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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Deaf Studies Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the sociological, historical and linguistic aspects of the deaf and hearing impaired, and that prepares individuals to work with the deaf and hearing impaired. Includes instruction in American Sign Language, deaf studies, American deaf culture, structure of American Sign Language, history of the American deaf community, and civil rights of deaf people.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $47,522
    "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.): 11.6%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,951/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,051/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,626/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,659/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,079/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,529/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: $47,522

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($69,689) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($56,480).

Fairbanks, AK $56,480
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $52,185
$54,333
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($45,680).

Decatur, AL $22,760
Huntsville, AL $41,360
Montgomery, AL $45,680
$36,600
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($49,660).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $49,660
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
$44,571
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($47,460).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Tucson, AZ $47,460
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$42,186
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($109,845).

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $94,515
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $109,845
El Centro, CA $56,810
Fresno, CA $51,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $56,210
Merced, CA $43,320
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $75,980
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $61,240
Salinas, CA $39,040
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $62,870
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $86,710
Santa Rosa, CA $88,690
Stockton-Lodi, CA $47,200
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $36,290
$69,689
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($74,665).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $74,665
Colorado Springs, CO $64,210
Fort Collins, CO $53,990
Greeley, CO $46,770
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,010
$60,718
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($67,900).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $67,900
New Haven, CT $60,000
$63,950
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($72,260).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,930
Jacksonville, FL $47,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $41,670
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $58,570
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $72,260
Port St. Lucie, FL $54,430
Tallahassee, FL $41,010
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $47,200
$51,216
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($58,180).

Columbus, GA-AL $58,180
Dalton, GA $29,730
$43,955
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($51,320).

Urban Honolulu, HI $51,320
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $48,770
$50,045
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($46,900).

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $46,900
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,010
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $41,760
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $43,150
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,045
$42,865
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,890
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 $43,650
$40,266
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($47,470).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $47,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $44,720
Springfield, IL $39,420
$43,870
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($56,070).

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $41,335
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,560
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,150
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,210
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $37,170
$43,125
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($55,790).

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $45,440
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $36,075
$44,265
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($51,080).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $49,155
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,080
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$49,269
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($47,320).

Baton Rouge, LA $46,150
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Lafayette, LA $43,830
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $43,210
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $46,140
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$44,403
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($63,765).

Springfield, MA-CT $63,765
Leominster-Gardner, MA $51,630
Worcester, MA-CT $55,050
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $32,120
$53,266
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($49,540).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $37,380
Salisbury, MD-DE $49,540
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $35,140
$40,687
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($54,990).

Battle Creek, MI $47,520
Bay City, MI $49,280
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $51,550
Flint, MI $51,520
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $45,895
Jackson, MI $52,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $48,310
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $46,800
Midland, MI $37,640
Monroe, MI $54,990
Muskegon, MI $51,830
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $47,480
Saginaw, MI $54,790
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,590
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,040
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $48,355
$48,309
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($78,810).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $78,810
Rochester, MN $48,380
St. Cloud, MN $46,710
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $31,770
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,080
$50,750
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($55,200).

St. Louis, MO-IL $43,430
Springfield, MO $55,200
$49,315
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

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

Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
Jackson, MS $43,380
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 Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($43,345).

Great Falls, MT $31,475
Missoula, MT $34,770
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,345
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $34,405
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $27,110
$34,221
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($53,710).

Burlington, NC $41,305
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $44,045
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $48,830
Fayetteville, NC $41,660
Goldsboro, NC $42,500
Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,820
Greenville, NC $53,710
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $45,320
Jacksonville, NC $40,830
New Bern, NC $38,620
Raleigh, NC $52,395
Rocky Mount, NC $42,320
Wilmington, NC $42,885
Winston-Salem, NC $45,530
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,755
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,820
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,335
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,710
$44,129
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($51,220).

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 Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($46,660).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $46,660
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,070
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,920
$39,883
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($53,040).

Manchester, NH $49,040
Portsmouth, NH-ME $53,040
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,360
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,460
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $48,815
$47,143
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($62,330).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($49,870).

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $43,635
Santa Fe, NM $44,195
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $39,730
$43,474
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($87,505).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $60,650
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $87,505
Rochester, NY $69,335
Syracuse, NY $65,835
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,340
Binghamton, NY $47,690
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $73,500
$67,835
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($59,110).

