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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Education Policy Analysis Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues related to education and educational systems at the local, state, national, and international levels. Includes instruction in social and cultural issues in education, contemporary educational policies, history of education, economics of education, international and comparative education, education and social change, educational research and evaluation methods, and applications to specific public policy topics.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Assist social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social science research. Teach courses in political science, international affairs, and international relations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $58,050
    "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%
    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.):  $37,069/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $29,052/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $36,680/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $30,710/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $36,861/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $29,937/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: $58,050

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Massachusetts ($82,332) in the Springfield, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($69,453).

Fairbanks, AK $69,453
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $60,647
$65,679
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($63,893).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $51,983
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $60,285
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $50,457
Decatur, AL $63,010
Dothan, AL $63,893
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $56,723
Gadsden, AL $60,220
Huntsville, AL $62,820
Mobile, AL $57,803
Montgomery, AL $56,380
Tuscaloosa, AL $56,863
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,773
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,827
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,593
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,918
$57,637
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($48,800).

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 $43,650
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,240
$43,398
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($79,290).

Tucson, AZ $62,398
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $79,290
$65,776
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($103,193).

Fresno, CA $85,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $86,190
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $103,193
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $63,957
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $79,785
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $82,927
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $68,825
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $78,770
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $78,080
Yuba City, CA $79,610
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $85,820
Stockton-Lodi, CA $102,340
$82,111
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($66,257).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $66,257
Fort Collins, CO $56,995
Colorado Springs, CO $46,270
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 $45,730
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,960
$51,915
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($84,080).

New Haven, CT $76,827
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $84,080
$78,640
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 ($90,110).

Jacksonville, FL $74,030
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $80,445
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $76,670
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $90,110
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $81,080
Tallahassee, FL $64,580
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $58,443
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $68,010
$72,618
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($73,000).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $73,000
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,650
$56,883
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($70,910).

Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,630
$62,270
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($65,115).

Iowa City, IA $65,115
Cedar Rapids, IA $52,920
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $61,935
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $53,900
Dubuque, IA $45,350
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $52,895
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $53,245
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,140
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,003
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,935
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,185
$53,173
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($50,980).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $43,660
Idaho Falls, ID $48,005
Lewiston, ID-WA $45,995
Pocatello, ID $50,980
Twin Falls, ID $42,740
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,830
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,340
$46,221
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($57,050).

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,050
$55,420
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($56,907).

Columbus, IN $47,053
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $53,367
Evansville, IN-KY $52,647
Fort Wayne, IN $49,063
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $54,300
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,907
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $45,050
Muncie, IN $52,543
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
Terre Haute, IN $52,450
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,713
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,983
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,383
$50,136
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($53,550).

Manhattan, KS $53,550
Topeka, KS $50,445
Wichita, KS $52,175
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $49,715
$51,471
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($70,390).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $70,390
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,043
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $62,180
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,610
$57,149
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($74,860).

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $72,685
Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $65,180
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $74,860
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$63,765
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($91,165).

Worcester, MA-CT $76,443
Springfield, MA-CT $91,165
$82,332
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($71,200).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
Portland-South Portland, ME $63,095
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $57,725
$62,332
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($84,540).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $81,745
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,370
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $66,130
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $84,540
$71,483
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($76,090).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,090
$76,090
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($63,140).

St. Louis, MO-IL $62,253
Kansas City, MO-KS $58,915
Springfield, MO $63,140
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,340
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,650
$60,090
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($53,210).

Hattiesburg, MS $51,680
Jackson, MS $47,770
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,550
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,545
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,205
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,210
$49,160
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($50,740).

Great Falls, MT $45,680
Missoula, MT $43,085
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $50,740
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,360
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,560
$45,485
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($72,130).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $65,835
Raleigh, NC $65,430
Greensboro-High Point, NC $66,820
Greenville, NC $39,800
Wilmington, NC $53,715
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $72,130
Winston-Salem, NC $67,610
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,500
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,210
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,140
$62,203
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($57,935).

Fargo, ND-MN $54,895
Grand Forks, ND-MN $57,935
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,635
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,710
$56,044
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($55,325).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $50,595
Lincoln, NE $54,480
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,490
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $55,325
$50,736
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($63,825).

Manchester, NH $60,635
Portsmouth, NH-ME $63,825
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,355
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,820
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,885
$58,304
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($72,843).

Ocean City, NJ $54,077
Trenton, NJ $72,843
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $63,403
$63,441
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($63,037).

