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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Education & Teaching of Individuals in Secondary 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 the secondary grades. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities; developing individual education plans; curriculum development, instructional strategies, and classroom management for secondary grades special education; content, methods, and modifications in specific subject areas; issues in vocational education; and promoting successful transitions to postsecondary settings.

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 secondary 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.): $58,675
    "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.):  $29,647/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $24,947/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,643/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,329/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,602/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,097/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: $58,675

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($80,475) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($64,750).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $64,750
Huntsville, AL $59,805
Mobile, AL $59,370
Montgomery, AL $55,790
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $62,255
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,040
$59,429
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($53,120).

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,830
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,570
Fort Smith, AR-OK $51,650
Jonesboro, AR $50,480
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $53,120
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,790
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,420
$47,140
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($47,715).

Tucson, AZ $47,715
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $45,990
$47,140
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($105,900).

Fresno, CA $99,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $101,525
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $72,655
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $56,605
Stockton-Lodi, CA $90,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $79,520
Napa, CA $101,250
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $81,380
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $95,530
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $105,900
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $53,460
Santa Rosa, CA $65,320
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $96,110
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $71,310
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,670
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,950
$80,475
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($58,180).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $58,180
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,315
Colorado Springs, CO $49,320
Fort Collins, CO $52,170
Grand Junction, CO $48,070
Greeley, CO $56,120
Pueblo, CO $54,150
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $43,900
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,280
$51,636
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($88,360).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,725
New Haven, CT $66,690
Danbury, CT $78,640
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $88,360
Waterbury, CT $78,430
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $86,630
$77,861
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 ($69,990).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $69,990
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $64,365
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $51,400
Jacksonville, FL $52,860
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $67,180
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $50,280
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,880
$58,371
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($60,300).

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,620
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $60,300
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,590
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,050
$50,636
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

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($67,320).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $58,245
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,040
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $57,660
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $65,300
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $67,320
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,020
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,620
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $60,790
$58,328
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($58,770).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,770
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,430
$58,600
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($72,820).

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,480
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,075
Carbondale-Marion, IL $56,260
Champaign-Urbana, IL $55,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $72,820
Decatur, IL $52,140
Peoria, IL $56,710
Rockford, IL $60,340
Springfield, IL $59,980
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,010
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,690
$56,634
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($54,310).

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $37,945
Fort Wayne, IN $48,035
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,110
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $54,310
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $50,410
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,330
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,605
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $49,490
$46,541
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($58,010).

Wichita, KS $58,010
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $57,920
$57,965
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($60,230).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $56,925
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,395
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,230
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $56,550
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,540
Owensboro, KY $56,960
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,330
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,040
$56,229
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($56,760).

Lafayette, LA $50,890
Monroe, LA $51,020
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $52,980
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $56,760
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $49,870
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,000
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,910
$51,204
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($79,320).

Springfield, MA-CT $75,780
Worcester, MA-CT $73,880
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $76,660
Leominster-Gardner, MA $73,940
New Bedford, MA $79,320
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $75,120
$75,545
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($72,520).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $55,550
Salisbury, MD-DE $68,200
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $72,520
$65,423
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($57,885).

Portland-South Portland, ME $57,885
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $52,570
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $39,300
$52,042
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($75,030).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $70,485
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $59,435
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $75,030
Bay City, MI $68,780
Muskegon, MI $61,520
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,590
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,160
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,310
$65,660
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($69,380).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $69,380
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $57,270
Rochester, MN $59,280
St. Cloud, MN $61,300
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,080
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,170
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,270
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,720
$61,428
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($59,380).

Kansas City, MO-KS $59,380
St. Louis, MO-IL $54,910
Springfield, MO $55,345
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,485
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $45,805
Jefferson City, MO $45,440
Joplin, MO $42,720
St. Joseph, MO-KS $47,550
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,310
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,410
$50,752
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($54,010).

Hattiesburg, MS $51,900
Jackson, MS $49,020
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,140
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,940
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,990
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,010
$49,333
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($68,310).

Great Falls, MT $68,310
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,040
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,240
$61,197
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 $62,730
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $61,640
Greensboro-High Point, NC $60,080
Raleigh, NC $61,770
Wilmington, NC $67,010
Winston-Salem, NC $57,840
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,385
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,225
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,360
Fayetteville, NC $47,350
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $55,570
Rocky Mount, NC $43,940
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,470
$57,733
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($63,140).