Canton-Massillon, OH $53,560
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $51,345
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $59,110
Columbus, OH $45,780
Dayton, OH $52,700
Lima, OH $51,830
Mansfield, OH $49,750
Springfield, OH $56,340
Toledo, OH $52,210
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $50,970
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,180
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $54,100
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,450
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,510
$52,651
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($44,520).

Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Tulsa, OK $44,520
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,260
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,360
$42,425
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($55,220).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $53,680
Salem, OR $47,330
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,050
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $55,220
$51,820
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($58,190).

Lancaster, PA $35,870
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,190
Pittsburgh, PA $50,580
York-Hanover, PA $53,390
$49,508
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($37,590).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,200
Arecibo, PR $33,390
Guayama, PR $29,920
Mayaguez, PR $37,590
Ponce, PR $32,200
San German, PR $31,220
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $32,015
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$32,532
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 ($53,480).

Columbia, SC $53,480
Florence, SC $39,815
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $46,910
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $47,720
Sumter, SC $45,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
$45,825
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($44,075).

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,075
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$42,250
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($56,750).

Clarksville, TN-KY $56,750
Cleveland, TN $49,270
Jackson, TN $47,620
Johnson City, TN $48,090
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $47,840
Knoxville, TN $48,865
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $43,625
Morristown, TN $44,760
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $44,355
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,060
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,750
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,400
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,270
$46,594
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($67,710).

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $64,150
Austin-Round Rock, TX $67,710
Corpus Christi, TX $59,080
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $45,960
El Paso, TX $41,410
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $49,630
Lubbock, TX $54,260
Tyler, TX $36,520
Waco, TX $39,450
$52,232
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($52,685).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $35,510
Provo-Orem, UT $52,685
St. George, UT $46,770
Salt Lake City, UT $48,680
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,370
$45,926
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($76,900).

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $76,900
Harrisonburg, VA $46,000
Roanoke, VA $37,340
$59,285
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($53,680).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,795
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$44,423
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($56,390).

Green Bay, WI $39,370
Madison, WI $49,870
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $56,390
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,540
$48,793
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($49,430).

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 $38,985
$43,450
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($49,055).

Cheyenne, WY $49,055
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $44,505
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $41,385
$44,982

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $47,932

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($119,175) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($48,800) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Tucson, AZ $40,440
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$40,430
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($135,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $103,260
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $135,090
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$119,175
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($84,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $84,380
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$84,380
Connecticut N/A
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida N/A
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($51,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,000
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,230
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,650
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,590
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,250
$43,997
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,050) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $44,250
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$46,703
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,010) for a doctorate 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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($47,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $46,150
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Lafayette, LA $43,830
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $43,210
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $47,390
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$44,358
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($87,700) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $87,700
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
Worcester, MA-CT N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$87,700
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($50,460) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($57,550) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $47,520
Bay City, MI $49,280
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $57,040
Flint, MI $51,520
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $49,130
Jackson, MI $52,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $48,310
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $57,550
Midland, MI $37,640
Monroe, MI $54,990
Muskegon, MI $51,830
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $47,480
Saginaw, MI $54,790
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,590
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,040
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,970
$49,410
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($78,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $78,810
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,810
Missouri N/A
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($43,690) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($44,000) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($54,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $47,410
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $47,620
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $54,030
Fayetteville, NC $41,660
Goldsboro, NC $42,500
Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,790
Greenville, NC $53,710
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $46,740
Jacksonville, NC $40,830
New Bern, NC $38,620
Raleigh, NC $47,650
Rocky Mount, NC $42,320
Wilmington, NC $47,100
Winston-Salem, NC $50,530
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,700
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,820
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,420
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,710
$45,731
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,220) for a doctorate 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 N/A
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

