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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Education & Teaching of Individuals in Junior High & Middle School Special Education Programs Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children with special learning needs or disabilities who are in junior high/middle school. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities; developing individual education plans; curriculum development, instructional strategies, and classroom management for middle school special education; and principles of middle school instruction in specific subjects.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

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. Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $57,474
    "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.): 10.1%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,907/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $20,851/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,169/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,186/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $20,715/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,694/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: $57,474

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($81,979) in the Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($66,760).

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($72,380).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $64,750
Huntsville, AL $65,350
Mobile, AL $59,370
Montgomery, AL $57,565
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $72,380
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,660
$62,091
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($53,790).

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,305
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,060
Fort Smith, AR-OK $48,770
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $53,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,710
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,820
$45,978
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($52,730).

Tucson, AZ $46,940
Yuma, AZ $38,690
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $52,730
$46,325
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Fresno, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($99,750).

Fresno, CA $99,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $95,655
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $68,655
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $61,240
Stockton-Lodi, CA $86,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $78,710
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,410
$77,161
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($56,805).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $56,805
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,095
Colorado Springs, CO $49,410
Fort Collins, CO $50,470
Greeley, CO $49,670
Pueblo, CO $49,810
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,850
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,180
$50,219
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($89,450).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $85,505
New Haven, CT $74,945
Danbury, CT $86,140
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $84,850
Waterbury, CT $74,490
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $89,450
$81,979
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($70,045).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $70,045
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $63,550
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $53,150
$62,248
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($66,200).

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,650
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $50,340
Savannah, GA $56,560
Valdosta, GA $56,610
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $66,200
$50,872
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($50,070).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($63,250).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $55,915
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,040
Iowa City, IA $62,760
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $51,680
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,250
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,920
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,630
$55,639
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 $32,190
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 Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($65,620).

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,240
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,270
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $65,620
Kankakee, IL $50,300
Peoria, IL $60,120
Rockford, IL $63,320
Springfield, IL $51,920
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,690
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,000
$55,635
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 $41,840
Evansville, IN-KY $39,725
Fort Wayne, IN $47,510
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $51,385
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $40,560
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $42,255
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,895
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,650
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $49,640
$45,200
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($60,330).

Wichita, KS $60,330
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $48,190
$54,260
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($58,855).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $58,855
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,125
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,555
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $55,920
Lexington-Fayette, KY $58,280
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,740
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,860
$55,787
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($54,310).

Lafayette, LA $50,550
Monroe, LA $51,110
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $52,790
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $54,310
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $49,700
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,890
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,820
$50,167
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($77,465).

Springfield, MA-CT $71,470
Worcester, MA-CT $77,465
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $76,810
Leominster-Gardner, MA $74,430
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $75,960
$75,010
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($77,600).

Salisbury, MD-DE $77,600
$77,600
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($61,470).

Portland-South Portland, ME $61,470
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $57,800
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,700
$58,448
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 $70,810
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $58,255
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $84,540
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,600
$64,292
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($69,800).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $69,800
Rochester, MN $58,340
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,520
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,360
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $69,640
$62,410
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($67,190).

Kansas City, MO-KS $67,190
St. Louis, MO-IL $60,640
Springfield, MO $63,140
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,715
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,720
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,780
$55,362
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($51,030).

Hattiesburg, MS $47,650
Jackson, MS $47,530
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,030
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,380
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,220
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,190
$47,167
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($67,010).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,685
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $62,255
Greensboro-High Point, NC $59,240
Raleigh, NC $62,300
Wilmington, NC $67,010
Winston-Salem, NC $60,565
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,400
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,040
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,705
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $45,810
$58,400
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($64,410).

Fargo, ND-MN $61,540
Grand Forks, ND-MN $59,090
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $64,410
$61,680
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($61,830).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Lincoln, NE $58,770
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $59,360
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,980
$59,354
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($59,280).

Manchester, NH $51,530
Portsmouth, NH-ME $59,280
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $55,120
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,910
$53,450
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($66,735).

Ocean City, NJ $58,035
Trenton, NJ $66,735
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $62,595
$62,455
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($65,445).

