,394
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $78,091
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $70,607
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $71,594
$79,920
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($103,215).

Bend-Redmond, OR $84,689
Corvallis, OR $94,626
Eugene, OR $81,666
Grants Pass, OR $71,477
Medford, OR $82,574
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $103,215
Salem, OR $93,051
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,623
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,784
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,345
$84,440
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($119,519).

Altoona, PA $91,250
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $104,360
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $92,476
Erie, PA $86,374
Gettysburg, PA $99,801
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $108,957
Johnstown, PA $82,960
Lancaster, PA $97,451
Lebanon, PA $97,887
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $119,519
Pittsburgh, PA $104,674
Reading, PA $109,719
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $92,449
State College, PA $96,883
Williamsport, PA $90,840
York-Hanover, PA $105,603
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $79,963
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $87,260
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $85,386
$96,923
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($57,181).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $45,054
Arecibo, PR $42,931
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $47,340
Ponce, PR $48,987
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $57,181
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $40,940
$46,949
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($93,454).

Columbia, SC $93,454
Florence, SC $92,200
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $89,961
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $85,667
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $79,634
Spartanburg, SC $92,153
Sumter, SC $80,809
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $76,010
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $76,994
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $76,790
$84,254
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($97,730).

Sioux Falls, SD $97,730
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $86,223
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $74,381
$85,606
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($93,229).

Clarksville, TN-KY $76,921
Cleveland, TN $74,269
Jackson, TN $77,059
Johnson City, TN $73,627
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $81,209
Knoxville, TN $81,271
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $89,021
Morristown, TN $69,789
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $93,229
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $69,450
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,760
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,997
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,417
$75,925
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($111,224).

Amarillo, TX $85,320
Austin-Round Rock, TX $107,037
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $90,141
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $70,324
College Station-Bryan, TX $88,079
Corpus Christi, TX $86,931
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $104,446
El Paso, TX $93,810
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $103,368
Killeen-Temple, TX $84,997
Laredo, TX $84,949
Longview, TX $87,764
Lubbock, TX $87,414
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $80,606
Midland, TX $111,224
Odessa, TX $96,877
San Angelo, TX $77,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $96,141
Sherman-Denison, TX $80,450
Texarkana, TX-AR $75,411
Tyler, TX $82,496
Victoria, TX $82,200
Waco, TX $87,010
Wichita Falls, TX $75,471
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $83,180
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $71,620
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $74,221
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $73,103
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $84,190
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $80,771
$86,372
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($88,983).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,797
Provo-Orem, UT $87,070
St. George, UT $60,610
Salt Lake City, UT $88,983
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $69,089
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,396
$74,488
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($107,611).

Charlottesville, VA $107,611
Harrisonburg, VA $91,944
Lynchburg, VA $96,291
Richmond, VA $101,648
Roanoke, VA $94,880
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $94,057
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $95,530
Winchester, VA-WV $106,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $79,583
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,177
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $89,717
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $86,661
$93,699
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($81,350).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $77,499
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $81,350
$79,424
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($117,190).

Eau Claire, WI $93,399
Fond du Lac, WI $103,216
Green Bay, WI $102,963
Janesville-Beloit, WI $107,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $95,377
Madison, WI $110,574
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $117,190
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $103,580
Racine, WI $107,173
Sheboygan, WI $104,340
Wausau, WI $102,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $82,149
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $92,250
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $92,219
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $82,009
$99,644
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($85,436).

Charleston, WV $77,740
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $72,230
Morgantown, WV $85,436
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $75,969
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $78,881
Wheeling, WV-OH $75,316
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $64,133
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,500
$74,348
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($85,556).

Cheyenne, WY $85,556
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $83,306
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $79,921
$82,791