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

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 (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,610) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($102,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $74,440
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $102,030
Rochester, NY $82,700
Syracuse, NY $92,360
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,340
Binghamton, NY N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$81,974
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($58,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $53,560
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $54,400
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,530
Columbus, OH $57,210
Dayton, OH $52,700
Lima, OH $51,830
Mansfield, OH $49,750
Springfield, OH $56,340
Toledo, OH $52,210
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $50,970
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,180
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $54,100
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,450
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,510
$53,767
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($44,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Tulsa, OK $44,890
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,260
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,360
$42,179
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania N/A
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($37,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,200
Arecibo, PR $33,390
Guayama, PR $29,920
Mayaguez, PR $37,590
Ponce, PR $32,200
San German, PR $31,220
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,450
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$32,401
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($51,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $51,380
Florence, SC $42,670
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,450
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $51,270
Sumter, SC $45,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
$45,647
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($56,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $56,750
Cleveland, TN $49,270
Jackson, TN $47,620
Johnson City, TN $48,090
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $47,840
Knoxville, TN $48,970
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $48,760
Morristown, TN $44,760
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $48,470
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,060
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,750
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,400
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,270
$47,539
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($75,420) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $75,420
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
$75,420
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($49,920) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $35,510
Provo-Orem, UT $49,920
St. George, UT $46,770
Salt Lake City, UT $46,400
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,370
$43,500
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($80,410) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $80,410
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
$80,410
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

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 (Doctorate)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($49,430) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

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

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

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $47,111

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Connecticut ($63,950) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area.

Alaska

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

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

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

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($45,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Decatur, AL $22,760
Huntsville, AL $41,360
Montgomery, AL $45,680
$36,600
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 ($50,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $50,520
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,520
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($54,480) for a bachelor'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 $54,480
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,480
California

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

Santa Rosa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($88,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $85,770
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $84,600
El Centro, CA $56,810
Fresno, CA $51,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $56,210
Merced, CA $43,320
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $75,980
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $61,240
Salinas, CA $39,040
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $62,870
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $86,710
Santa Rosa, CA $88,690
Stockton-Lodi, CA $47,200
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $36,290
$62,620
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($64,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,950
Colorado Springs, CO $64,210
Fort Collins, CO $53,990
Greeley, CO $46,770
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,010
$55,986
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 ($67,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $67,900
New Haven, CT $60,000
$63,950
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($72,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,930
Jacksonville, FL $47,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $41,670
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $58,570
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $72,260
Port St. Lucie, FL $54,430
Tallahassee, FL $41,010
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $47,200
$51,216
Georgia

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

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($58,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, GA-AL $58,180
Dalton, GA $29,730
$43,955
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($52,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $52,570
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $47,620
$50,095
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($48,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $48,800
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $45,790
Dubuque, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $36,870
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $34,710
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,840
$40,602
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($44,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID $33,590
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,150
$38,870
Illinois

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

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($47,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $47,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $44,720
Springfield, IL $39,420
$43,870
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($47,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN $39,400
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,870
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,360
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,830
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $37,170
$40,126
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($46,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS $46,630
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $32,150
$39,390
Kentucky

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $49,780
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,150
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,465
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($44,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $44,890
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,890
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($55,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $39,830
Leominster-Gardner, MA $51,630
Worcester, MA-CT $55,050
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $32,120
$44,658
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($49,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $37,380
Salisbury, MD-DE $49,540
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $35,140
$40,687
Maine N/A
Michigan

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

Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($49,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $46,060
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $42,660
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $36,050
Midland, 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 $49,740
$43,628
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($48,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
Rochester, MN $48,380
St. Cloud, MN $46,710
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $31,770
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,080
$43,735
Missouri

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

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($55,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $43,430
Springfield, MO $55,200
$49,315
Mississippi N/A
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($42,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($57,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $35,200
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $40,470
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $43,630
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,850
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $43,900
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $57,140
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC $38,670
Winston-Salem, NC $40,530
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,810
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,250
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,245
North Dakota N/A
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 ($46,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $46,660
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,070
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,920
$39,883
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 ($54,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $49,470
Portsmouth, NH-ME $54,700
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,350
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,550
$46,090
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($37,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM $29,660
Santa Fe, NM $37,370
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,850
$34,293
Nevada N/A
New York

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

Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($73,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $46,860
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $72,980
Rochester, NY $55,970
Syracuse, NY $39,310
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Binghamton, NY $47,690
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $73,500
$56,052
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($59,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $48,290
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $59,690
Columbus, OH $34,350
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,443
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($44,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $44,150
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,150
Oregon