Farmington, NM $65,445
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $47,625
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $46,690
$53,519
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($79,660).

Reno, NV $79,660
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $47,290
$63,475
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($92,825).

Binghamton, NY $79,875
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $56,160
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $85,765
Rochester, NY $66,845
Syracuse, NY $72,140
Utica-Rome, NY $92,825
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,475
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $52,275
Kingston, NY $87,950
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $65,010
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $66,660
$71,807
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($64,120).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $60,695
Toledo, OH $59,915
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,605
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,945
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,830
Canton-Massillon, OH $56,760
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $61,460
Columbus, OH $64,120
Dayton, OH $54,360
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,240
$57,995
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($65,225).

Tulsa, OK $65,225
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $52,145
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,340
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,720
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,820
$53,946
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($73,450).

Salem, OR $73,450
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,480
$69,460
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($77,380).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $62,140
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $68,045
Pittsburgh, PA $69,530
Altoona, PA $61,090
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,260
East Stroudsburg, PA $77,380
Erie, PA $53,180
Gettysburg, PA $69,850
Lancaster, PA $69,560
Reading, PA $57,050
York-Hanover, PA $73,650
$66,389
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

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

Ponce, PR $27,615
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $35,100
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,200
Arecibo, PR $33,390
Guayama, PR $29,920
Mayaguez, PR $37,590
San German, PR $31,220
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$32,199
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($60,170).

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $54,570
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,170
Columbia, SC $53,160
Florence, SC $52,290
Spartanburg, SC $46,990
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,780
$54,219
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($55,875).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,875
Sioux Falls, SD $47,940
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,090
$50,945
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($61,375).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,375
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,370
Johnson City, TN $45,550
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $53,720
Knoxville, TN $50,800
Morristown, TN $55,360
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,540
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,110
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,010
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,340
$53,993
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($70,380).

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $52,595
College Station-Bryan, TX $69,825
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $57,360
El Paso, TX $61,390
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $60,460
Killeen-Temple, TX $62,585
Laredo, TX $41,620
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $55,575
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,260
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,560
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,945
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,220
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,735
Austin-Round Rock, TX $57,950
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $53,300
Corpus Christi, TX $70,380
Longview, TX $52,460
Lubbock, TX $48,450
Tyler, TX $48,860
Waco, TX $49,950
Wichita Falls, TX $48,390
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,790
$54,093
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($73,700).

Provo-Orem, UT $46,370
Salt Lake City, UT $73,700
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $60,690
$60,253
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($68,230).

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $67,745
Charlottesville, VA $68,230
Lynchburg, VA $51,890
Richmond, VA $48,930
Roanoke, VA $52,330
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,860
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,650
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,040
$57,047
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 $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($65,515).

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,360
Madison, WI $65,515
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $58,410
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,725
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,650
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,645
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $62,250
$56,542
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($40,860).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $30,240
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,585
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,860
$35,568
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($51,510).

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $51,215
$50,200

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $59,165

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($85,412) 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 ($72,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $64,750
Huntsville, AL $65,350
Mobile, AL $59,370
Montgomery, AL $59,690
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $72,380
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,308
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($43,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,810
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,380
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,095
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($51,780) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $51,780
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,780
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($110,710) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $99,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $110,710
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $59,100
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,160
Stockton-Lodi, CA $102,340
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,412
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($54,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,960
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,510
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,735
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.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $84,080
New Haven, CT $69,640
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,860
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 ($79,600) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $68,270
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $79,600
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,560
$66,143
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.

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,650
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$24,650
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($63,040) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $50,330
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,040
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,685
Idaho N/A
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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
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 N/A
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($66,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,900
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,750
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $66,880
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,510
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($75,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $75,090
Worcester, MA-CT $73,790
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,440
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.

Portland-South Portland, ME $59,340
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $57,180
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $84,540
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Rochester, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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.

Kansas City, MO-KS $67,190
St. Louis, MO-IL $58,830
Springfield, MO $63,140
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,340
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,650
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,430
Mississippi N/A
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($72,130) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $72,130
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $71,610
Greensboro-High Point, NC $71,460
Raleigh, NC $65,110
Wilmington, NC $67,010
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
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
$66,087
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($63,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,300
Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,300
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)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($79,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $79,660
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,660
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.