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $90,146

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($120,237) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($93,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $93,580
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $93,920
$93,750
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($120,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $98,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $99,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $77,920
Decatur, AL $96,520
Dothan, AL $84,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $80,440
Gadsden, AL $80,770
Huntsville, AL $120,580
Mobile, AL $94,120
Montgomery, AL $90,570
Tuscaloosa, AL $90,360
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $84,780
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $77,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,410
$89,333
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($82,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $69,500
Hot Springs, AR $64,060
Jonesboro, AR $70,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $82,890
Pine Bluff, AR $75,100
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $65,300
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $73,480
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $63,720
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,609
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($104,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $75,330
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $104,050
Prescott, AZ $72,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $92,200
Tucson, AZ $88,140
Yuma, AZ $77,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $78,680
$84,091
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($175,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $88,860
El Centro, CA $99,090
Fresno, CA $93,040
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $125,020
Madera, CA $102,050
Merced, CA $103,780
Modesto, CA $101,790
Napa, CA $121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $113,540
Redding, CA $91,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $103,040
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $113,270
Salinas, CA $105,480
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $123,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $155,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $175,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $96,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $104,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,050
Santa Rosa, CA $113,030
Stockton-Lodi, CA $105,910
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $119,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA $93,470
Yuba City, CA $96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $81,400
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $83,240
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,220
$107,343
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($136,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $111,260
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $136,280
Fort Collins, CO $111,360
Grand Junction, CO $97,660
Greeley, CO $108,220
Pueblo, CO $96,060
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $80,130
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,510
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $100,800
$103,476
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($126,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $120,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $126,710
New Haven, CT $114,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $113,530
Waterbury, CT $103,890
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $98,280
$112,802
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($102,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $76,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $76,930
Gainesville, FL $82,550
Homosassa Springs, FL $73,410
Jacksonville, FL $90,940
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $85,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $99,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $89,610
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $86,170
Ocala, FL $78,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $92,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $102,580
Panama City, FL $72,570
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $77,320
Port St. Lucie, FL $81,640
Punta Gorda, FL $74,520
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $83,530
Sebring, FL $66,540
Tallahassee, FL $81,910
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $98,020
The Villages, FL $92,060
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $77,390
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $70,480
$83,056
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($109,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $82,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $109,870
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $90,640
Brunswick, GA $89,440
Columbus, GA-AL $85,650
Dalton, GA $85,680
Gainesville, GA $80,510
Hinesville, GA $86,950
Macon, GA $79,580
Rome, GA $75,240
Savannah, GA $86,680
Valdosta, GA $75,450
Warner Robins, GA $81,070
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,640
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $75,120
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $72,390
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$82,462
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($103,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $103,520
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $89,380
$96,450
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($104,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $102,400
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $94,840
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $104,940
Dubuque, IA $88,010
Iowa City, IA $86,670
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $91,600
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $85,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $75,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $78,150
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,760
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $83,240
$87,772
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($87,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $70,120
Idaho Falls, ID $87,770
Lewiston, ID-WA $68,710
Pocatello, ID $62,950
Twin Falls, ID $66,000
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $70,570
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $68,460
$70,654
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($115,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $77,800
Champaign-Urbana, IL $86,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $115,400
Danville, IL $88,540
Decatur, IL $81,500
Kankakee, IL $80,590
Peoria, IL $99,860
Rockford, IL $89,540
Springfield, IL $90,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $83,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,610
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,010
$85,655
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($112,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $112,190
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $93,850
Evansville, IN-KY $83,080
Fort Wayne, IN $91,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $94,830
Kokomo, IN $89,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $94,330
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $87,990
Muncie, IN $80,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $87,600
Terre Haute, IN $80,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $85,360
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $80,350
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $80,480
$88,718
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $84,730
Topeka, KS $83,130
Wichita, KS $91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $79,990
$84,950
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($90,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $81,070
Lexington-Fayette, KY $88,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $90,420
Owensboro, KY $76,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,030
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $76,480
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,510
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $67,200
$78,503
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($96,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $87,670
Hammond, LA $83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $90,610
Lafayette, LA $90,400
Lake Charles, LA $92,810
Monroe, LA $76,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $96,180
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $82,220
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $83,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $81,620
$85,508
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($130,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $130,600
Leominster-Gardner, MA $99,640
New Bedford, MA $97,530
Pittsfield, MA $89,560
Springfield, MA-CT $97,520
Worcester, MA-CT $103,800
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $89,400
$101,150
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($124,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $124,070
Cumberland, MD-WV $83,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $92,550
Salisbury, MD-DE $96,880
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $86,520
$96,624
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($102,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $83,310
Portland-South Portland, ME $102,710
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $78,910
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $82,800
$86,933
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($116,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $101,110
Bay City, MI $91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $116,250
Flint, MI $91,730
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $100,830
Jackson, MI $101,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $99,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $102,910
Monroe, MI $96,080
Muskegon, MI $87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $87,910
Saginaw, MI $96,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $78,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $77,650
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $85,490
$92,789
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($120,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $89,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $120,050
Rochester, MN $93,040
St. Cloud, MN $91,620
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $86,410
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $91,020
$92,488
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($104,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $83,710
Jefferson City, MO $77,410
Joplin, MO $76,820
Kansas City, MO-KS $104,840
St. Joseph, MO-KS $87,470
St. Louis, MO-IL $103,250
Springfield, MO $82,150
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,400