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $53,423
Farmington, NM $54,817
Las Cruces, NM $59,527
Santa Fe, NM $54,950
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $63,037
$56,918
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($61,875).

Reno, NV $61,875
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $59,345
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $59,105
$60,550
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($108,740).

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $84,833
Rochester, NY $73,147
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $53,860
Syracuse, NY $90,460
Binghamton, NY $84,130
Utica-Rome, NY $108,740
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,380
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $43,830
$76,699
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($73,820).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $60,330
Columbus, OH $66,017
Dayton, OH $73,820
Toledo, OH $58,720
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $56,235
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $73,405
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,105
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $58,610
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,160
$65,062
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($75,070).

Tulsa, OK $75,070
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,710
$67,890
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($90,040).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $90,040
Salem, OR $72,880
$81,460
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($84,490).

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $71,775
Pittsburgh, PA $69,023
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $84,490
Erie, PA $33,720
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $53,805
Lancaster, PA $54,190
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $42,000
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,910
$61,006
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($44,263).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $44,263
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $34,530
Arecibo, PR $35,080
Mayaguez, PR $39,560
Ponce, PR $29,197
San German, PR $33,425
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $37,165
Guayama, PR $29,920
$36,338
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($57,565).

Columbia, SC $53,520
Florence, SC $50,145
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $53,563
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $54,205
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $55,500
Spartanburg, SC $57,565
Sumter, SC $52,790
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,480
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,650
$53,254
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($56,037).

Sioux Falls, SD $56,037
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,403
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,813
$51,616
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($62,118).

Knoxville, TN $56,005
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $60,077
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,118
$60,079
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

El Paso, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($74,770).

College Station-Bryan, TX $61,573
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $71,997
El Paso, TX $74,770
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $68,688
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,230
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $57,287
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,157
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,910
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,400
Laredo, TX $41,620
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $54,170
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,950
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,220
$56,814
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($37,140).

Provo-Orem, UT $37,140
$37,140
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($68,288).

Richmond, VA $66,175
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $68,288
$67,583
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($57,040).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $54,743
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $57,040
$55,892
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($77,130).

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,360
Madison, WI $77,130
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $58,910
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,540
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,030
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,890
$59,477
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 $37,380
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 $31,525
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
$40,814
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($60,735).

Cheyenne, WY $60,735
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,945
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,540
$56,740

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $62,054

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Oregon ($90,040) in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($72,145) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $72,145
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $72,020
$72,083
Alabama

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

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,850
Decatur, AL $68,170
Dothan, AL $72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Huntsville, AL $67,830
Mobile, AL $61,580
Montgomery, AL $57,440
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,760
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,180
$60,257
Arkansas N/A
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($79,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $64,825
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $79,290
$72,058
California

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

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($87,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $70,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $86,190
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $87,820
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $66,385
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $69,355
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $74,750
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $68,825
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $78,770
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $78,080
Yuba City, CA $79,610
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $85,820
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
$76,961
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($90,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $90,500
Fort Collins, CO $61,180
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,840
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($83,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Haven, CT $83,810
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
$83,810
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($92,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL $74,030
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $92,620
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $76,810
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $90,110
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $81,080
Tallahassee, FL $64,580
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $62,385
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $68,010
$76,203
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($73,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $73,000
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,000
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($70,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,630
$62,270
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 ($78,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Iowa City, IA $65,115
Cedar Rapids, IA $64,050
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $78,870
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $65,140
Dubuque, IA $50,130
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,650
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,830
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,120
$59,790
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($63,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,910
Idaho Falls, ID $63,820
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,540
Pocatello, ID $51,910
Twin Falls, ID $47,060
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,680
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,530
$51,779
Illinois N/A
Indiana

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

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($74,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $58,760
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $74,940
Evansville, IN-KY $72,620
Fort Wayne, IN $60,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $68,400
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $58,580
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $48,910
Muncie, IN $58,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
Terre Haute, IN $63,590
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,260
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,970
$60,013
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($60,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $51,310
Topeka, KS $54,120
Wichita, KS $60,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $59,430
$56,240
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 ($99,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $99,740
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,240
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $76,810
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,597
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($72,685) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $72,685
Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $65,180
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $65,210
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$61,068
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($54,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $54,040
Springfield, MA-CT N/A
$54,040
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
Portland-South Portland, ME $66,850
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,270
$64,368
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($92,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $92,680
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,720
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $66,130
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
$72,177
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($63,965) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $63,965
Kansas City, MO-KS $50,640
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,303
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $59,670
Jackson, MS $52,160
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,940
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,210
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,860
$56,680
Montana