Binghamton, NY $84,130
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $42,860
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $86,070
Rochester, NY $72,160
Syracuse, NY $79,130
Utica-Rome, NY $108,740
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,380
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $43,830
Kingston, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,913
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($76,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,350
Toledo, OH $76,310
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $58,610
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,160
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,030
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
$64,692
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
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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.

Salem, OR $72,880
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $61,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $66,020
Pittsburgh, PA $81,530
Altoona, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
$69,627
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($39,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ponce, PR $23,030
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,750
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$31,390
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 ($60,170) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,170
Columbia, SC N/A
Florence, SC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,905
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 ($65,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,200
Sioux Falls, SD N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,200
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,650) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $65,550
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
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
$67,100
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.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,400
College Station-Bryan, TX $92,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $56,030
El Paso, TX $68,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $61,260
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,040
Laredo, TX $41,620
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $54,170
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $39,550
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,950
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,650
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,980
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,220
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,655
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 ($63,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,720
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,720
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
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
$59,477
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($30,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $30,240
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,560
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$25,400
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

Master's

Average Salary Median: $55,784

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Connecticut ($83,685) in the Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

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

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,660) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL N/A
Mobile, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL $55,440
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,660
$56,550
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($53,790) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,800
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,740
Fort Smith, AR-OK $48,770
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $53,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,710
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,820
$47,605
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($52,730) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $42,100
Yuma, AZ $38,690
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $52,730
$44,507
California

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

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($80,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $80,600
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $78,210
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $67,320
Stockton-Lodi, CA $70,460
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $78,710
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,410
$70,285
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($58,650) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $58,650
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $45,680
Colorado Springs, CO $49,410
Fort Collins, CO $50,470
Greeley, CO $49,670
Pueblo, CO $49,810
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,850
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,180
$49,840
Connecticut

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

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($89,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $86,930
New Haven, CT $80,250
Danbury, CT $86,140
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $84,850
Waterbury, CT $74,490
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $89,450
$83,685
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($71,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $71,820
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $47,500
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $55,740
$58,353
Georgia

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

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($66,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $50,340
Savannah, GA $56,560
Valdosta, GA $56,610
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $66,200
$57,428
Hawaii

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

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

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

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

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($63,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $61,500
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Iowa City, IA $62,760
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $51,680
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,250
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,920
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,630
$55,290
Idaho

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

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,050) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($65,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,690
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,490
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $65,620
Kankakee, IL $50,300
Peoria, IL $60,120
Rockford, IL $63,320
Springfield, IL $51,920
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,690
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,000
$55,683
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($55,520) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $41,100
Evansville, IN-KY $36,790
Fort Wayne, IN $51,750
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $55,520
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN $34,240
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,570
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,710
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $49,640
$46,301
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($60,330) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS $60,330
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $48,190
$54,260
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($58,280) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $54,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,500
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,230
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $55,920
Lexington-Fayette, KY $58,280
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,740
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,860
$53,763
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($54,310) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette, LA $50,550
Monroe, LA $51,110
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $52,790
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $54,310
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $49,700
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $47,890
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,820
$50,167
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($81,140) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $67,850
Worcester, MA-CT $81,140
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $76,810
Leominster-Gardner, MA $74,430
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $75,960
$75,238
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($77,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $77,600
$77,600
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($63,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $63,600
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,420
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,700
$58,573
Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($59,490) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $59,490
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,600
$54,545
Minnesota

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

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($69,640) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $63,510
Rochester, MN $58,340
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,520
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,360
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $69,640
$59,674
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($62,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $62,450
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,090
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,790
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,780
$49,028
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($51,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $47,650
Jackson, MS $47,530
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,030
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,380
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,220
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,190
$47,167
Montana N/A
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($59,490) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $55,240
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $52,900
Greensboro-High Point, NC $47,020
Raleigh, NC $59,490
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC $53,520
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,300
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,870
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,270
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $45,810
$50,713
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($64,410) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $61,540
Grand Forks, ND-MN $59,090
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $64,410
$61,680
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($60,360) for a master's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,360
Lincoln, NE $58,770
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $59,360
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,980
$58,368
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($67,180) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $54,450
Portsmouth, NH-ME $67,180
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $60,700
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,740
$60,018
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($71,140) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $67,990
Trenton, NJ $71,140
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $65,720
$68,283
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($81,020) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $81,020
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM N/A
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $52,450
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $49,770
$61,080
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($47,290) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV N/A
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $47,290
$47,290
New York