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $70,580
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,460
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,150
$81,295
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($77,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $71,120
Jackson, MS $77,960
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,260
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $69,170
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,530
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,020
$72,010
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($90,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $86,950
Missoula, MT $83,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $90,010
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $80,750
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $77,620
$83,674
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($125,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $95,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $120,110
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $125,790
Fayetteville, NC $95,950
Goldsboro, NC $88,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC $107,730
Greenville, NC $105,200
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $93,720
Jacksonville, NC $84,400
New Bern, NC $91,420
Raleigh, NC $117,510
Rocky Mount, NC $92,120
Wilmington, NC $96,770
Winston-Salem, NC $104,730
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,610
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $79,770
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,300
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $82,880
$97,347
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($96,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $96,880
Grand Forks, ND-MN $93,050
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $87,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $82,420
$89,930
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($97,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $97,810
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $80,440
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $83,240
$85,582
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($124,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $114,830
Portsmouth, NH-ME $124,140
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,020
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,450
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $98,910
$101,470
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($141,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $106,620
Trenton, NJ $141,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $112,630
$120,237
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $88,970
Las Cruces, NM $81,350
Santa Fe, NM $86,670
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $85,450
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $86,740
$85,836
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($97,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $94,840
Reno, NV $97,840
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $87,950
$93,543
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($156,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $102,590
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $108,590
Elmira, NY $96,770
Glens Falls, NY $97,930
Ithaca, NY $118,600
Kingston, NY $91,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $156,280
Rochester, NY $113,290
Syracuse, NY $107,460
Utica-Rome, NY $97,300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $92,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $93,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $94,140
$104,380
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($104,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $88,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $104,460
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $104,530
Columbus, OH $104,980
Dayton, OH $101,850
Lima, OH $86,190
Mansfield, OH $78,640
Springfield, OH $84,920
Toledo, OH $97,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $81,170
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $89,100
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $86,960
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $84,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $83,820
$91,175
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($93,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $82,400
Oklahoma City, OK $93,490
Tulsa, OK $93,260
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $77,610
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $81,340
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $72,680
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $74,850
$82,233
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($109,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $86,300
Corvallis, OR $100,370
Eugene, OR $82,800
Grants Pass, OR $77,520
Medford, OR $84,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $109,690
Salem, OR $97,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $81,900
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,530
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,930
$87,897
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($129,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $91,250
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $104,360
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $93,980
Erie, PA $85,260
Gettysburg, PA $96,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $107,950
Johnstown, PA $82,960
Lancaster, PA $97,270
Lebanon, PA $98,720
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $129,250
Pittsburgh, PA $112,220
Reading, PA $112,130
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $94,140
State College, PA $96,700
Williamsport, PA $90,840
York-Hanover, PA $106,640
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $82,280
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $89,750
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $86,950
$97,829
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($65,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $49,140
Arecibo, PR $46,040
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $47,340
Ponce, PR $52,610
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $65,190
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$49,444
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($98,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $98,200
Florence, SC $92,200
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $94,330
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $88,370
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $82,600
Spartanburg, SC $96,630
Sumter, SC $85,010
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,100
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,440
$88,116
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($106,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $106,880
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $96,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $80,130
$94,357
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($96,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $79,960
Cleveland, TN $77,140
Jackson, TN $79,690
Johnson City, TN $77,970
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $84,940
Knoxville, TN $84,020
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $91,360
Morristown, TN $71,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $96,400
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,460
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,860
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,530
$78,683
Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($114,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $85,330
Austin-Round Rock, TX $108,710
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $89,520
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $71,130
College Station-Bryan, TX $89,190
Corpus Christi, TX $85,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $114,010
El Paso, TX $84,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $111,570
Killeen-Temple, TX $87,720
Laredo, TX $81,730
Longview, TX $91,340
Lubbock, TX $86,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $81,080
Midland, TX $113,270
Odessa, TX $99,430
San Angelo, TX $77,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $101,880
Sherman-Denison, TX $83,040
Texarkana, TX-AR $76,310
Tyler, TX $80,080
Victoria, TX $82,200
Waco, TX $86,260
Wichita Falls, TX $79,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $86,140
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,900
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,130
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $85,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $83,970
$87,952
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($90,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,350
Provo-Orem, UT $88,790
St. George, UT $60,610
Salt Lake City, UT $90,130
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $67,400
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,030
$74,052
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($113,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $112,760
Harrisonburg, VA $96,040
Lynchburg, VA $96,250
Richmond, VA $113,150
Roanoke, VA $97,380
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $96,790
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $108,420
Winchester, VA-WV $106,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,000
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,290
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $93,120
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $90,090
$97,838
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $79,170
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $84,500
$81,835
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($118,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $93,850
Fond du Lac, WI $107,510
Green Bay, WI $104,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI $107,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $97,540
Madison, WI $112,110
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $118,460
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $103,580
Racine, WI $108,780
Sheboygan, WI $104,340
Wausau, WI $102,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,690
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $92,250
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $94,580
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,760
$101,111
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($92,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $83,560
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $78,820
Morgantown, WV $92,400
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $81,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $83,790
Wheeling, WV-OH $79,930
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,310
$80,011
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($91,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $91,230
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $89,380
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $85,220
$88,610