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

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $59,210
Missoula, MT $51,100
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,480
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,020
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,610
$54,484
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 ($65,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $60,060
Raleigh, NC $65,590
Greensboro-High Point, NC $51,060
Greenville, NC $39,800
Wilmington, NC $40,420
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,386
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($67,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $58,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,530
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,090
$63,170
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 ($47,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $47,920
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,920
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 ($76,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,100
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,690
$68,412
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 ($93,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $66,070
Trenton, NJ $93,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $71,270
$77,070
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($103,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $63,235
Farmington, NM $64,710
Las Cruces, NM $63,360
Santa Fe, NM $62,810
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $103,510
$71,525
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($65,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $61,465
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $65,010
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,000
$63,492
New York

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

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($72,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $70,955
Rochester, NY $72,550
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY N/A
Syracuse, NY N/A
Binghamton, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,753
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($73,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $60,330
Columbus, OH $56,140
Dayton, OH $73,820
Toledo, OH $41,130
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $30,320
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,348
Oklahoma N/A
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 ($90,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $90,040
Salem, OR N/A
$90,040
Pennsylvania

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

Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($84,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $68,520
Pittsburgh, PA $62,770
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $84,490
Erie, PA $33,720
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $46,280
Lancaster, PA $54,190
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $42,000
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,910
$53,735
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 ($53,425) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $53,425
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
Ponce, PR $32,360
San German, PR $35,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
Guayama, PR N/A
$39,809
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $55,660
Florence, SC $57,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $62,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $69,120
Spartanburg, SC $63,860
Sumter, SC $60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$59,730
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 ($62,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $62,640
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,010
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$54,620
Tennessee

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

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($56,005) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN $56,005
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $55,790
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $49,870
$53,888
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 ($88,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $46,275
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $88,300
El Paso, TX $81,060
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $66,890
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,420
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $66,155
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,050
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,164
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($37,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $37,140
$37,140
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 ($69,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $66,175
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $69,160
$67,668
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($63,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,690
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,760
$63,225
Wisconsin N/A
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,030
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$64,840

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $54,046

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($93,594) in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($61,655) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $59,020
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $45,670
Decatur, AL $52,690
Dothan, AL $45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
Gadsden, AL $47,500
Huntsville, AL $57,810
Mobile, AL $54,025
Montgomery, AL $55,320
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,110
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,960
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,120
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,655
$52,420
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 $43,650
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,240
$43,721
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($59,970) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $59,970
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,970
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($110,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $99,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $110,880
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $59,100
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $90,215
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $99,280
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA $102,340
$93,594
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($54,135) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,135
Fort Collins, CO $52,810
Colorado Springs, CO $46,270
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 $45,730
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,960
$47,038
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($84,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Haven, CT $73,335
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $84,080
$78,708
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($76,600) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $68,270
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $76,600
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,560
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,143
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($24,650) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,650
$24,650
Hawaii N/A
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.

Iowa City, IA N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,000
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $48,280
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 $51,180
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,250
$45,388
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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($57,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,050
$55,420
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
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
$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 ($58,945) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $55,715
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,945
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,610
$51,003
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($84,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
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 $84,510
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$84,510
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($91,165) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $87,645
Springfield, MA-CT $91,165
$89,405
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 ($59,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME $59,340
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $57,180
$58,260
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($84,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $70,810
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,020
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $84,540
$70,790
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 ($76,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,090
$76,090
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($67,190) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $58,830
Kansas City, MO-KS $67,190
Springfield, MO $63,140
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,340
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,650
$60,430
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)

Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($74,700) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $71,610
Raleigh, NC $65,110
Greensboro-High Point, NC $74,700
Greenville, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC $67,010
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $72,130
Winston-Salem, NC $67,610
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,500
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,210
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,140
$66,447
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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($55,325) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,270
Lincoln, NE $54,480
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,490
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $55,325
$50,381
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.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($62,285) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $62,285
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$56,725
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($108,740) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $98,710
Rochester, NY $73,445
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $53,860
Syracuse, NY $90,460
Binghamton, NY $84,130
Utica-Rome, NY $108,740
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,380
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $43,830
$77,444
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($85,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $85,770
Dayton, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $76,310
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $82,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $73,405
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,105
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $58,610
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,160
$72,930
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($75,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $75,070
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,710
$67,890
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($72,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA N/A
Salem, OR $72,880
$72,880
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($81,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $75,030
Pittsburgh, PA $81,530
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $61,330
Lancaster, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,630
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.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $35,100
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,200
Arecibo, PR $33,390
Mayaguez, PR $37,590
Ponce, PR $27,615
San German, PR $31,220
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
Guayama, PR $29,920
$32,409
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($52,560) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $51,380
Florence, SC $42,670
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $51,545
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 $52,560
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
$47,018
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($53,795) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,795
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$44,882
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($74,365) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN N/A
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $74,365
$71,508
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($92,170) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $92,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $63,845
El Paso, TX $68,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $70,485
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,040
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $39,550
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,210
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,910
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,400
Laredo, TX $41,620
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $54,170
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,950
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,220
$54,619
Utah N/A
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 ($67,415) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $67,415
$67,415
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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($77,130) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,360
Madison, WI $77,130
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $58,910
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,540
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,030
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,890
$59,477
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 $37,380
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 $31,525
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
$42,404
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