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

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($87,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $75,620
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $69,460
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $85,460
Rochester, NY $61,530
Syracuse, NY $65,150
Utica-Rome, NY $76,910
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,570
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $60,720
Kingston, NY $87,950
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $65,010
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $66,660
$71,004
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($64,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $55,040
Toledo, OH $43,520
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $54,600
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $51,730
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,630
Canton-Massillon, OH $56,760
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $61,460
Columbus, OH $64,120
Dayton, OH $54,360
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,240
$54,646
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($55,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $55,380
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,580
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,340
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,720
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,820
$48,368
Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($74,020) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Salem, OR $74,020
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,480
$67,750
Pennsylvania

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

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($77,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $62,950
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $70,070
Pittsburgh, PA $57,530
Altoona, PA $61,090
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,260
East Stroudsburg, PA $77,380
Erie, PA $53,180
Gettysburg, PA $69,850
Lancaster, PA $69,560
Reading, PA $57,050
York-Hanover, PA $73,650
$65,506
Puerto Rico

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

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

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

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

Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($57,780) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $51,500
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Columbia, SC $53,160
Florence, SC $52,290
Spartanburg, SC $46,990
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,780
$52,344
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($47,940) for a master's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,550
Sioux Falls, SD $47,940
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,090
$46,193
Tennessee

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

Morristown, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($55,360) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $54,100
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $55,190
Johnson City, TN $45,550
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $53,720
Knoxville, TN $50,800
Morristown, TN $55,360
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,540
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,110
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,010
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,340
$51,372
Texas

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

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($70,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $56,790
College Station-Bryan, TX $47,480
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $58,690
El Paso, TX $54,300
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $59,660
Killeen-Temple, TX $55,130
Laredo, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $56,980
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $58,970
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,170
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,240
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,460
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,250
Austin-Round Rock, TX $57,950
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $53,300
Corpus Christi, TX $70,380
Longview, TX $52,460
Lubbock, TX $48,450
Tyler, TX $48,860
Waco, TX $49,950
Wichita Falls, TX $48,390
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,790
$53,745
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($73,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $46,370
Salt Lake City, UT $73,700
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $60,690
$60,253
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($71,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $71,770
Charlottesville, VA $68,230
Lynchburg, VA $51,890
Richmond, VA $48,930
Roanoke, VA $52,330
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,860
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,650
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,040
$56,213
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

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

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($62,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, WI $53,900
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $57,910
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,910
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,270
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,400
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $62,250
$53,607
West Virginia

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

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($50,610) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,610
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,860
$45,735
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($54,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,880
$54,880

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 $59,165.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $55,784. 