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $86,565

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is California ($123,988) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($108,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $108,440
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $106,510
$107,475
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($100,125) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $98,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $99,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $78,040
Decatur, AL $80,980
Dothan, AL $84,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $80,440
Gadsden, AL $80,770
Huntsville, AL $100,125
Mobile, AL $87,730
Montgomery, AL $86,445
Tuscaloosa, AL $88,540
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $67,630
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $70,040
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $69,195
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $71,305
$82,883
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($77,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $63,715
Hot Springs, AR $60,290
Jonesboro, AR $66,195
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $77,440
Pine Bluff, AR $67,265
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,520
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $59,075
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,075
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,110
$60,632
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($105,705) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $78,265
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $105,705
Prescott, AZ $77,585
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $87,875
Tucson, AZ $88,140
Yuma, AZ $77,325
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $78,680
$84,796
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($180,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $107,220
El Centro, CA $128,155
Fresno, CA $120,635
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $146,170
Madera, CA $102,050
Merced, CA $103,780
Modesto, CA $120,685
Napa, CA $121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $138,295
Redding, CA $127,805
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $131,985
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $132,985
Salinas, CA $115,200
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $138,370
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $168,895
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $180,330
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $126,495
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $104,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $142,930
Santa Rosa, CA $135,975
Stockton-Lodi, CA $119,570
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $141,870
Visalia-Porterville, CA $93,470
Yuba City, CA $96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $96,505
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $112,310
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $119,240
$123,988
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($127,985) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $110,710
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $127,985
Fort Collins, CO $117,955
Grand Junction, CO $99,900
Greeley, CO $106,095
Pueblo, CO $90,290
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $70,410
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $83,290
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $105,435
$101,341
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($116,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $108,735
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $116,690
New Haven, CT $108,655
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $105,200
Waterbury, CT $101,025
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $103,805
$107,352
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($103,100) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $70,130
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $68,145
Gainesville, FL $73,685
Homosassa Springs, FL $73,410
Jacksonville, FL $86,320
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $82,615
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $103,100
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $91,160
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $83,740
Ocala, FL $80,035
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $80,885
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $88,580
Panama City, FL $67,765
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $70,580
Port St. Lucie, FL $60,885
Punta Gorda, FL $73,140
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $81,615
Sebring, FL $64,775
Tallahassee, FL $81,980
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $93,415
The Villages, FL $72,655
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $79,525
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,460
$78,026
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 ($91,535) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $69,160
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $91,535
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $69,290
Brunswick, GA $83,945
Columbus, GA-AL $68,865
Dalton, GA $73,870
Gainesville, GA $75,040
Hinesville, GA $75,220
Macon, GA $70,330
Rome, GA $65,700
Savannah, GA $74,750
Valdosta, GA $67,520
Warner Robins, GA $69,875
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,135
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,935
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,695
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,840
$70,747
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($103,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $103,520
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $98,440
$100,980
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 ($102,255) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $100,560
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $89,110
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $102,255
Dubuque, IA $92,330
Iowa City, IA $89,415
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $89,355
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $84,865
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $72,175
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,235
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $69,630
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $77,980
$85,537
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($83,795) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $78,625
Idaho Falls, ID $83,795
Lewiston, ID-WA $74,385
Pocatello, ID $73,845
Twin Falls, ID $76,510
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,630
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $68,670
$74,066
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 ($119,105) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $80,025
Champaign-Urbana, IL $96,785
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $119,105
Danville, IL $88,540
Decatur, IL $91,170
Kankakee, IL $80,590
Peoria, IL $92,185
Rockford, IL $94,900
Springfield, IL $104,495
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $79,575
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $79,485
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $75,780
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $72,275
$88,839
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($112,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $112,190
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $93,850
Evansville, IN-KY $76,555
Fort Wayne, IN $90,105
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $93,060
Kokomo, IN $89,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $86,110
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $87,990
Muncie, IN $80,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $82,385
Terre Haute, IN $80,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $71,830
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $70,455
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $70,480
$84,671
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($82,195) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $81,785
Topeka, KS $81,790
Wichita, KS $82,195
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $67,940
$78,428
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($78,465) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $75,265
Lexington-Fayette, KY $73,440
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $78,465
Owensboro, KY $76,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $62,385
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,730
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $67,450
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,600
$69,816
Louisiana