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

Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($55,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $53,680
Salem, OR $47,330
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,050
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $55,220
$51,820
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 ($58,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lancaster, PA $35,870
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,190
Pittsburgh, PA $50,580
York-Hanover, PA $53,390
$49,508
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 ($33,580) for a bachelor'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 $33,580
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$33,580
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 ($55,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $55,580
Florence, SC $36,960
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $48,370
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC $44,170
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,270
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($45,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD N/A
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,760
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,760
Tennessee

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

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($48,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN $48,760
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $38,490
Morristown, TN N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $40,240
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,497
Texas

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

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($67,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $52,880
Austin-Round Rock, TX $67,710
Corpus Christi, TX $59,080
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $45,960
El Paso, TX $41,410
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $49,630
Lubbock, TX $54,260
Tyler, TX $36,520
Waco, TX $39,450
$49,656
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($55,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT $55,450
St. George, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT $50,960
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,205
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($73,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $73,390
Harrisonburg, VA $46,000
Roanoke, VA $37,340
$52,243
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($28,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $28,820
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area N/A
$28,820
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 ($56,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Green Bay, WI $39,370
Madison, WI $49,870
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $56,390
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,540
$48,793
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($33,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,710
$33,710
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($46,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $46,600
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $42,150
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $35,220
$41,323

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $47,932.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $47,111. 

  Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.32    

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 Professor
  • African Studies Professor
  • American Studies Professor
  • Asian Studies Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Black Studies Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Ethnic Origins Teacher
  • Ethnic Studies Professor
  • Ethnology Professor
  • Ethnology Teacher
  • Gender Studies Professor
  • Hawaiian Studies Lecturer
  • Humanities Professor
  • Latin American Studies Professor
  • Lecturer
  • Professor
  • University Faculty Member
  • Women's Studies Professor
  • US Salary Median: $59,379
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Interpreters and Translators

Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.

Salary Ratio: 0.51    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter)
  • Arabic Translator
  • Bilingual Interpreter
  • Bilingual Secretary
  • Braille Transcriber
  • Braille Translator
  • Court Interpreter
  • Cryptologic Linguist
  • Deaf Interpreter
  • Diplomatic Interpreter
  • Educational Interpreter
  • Foreign Language Interpreter
  • Freelance Translator
  • Interpreter
  • Language Interpreter
  • Language Translator
  • Linguist
  • Medical Interpreter
  • Paraprofessional Interpreter
  • Sign Language Interpreter
  • Sign Language Translator
  • Spanish Interpreter
  • Spanish Translator
  • Technical Translator
  • Translator
  • Vietnamese Interpreter
  • US Salary Median: $46,915
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $12,658 per year (or $17,626 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $50,632 to earn a doctorate (or $70,504 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($56,200 if you're in-state, $79,800 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($25,316 if you're in-state, $35,252 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $14,050 per year (or $19,950 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $56,200 to earn a bachelor's (or $79,800 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Deaf Studies Degrees

College of Southern Nevada

6375 W. Charleston Blvd. - Las Vegas, NV

Out-of-state cost: $11,355/year
In-state cost: $3,878/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Carolina University

420 S. Broad St. - Winston-Salem, NC

Out-of-state cost: $14,280/year
In-state cost: $14,280/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Gallaudet University

800 Florida Ave, NE - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $17,038/year
In-state cost: $17,038/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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California State University-Long Beach

1250 Bellflower Blvd - Long Beach, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,726/year
In-state cost: $6,846/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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California State University-Northridge

18111 Nordhoff St - Northridge, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,897/year
In-state cost: $7,017/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Nevada State College

1125 Nevada State Drive - Henderson, NV

Out-of-state cost: $19,076/year
In-state cost: $6,075/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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California State University-Sacramento

6000 J St - Sacramento, CA

Out-of-state cost: $19,298/year
In-state cost: $7,418/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Valley Forge

1401 Charlestown Road - Phoenixville, PA

Out-of-state cost: $22,606/year
In-state cost: $22,606/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Towson University

8000 York Rd - Towson, MD

Out-of-state cost: $24,334/year
In-state cost: $10,198/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Columbia College Chicago

600 South Michigan - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $27,786/year
In-state cost: $27,786/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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College of the Holy Cross

One College Street - Worcester, MA

Out-of-state cost: $54,770/year
In-state cost: $54,770/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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