  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: 0.29    

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

  Special Education Teachers, Middle School

Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

Salary Ratio: 0.47    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Blind Teacher
  • Braille Teacher
  • Deaf Teacher
  • Early Intervention Specialist
  • EBD Special Education Teacher (Emotional-Behavioral Disabilities Special Education Teacher)
  • ED Special Education Teacher (Emotional Disabilities Special Education Teacher)
  • Emotionally Impaired Teacher
  • Exceptional Children Teacher (EC Teacher)
  • Exceptional Student Education Teacher (ESE Teacher)
  • Handicapped Teacher
  • Hearing Impaired Teacher (HI Teacher)
  • Inclusion Teacher
  • Interrelated Special Education Teacher
  • Intervention Specialist
  • Learning Disabilities Special Education Teacher
  • Learning Disabilities Teacher (LD Teacher)
  • Learning Disabled Teacher
  • Learning Support Teacher
  • Lip Reading Teacher
  • Mentally Impaired Teacher
  • Middle School Resource Teacher
  • Middle School Special Education Teacher
  • Middle School Students with Moderate Intellectual Disabilities Teacher
  • MMI Teacher (Mildly Mentally Impaired Teacher)
  • MR Teacher (Mentally Retarded Teacher)
  • Physically Impaired Teacher
  • Reading Specialist
  • Remedial Reading
  • Math
  • or Other Subject Teacher
  • Resource Room Teacher
  • Resource Specialist Teacher
  • Resource Teacher
  • SED Middle School Teacher (Serious Emotional Disability Middle School Teacher)
  • SED Middle School Teacher (Severe Emotional Disorders Middle School Teacher)
  • Self-Contained Special Education Teacher
  • Sign Language Teacher
  • SLD Teacher (Specific Learning Disability Teacher)
  • Special Day Class Teacher (SDC Teacher)
  • Special Education Resource Teacher
  • Special Educator
  • Special Needs Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Visually Impaired Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $57,776
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $14,186 per year (or $17,168 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $56,744 to earn a doctorate (or $68,672 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($83,404 if you're in-state, $95,628 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($28,372 if you're in-state, $34,336 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $14,186 per year (or $17,168 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $28,372 to earn a master's (or $34,336 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($83,404 if you're in-state, $95,628 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Education & Teaching of Individuals in Junior High & Middle School Special Education Programs Degrees

Brigham Young University-Idaho

525 S Center - Rexburg, ID

Out-of-state cost: $4,300/year
In-state cost: $4,300/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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CUNY City College

160 Convent Ave - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,290/year
In-state cost: $7,340/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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CUNY Medgar Evers College

1650 Bedford Ave - Brooklyn, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,302/year
In-state cost: $7,352/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania

840 Wood Street - Clarion, PA

Out-of-state cost: $16,028/year
In-state cost: $11,149/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

200 Prospect Street - East Stroudsburg, PA

Out-of-state cost: $19,797/year
In-state cost: $11,259/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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York College of Pennsylvania

441 Country Club Rd - York, PA

Out-of-state cost: $21,700/year
In-state cost: $21,700/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Young Harris College

1 College Street - Young Harris, GA

Out-of-state cost: $29,667/year
In-state cost: $29,667/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Heidelberg University

310 E Market St - Tiffin, OH

Out-of-state cost: $32,300/year
In-state cost: $32,300/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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La Salle University

1900 W Olney Ave - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $32,425/year
In-state cost: $32,425/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Carroll University

100 N East Ave - Waukesha, WI

Out-of-state cost: $34,010/year
In-state cost: $34,010/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Concordia University-Nebraska

800 N Columbia Ave - Seward, NE

Out-of-state cost: $34,900/year
In-state cost: $34,900/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Saint Francis University

117 Evergreen Dr - Loretto, PA

Out-of-state cost: $39,928/year
In-state cost: $39,928/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Education & Teaching of Individuals in Junior High & Middle School Special Education Programs Degrees

Xavier University of Louisiana

1 Drexel Drive - New Orleans, LA

Out-of-state cost: $10,932/year
In-state cost: $10,932/year
Degrees: Master's

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Touro College

500 7th Avenue - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $13,138/year
In-state cost: $13,138/year
Degrees: Master's

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St. Thomas Aquinas College

125 Rte 340 - Sparkill, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,980/year
In-state cost: $18,980/year
Degrees: Master's

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CUNY Hunter College

695 Park Ave - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $20,828/year
In-state cost: $11,398/year
Degrees: Master's

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CUNY Brooklyn College

2900 Bedford Ave - Brooklyn, NY

Out-of-state cost: $20,952/year
In-state cost: $11,522/year
Degrees: Master's

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CUNY Queens College

65-30 Kissena Blvd - Queens, NY

Out-of-state cost: $21,042/year
In-state cost: $11,612/year
Degrees: Master's

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College of Staten Island CUNY

2800 Victory Blvd - Staten Island, NY

Out-of-state cost: $21,080/year
In-state cost: $11,650/year
Degrees: Master's

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Simmons University

300 The Fenway - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $21,698/year
In-state cost: $21,698/year
Degrees: Master's

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