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

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($83,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $74,955
Hammond, LA $83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $70,715
Lafayette, LA $73,455
Lake Charles, LA $78,235
Monroe, LA $64,440
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $83,420
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $71,200
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $60,675
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $72,580
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $69,880
$73,005
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($118,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $118,640
Leominster-Gardner, MA $95,220
New Bedford, MA $100,695
Pittsfield, MA $87,865
Springfield, MA-CT $97,825
Worcester, MA-CT $99,285
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $90,765
$98,614
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($109,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $109,380
Cumberland, MD-WV $79,570
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $88,750
Salisbury, MD-DE $92,575
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $83,410
$90,737
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($94,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $83,310
Portland-South Portland, ME $94,650
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $74,635
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $77,500
$82,524
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($102,945) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $101,110
Bay City, MI $91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $102,945
Flint, MI $86,140
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $94,990
Jackson, MI $101,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $93,405
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $99,305
Monroe, MI $96,080
Muskegon, MI $87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $82,945
Saginaw, MI $79,920
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $71,805
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,680
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $70,990
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $80,160
$87,830
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 ($114,865) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $89,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $114,865
Rochester, MN $95,660
St. Cloud, MN $94,020
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $82,335
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $84,400
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $82,860
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $87,670
$91,385
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($99,775) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $83,710
Jefferson City, MO $77,410
Joplin, MO $63,270
Kansas City, MO-KS $94,245
St. Joseph, MO-KS $84,330
St. Louis, MO-IL $99,775
Springfield, MO $79,290
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,205
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,035
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,000
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,485
$76,978
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($65,885) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $61,250
Jackson, MS $65,885
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,905
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,955
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,485
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,360
$60,973
Montana

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

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($86,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $86,950
Missoula, MT $83,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $82,855
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $73,585
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $69,950
$79,276
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 ($102,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $85,615
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $98,685
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $102,230
Fayetteville, NC $82,340
Goldsboro, NC $72,810
Greensboro-High Point, NC $92,425
Greenville, NC $87,330
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $77,140
Jacksonville, NC $71,520
New Bern, NC $83,440
Raleigh, NC $98,630
Rocky Mount, NC $78,695
Wilmington, NC $81,100
Winston-Salem, NC $83,660
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,550
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,565
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $71,400
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $68,230
$82,020
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($96,165) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $96,165
Grand Forks, ND-MN $90,145
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $87,305
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $82,420
$89,009
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 ($96,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $96,700
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $65,815
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $74,025
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,415
$80,493
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($109,035) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $109,035
Portsmouth, NH-ME $104,820
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,160
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,215
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $87,980
$94,242
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($139,865) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $114,535
Trenton, NJ $139,865
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $112,595
$122,332
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 ($94,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $89,585
Las Cruces, NM $87,560
Santa Fe, NM $94,540
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,925
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $82,395
$86,001
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($105,375) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $105,375
Reno, NV $103,505
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $85,710
$98,197
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 ($143,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $100,640
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $103,355
Elmira, NY $96,770
Glens Falls, NY $88,910
Ithaca, NY $113,300
Kingston, NY $89,305
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $143,760
Rochester, NY $106,855
Syracuse, NY $95,525
Utica-Rome, NY $92,280
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $87,795
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $89,355
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $89,620
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $89,845
$99,094
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($107,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $88,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $94,655
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $95,800
Columbus, OH $107,880
Dayton, OH $96,575
Lima, OH $78,945
Mansfield, OH $78,640
Springfield, OH $84,920
Toledo, OH $94,960
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $76,685
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $83,060
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $77,965
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $78,800
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $82,700
$87,124
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($92,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $82,400
Oklahoma City, OK $92,370
Tulsa, OK $83,735
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,855
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $69,970
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $65,425
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,455
$74,316
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($109,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $97,520
Corvallis, OR $100,370
Eugene, OR $94,265
Grants Pass, OR $77,520
Medford, OR $95,065
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $109,750
Salem, OR $104,110
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $87,890
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $81,720
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $92,560
$94,077
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($116,855) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $91,250
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $104,360
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $88,715
Erie, PA $89,160
Gettysburg, PA $109,105
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $111,475
Johnstown, PA $82,960
Lancaster, PA $97,905
Lebanon, PA $95,805
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $116,855
Pittsburgh, PA $104,235
Reading, PA $103,690
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $88,220
State College, PA $97,340
Williamsport, PA $90,840
York-Hanover, PA $103,010
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $74,170
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $81,035
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $81,475
$95,472
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 ($55,625) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $34,840
Arecibo, PR $35,160
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $47,340
Ponce, PR $39,930
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $55,625
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,690
$42,247
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Florence, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($92,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $81,590
Florence, SC $92,200
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $79,040
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $78,910
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $72,220
Spartanburg, SC $80,960
Sumter, SC $70,305
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,285
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $66,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,165
$74,996
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 ($106,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $106,880
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $83,545
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $78,190
$89,538
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($85,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $69,325
Cleveland, TN $67,090
Jackson, TN $70,480
Johnson City, TN $62,770
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $71,880
Knoxville, TN $74,400
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $83,175
Morristown, TN $65,360
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $85,300
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $61,925
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $60,010
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,515
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $60,135
$69,028
Texas