4 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $62,054.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $54,046. 

  Transportation Planners

Prepare studies for proposed transportation projects. Gather, compile, and analyze data. Study the use and operation of transportation systems. Develop transportation models or simulations.

Salary Ratio: 0.44    

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    
  • Planner
  • Traffic Analyst
  • Transit Planner
  • Transportation Analyst
  • Transportation Consultant
  • Transportation Management Consultant
  • Transportation Modeler
  • Transportation Planner
  • US Salary Median: $76,789
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Social Science Research Assistants

Assist social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social science research. May help prepare findings for publication and assist in laboratory analysis, quality control, or data management.

Salary Ratio: 0.44    

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    
  • Bilingual Research Interviewer
  • Clinical Research Assistant
  • Data Analyst
  • Economic Research Assistant
  • Economist Research Assistant
  • Graduate Assistant
  • Graduate Research Assistant
  • Historian Research Assistant
  • Laboratory Assistant
  • Market Research Interviewer
  • Political Science Research Assistant
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Psychologist Research Assistant
  • Research Aide
  • Research Assistant
  • Research Associate
  • Research Data Analyst
  • Research Interviewer
  • Research Scientist
  • Research Technician
  • Social Research Assistant
  • Sociology Research Assistant
  • US Salary Median: $51,511
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in political science, international affairs, and international relations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.17    

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 Political Science Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Faculty Member
  • Geopolitics Teacher
  • Government Instructor
  • Government Professor
  • Government Teacher
  • Instructor
  • International Relations Professor
  • International Relations Teacher
  • Lecturer
  • Political Science Adjunct Instructor
  • Political Science Faculty Member
  • Political Science Instructor
  • Political Science Professor
  • Political Theory Professor
  • Professor
  • Public Administration Professor
  • Public Administration Teacher
  • Public Policy Professor
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $68,453
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.17    

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
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Professor
  • Counselor Education Professor
  • Education Faculty Member
  • Education Instructor
  • Education Professor
  • Education Teacher
  • Educational Administration Teacher
  • Educational Teaching Instructor
  • Faculty Member
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Literacy Education Professor
  • Mathematics Education Professor
  • Primary Education Professor
  • Professor
  • Science Education Professor
  • Secondary Education Professor
  • Special Education Professor
  • Visual Education Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $61,249
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $29,052 per year (or $37,069 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $116,208 to earn a bachelor's (or $148,276 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $30,710 per year (or $36,679 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $122,840 to earn a doctorate (or $146,716 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($116,208 if you're in-state, $148,276 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($61,420 if you're in-state, $73,358 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Education Policy Analysis Degrees

Susquehanna University

514 University Ave - Selinsgrove, PA

Out-of-state cost: $51,140/year
In-state cost: $51,140/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Education Policy Analysis Degrees

Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

Out-of-state cost: $7,510/year
In-state cost: $7,510/year
Degrees: Master's

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Arizona State University Campus Immersion

University Drive And Mill Avenue - Tempe, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $27,048/year
In-state cost: $12,608/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

285 Old Westport Rd - North Dartmouth, MA

Out-of-state cost: $30,153/year
In-state cost: $16,965/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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University of Arizona

1401 E University - Tucson, AZ

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

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Teachers College at Columbia University

525 W 120th St - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $42,910/year
In-state cost: $42,910/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Vanderbilt University

2101 West End Avenue - Nashville, TN

Out-of-state cost: $50,624/year
In-state cost: $50,624/year
Degrees: Master's

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Harvard University

Massachusetts Hall - Cambridge, MA

Out-of-state cost: $50,654/year
In-state cost: $50,654/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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