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

El Paso, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($116,485) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $85,295
Austin-Round Rock, TX $102,855
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $91,695
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $68,310
College Station-Bryan, TX $85,300
Corpus Christi, TX $90,135
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $104,325
El Paso, TX $116,485
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $103,645
Killeen-Temple, TX $78,190
Laredo, TX $92,995
Longview, TX $78,825
Lubbock, TX $90,425
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $79,420
Midland, TX $106,110
Odessa, TX $90,495
San Angelo, TX $77,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $99,195
Sherman-Denison, TX $73,975
Texarkana, TX-AR $73,165
Tyler, TX $88,535
Victoria, TX $82,200
Waco, TX $88,885
Wichita Falls, TX $65,775
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,780
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $72,255
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $69,950
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $70,160
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,140
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $72,775
$85,187
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($86,115) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $77,915
Provo-Orem, UT $82,770
St. George, UT $60,610
Salt Lake City, UT $86,115
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $73,310
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $65,810
$74,422
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($106,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $94,740
Harrisonburg, VA $81,705
Lynchburg, VA $96,395
Richmond, VA $98,090
Roanoke, VA $88,630
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $87,225
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $94,830
Winchester, VA-WV $106,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $78,540
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,395
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $81,210
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $78,090
$88,218
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($87,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $86,685
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $87,310
$86,998
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($114,015) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $92,270
Fond du Lac, WI $92,480
Green Bay, WI $99,620
Janesville-Beloit, WI $107,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $89,970
Madison, WI $106,735
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $114,015
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $103,580
Racine, WI $103,155
Sheboygan, WI $104,340
Wausau, WI $102,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $75,795
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $92,250
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $86,315
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $75,130
$96,371
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($92,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $83,560
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $69,610
Morgantown, WV $92,400
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $81,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $83,790
Wheeling, WV-OH $79,930
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $63,095
$77,708
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($91,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $91,230
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $89,380
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $82,860
$87,823

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.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $59,870
Yuma, 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.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $119,710
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $57,650
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $117,910
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $63,030
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $69,140
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $77,680
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North 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.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $43,220
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,810
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.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $54,510
Worcester, MA-CT $70,870
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $54,700
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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.

Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $74,520
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,710
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest 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.

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

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,870
$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.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $49,310
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $68,400
Rochester, NY $57,870
Syracuse, NY $66,110
Utica-Rome, NY $61,860
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,140
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.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $49,350
Columbus, OH $53,700
Dayton, OH $56,300
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $56,020
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 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.

Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $76,190
Pittsburgh, PA $67,820
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $20,250
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.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $56,870
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $61,800
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $61,340
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,950
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,850
Border 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.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $51,250
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $32,480
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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

8 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $90,146.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $86,565.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $50,647. 

  Regulatory Affairs Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures.

Salary Ratio: 1.31    

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    
  • Global Regulatory Affairs Director (Global RA Director)
  • Global Regulatory Affairs Manager (Global RA Manager)
  • Regulatory Administrator
  • Regulatory Affairs Director (RA Director)
  • Regulatory Affairs Manager (RA Manager)
  • Regulatory Affairs Quality Assurance Director (RA QA Director)
  • Regulatory Director
  • Regulatory Process Manager
  • Regulatory Reports Manager
  • Regulatory Science Director
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Compliance Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.

Salary Ratio: 1.31    

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    
  • Accreditation Lieutenant
  • Accreditation Manager
  • Audit Manager
  • Compliance Coordinator
  • Compliance Director
  • Compliance Manager
  • Compliance Operations Manager
  • Compliance Program Manager
  • Corporate Compliance Director
  • Environmental Health and Safety Director
  • Environmental Health and Safety Manager
  • Environmental Manager
  • Environmental Program Manager
  • Ethics Manager
  • Governance Compliance and Risk Manager (GCR Manager)
  • Health
  • Safety
  • and Environmental Manager (HSE Manager)
  • Licensing Manager
  • Privacy Compliance Manager
  • Privacy Officer
  • Regulatory Compliance Director
  • Regulatory Compliance Manager
  • Risk Manager
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Loss Prevention Managers

Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Determine risk exposure or potential liability, and develop risk control measures.

Salary Ratio: 1.31    

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    
  • Area Loss Prevention Manager
  • Asset Protection Leader
  • Asset Protection Manager
  • Asset Protection Supervisor
  • Asset Safety Manager
  • Logistics Loss Prevention Manager
  • Loss Control Manager
  • Loss Prevention Director
  • Loss Prevention Leader
  • Loss Prevention Manager
  • Loss Prevention Operations Director
  • Loss Prevention Operations Manager
  • Loss Prevention Supervisor
  • Market Asset Protection Manager
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Wind Energy Operations Managers

Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.

Salary Ratio: 2.63    

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    
  • Clean Energy Site Manager
  • Energy Environmental Manager
  • Energy Operations Manager
  • Energy Quality Control Manager (Energy QC Manager)
  • Energy Services Manager
  • Offshore Energy Environmental Manager
  • Offshore Wind Operations Manager
  • Renewable Energy Development Manager
  • Service Site Manager
  • Site Manager
  • Turbine Site Manager
  • Wind Facilities Manager
  • Wind Farm Operations Manager
  • Wind Field Service Manager
  • Wind Operations Manager
  • Wind Operations Supervisor
  • Wind Plant Manager
  • Wind Plant Operations Manager
  • Wind Power Development Manager
  • Wind Site Manager
  • Wind Site Supervisor
  • Wind Technician Leader
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Wind Energy Development Managers

Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.

Salary Ratio: 1.31    

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    
  • Business Development Director
  • Business Development Manager
  • Development Director
  • Development Manager
  • Energy Director
  • Energy Project Director
  • Environmental Projects Advisor
  • Project Development Leader
  • Renewable Energy Civil Foreman
  • Renewable Energy Field Coordinator
  • Renewable Energy Project Handler
  • Renewable Energy Project Manager
  • Renewable Power Director
  • Renewable Project Management and Construction Director
  • Wind Development Director
  • Wind Development Leader
  • Wind Energy Project Manager
  • Wind Power Project Manager
  • Wind Power Technical Leader
  • Wind Project Manager
  • Wind Projects Supervisor
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers

Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse. Does not include properties sufficiently contaminated to qualify as Superfund sites.

Salary Ratio: 1.31    

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    
  • Brownfield Program Director
  • Brownfield Program Manager
  • Brownfield Redevelopment Coordinator
  • Brownfield Redevelopment Site Manager
  • Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist
  • Brownfields Practice Leader
  • Brownfields Program Coordinator
  • Brownfields Program Manager
  • Cleanup Monitor
  • Contaminated Land Consultant
  • Contamination Consultant
  • Corridor Redevelopment Manager
  • Damage Restoration Specialist
  • Debris Cleanup Monitor
  • Debris Monitor
  • Environmental Management Specialist
  • Environmental Practice Leader
  • Environmental Program Manager
  • Environmental Quality Division Manager
  • Environmental Quality Specialist
  • Environmental Remediation Consultant
  • Environmental Remediation Specialist
  • Grounds Restoration Specialist
  • Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP)
  • Redevelopment Manager
  • Redevelopment Specialist
  • Remedial Project Manager
  • Remediation Bioanalytics Consultant
  • Remediation Consultant
  • Remediation Expert
  • Sediment Remediation Consultant
  • Site Remediation Professional
  • Urban Redevelopment Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  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: 0.48    

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 Police and Detectives

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force.

Salary Ratio: 2.33    

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    
  • Chief Deputy
  • Deputy Chief Sheriff
  • Detective Chief
  • Detective Supervisor
  • Harbor Master
  • Harbor Patrol Chief
  • Harbor Police Launch Commander
  • Homicide Squad Commanding Officer (Homicide Squad CO)
  • Identification and Communications Supervisor
  • Identification and Records Commander
  • Internal Affairs Commander
  • Investigation Division Commanding Officer
  • Motorized Squad Commanding Officer
  • Patrol Captain
  • Patrol Commander
  • Police Captain
  • Police Chief Deputy
  • Police Commanding Officer
  • Police Deputy Chief
  • Police Shift Commander
  • Police Superintendent
  • Police Supervisor
  • Port Warden
  • Post Commander
  • Precinct Captain
  • Precinct Commanding Officer
  • Precinct Police Captain
  • Safety Supervisor
  • Shift Supervisor
  • Suspect Artist Supervisor
  • Traffic Division Commanding Officer
  • Traffic Supervisor
  • Uniform Force Captain
  • Vehicle Maintenance Unit Commanding Officer
  • US Salary Median: $84,277
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.4%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $13,482 per year (or $17,314 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $53,928 to earn a bachelor's (or $69,256 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $13,482 per year (or $17,314 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $26,964 to earn an associate's (or $34,628 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $14,009 per year (or $16,389 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $28,018 to earn a master's (or $32,778 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($53,928 if you're in-state, $69,256 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration Degrees

Abraham Lincoln University

100 West Broadway, Suite 600 - Glendale, CA

Out-of-state cost: $6,400/year
In-state cost: $6,400/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's

Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies

411 Central Methodist Square - Fayette, MO

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

American Public University System

111 W Congress St - Charles Town, WV

Out-of-state cost: $7,360/year
In-state cost: $7,360/year
Degrees: Certificate

Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies

900 North Benton Avenue - Springfield, MO

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

Grantham University

16025 West 113th Street - Lenexa, KS

Out-of-state cost: $8,280/year
In-state cost: $8,280/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

Colorado State University-Global Campus

585 Salida Way - Aurora, CO

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

Park University

8700 NW River Park Dr - Parkville, MO

Out-of-state cost: $8,651/year
In-state cost: $8,651/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

Granite State College

25 Hall Street - Concord, NH

Out-of-state cost: $9,015/year
In-state cost: $7,791/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Southwest Minnesota State University

1501 State St - Marshall, MN

Out-of-state cost: $9,058/year
In-state cost: $9,058/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Management and Technology

1901 Fort Myer Drive, Suite 700 - Arlington, VA

Out-of-state cost: $9,450/year
In-state cost: $9,450/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate

University of Phoenix-Nevada

3755 Breakthrough Way - Las Vegas, NV

Out-of-state cost: $9,552/year
In-state cost: $9,552/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

University of Phoenix-California

3110 East Guasti Road - Ontario, CA

Out-of-state cost: $9,552/year
In-state cost: $9,552/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

University of Phoenix-Pennsylvania

30 S 17th St - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $9,552/year
In-state cost: $9,552/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Phoenix-Illinois

203 N LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $9,552/year
In-state cost: $9,552/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Phoenix-Texas

11451 Katy Freeway - Houston, TX

Out-of-state cost: $9,552/year
In-state cost: $9,552/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Phoenix-Arizona

4035 South Riverpoint Parkway - Phoenix, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $9,552/year
In-state cost: $9,552/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

University of Phoenix-Georgia

859 Mount Vernon Highway - Atlanta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $9,552/year
In-state cost: $9,552/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Phoenix-Hawaii

949 Kaokila Blvd - Kapolei, HI

Out-of-state cost: $9,552/year
In-state cost: $9,552/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Phoenix-New Mexico

5700 Pasadena NE - Albuquerque, NM

Out-of-state cost: $9,552/year
In-state cost: $9,552/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

University of Phoenix-Florida

2400 SW 145th Avenue - Miramar, FL

Out-of-state cost: $9,552/year
In-state cost: $9,552/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's


Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration Degrees

Columbia Southern University

21982 University Lane - Orange Beach, AL

Out-of-state cost: $4,035/year
In-state cost: $4,035/year
Degrees: Master's

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

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

Mississippi Valley State University

14000 Highway 82 West - Itta Bena, MS

Out-of-state cost: $7,364/year
In-state cost: $7,364/year
Degrees: Master's

Concordia University-Saint Paul

1282 Concordia Ave - Saint Paul, MN

Out-of-state cost: $8,550/year
In-state cost: $8,550/year
Degrees: Master's

Purdue University Global

2550 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 1100 - West Lafayette, IN

Out-of-state cost: $10,674/year
In-state cost: $9,618/year
Degrees: Master's

Southeast Missouri State University

One University Plaza, MS2025 - Cape Girardeau, MO

Out-of-state cost: $10,792/year
In-state cost: $6,126/year
Degrees: Master's

Holy Family University

9801 Frankford Avenue - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $10,847/year
In-state cost: $10,847/year
Degrees: Master's

Bethel University

325 Cherry Ave - McKenzie, TN

Out-of-state cost: $11,382/year
In-state cost: $11,382/year
Degrees: Master's

Bellevue University

1000 Galvin Rd S - Bellevue, NE

Out-of-state cost: $11,385/year
In-state cost: $11,385/year
Degrees: Master's

University of Lynchburg

1501 Lakeside Dr - Lynchburg, VA

Out-of-state cost: $11,711/year
In-state cost: $11,711/year
Degrees: Master's

Faulkner University

5345 Atlanta Hwy - Montgomery, AL

Out-of-state cost: $11,850/year
In-state cost: $11,850/year
Degrees: Master's

Saint Cloud State University

720 Fourth Ave. South - Saint Cloud, MN

Out-of-state cost: $12,904/year
In-state cost: $8,731/year
Degrees: Master's

Aurora University

347 S Gladstone Ave - Aurora, IL

Out-of-state cost: $13,200/year
In-state cost: $13,200/year
Degrees: Master's

Oklahoma City University

2501 N Blackwelder - Oklahoma City, OK

Out-of-state cost: $13,410/year
In-state cost: $13,410/year
Degrees: Master's

Johnson & Wales University-Online

8 Abbott Park Pl - Providence, RI

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

South University-Savannah Online

709 Mall Blvd - Savannah, GA

Out-of-state cost: $14,520/year
In-state cost: $14,520/year
Degrees: Master's

Plymouth State University

17 High Street - Plymouth, NH

Out-of-state cost: $14,550/year
In-state cost: $10,580/year
Degrees: Master's

Texas A & M International University

5201 University Blvd - Laredo, TX

Out-of-state cost: $15,106/year
In-state cost: $6,459/year
Degrees: Master's

Curry College

1071 Blue Hill Ave - Milton, MA

Out-of-state cost: $15,114/year
In-state cost: $15,114/year
Degrees: Master's


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