Fargo, ND-MN $61,280
Grand Forks, ND-MN $60,940
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $63,140
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,640
$61,000
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($64,250).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,510
Lincoln, NE $58,290
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,250
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,220
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $58,230
$59,668
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($57,760).

Manchester, NH $54,510
Portsmouth, NH-ME $57,760
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,310
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $55,890
$54,479
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($72,640).

Ocean City, NJ $68,375
Trenton, NJ $72,640
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $66,040
$69,018
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($62,715).

Farmington, NM $62,715
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $48,840
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $47,410
$53,320
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 $57,490
$68,575
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($86,820).

Binghamton, NY $78,885
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $51,095
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $85,010
Rochester, NY $68,015
Syracuse, NY $76,145
Utica-Rome, NY $86,820
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $68,440
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $52,305
Glens Falls, NY $70,670
Kingston, NY $86,120
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $64,870
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $69,690
$71,239
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($65,870).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $60,070
Toledo, OH $61,030
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $60,460
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,715
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,460
Canton-Massillon, OH $60,540
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $50,590
Columbus, OH $63,330
Dayton, OH $59,800
Lima, OH $60,680
Mansfield, OH $45,410
Springfield, OH $65,870
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $59,630
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,650
$59,156
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($64,390).

Tulsa, OK $64,390
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,880
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,020
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,710
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,270
$54,506
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($85,440).

Salem, OR $73,255
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $85,440
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,000
$69,738
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Lancaster, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($73,640).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $63,870
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $68,205
Pittsburgh, PA $73,400
Altoona, PA $46,380
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $59,680
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $64,660
Erie, PA $58,080
Gettysburg, PA $64,140
Johnstown, PA $53,980
Lancaster, PA $73,640
Reading, PA $70,710
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $62,810
State College, PA $60,670
Williamsport, PA $70,140
York-Hanover, PA $63,940
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $69,080
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55,860
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,900
$64,077
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 $55,855
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,170
Columbia, SC $58,810
Florence, SC $47,710
Spartanburg, SC $45,210
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,660
$53,610
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($54,170).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,170
Sioux Falls, SD $48,600
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,270
$50,303
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($61,455).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,455
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $61,170
Jackson, TN $55,300
Johnson City, TN $49,730
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $48,680
Knoxville, TN $53,190
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,560
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,290
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,740
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,180
$54,743
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($71,330).

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,400
College Station-Bryan, TX $71,235
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $57,155
El Paso, TX $62,695
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $60,810
Killeen-Temple, TX $62,600
Laredo, TX $49,850
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $56,595
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,235
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,260
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,320
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,925
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,910
Amarillo, TX $63,090
Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,110
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $58,160
Corpus Christi, TX $71,330
Longview, TX $61,550
Lubbock, TX $50,090
Midland, TX $60,020
Sherman-Denison, TX $53,730
Texarkana, TX-AR $48,190
Tyler, TX $48,510
Waco, TX $58,740
Wichita Falls, TX $47,370
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,810
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,240
$55,475
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($59,820).

Salt Lake City, UT $30,860
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,820
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,340
$48,673
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($79,320).

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $65,425
Charlottesville, VA $51,820
Harrisonburg, VA $50,070
Richmond, VA $52,530
Roanoke, VA $79,320
Winchester, VA-WV $78,750
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,490
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,880
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,950
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,220
$59,535
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($60,800).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $57,450
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,800
$59,125
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($67,705).

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,405
Madison, WI $67,705
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $59,580
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,740
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,985
Green Bay, WI $48,740
Sheboygan, WI $51,700
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,180
$56,577
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($52,170).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $30,240
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,560
Morgantown, WV $49,060
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,170
$38,008
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($53,355).

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $53,355
$51,270

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
Northwest 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
Jonesboro, AR 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
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
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Grand Junction, 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
Jacksonville, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 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
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 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
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Decatur, 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
Owensboro, 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
New Bedford, 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
Bay City, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast 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
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest 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
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 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
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 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
Glens Falls, NY N/A
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
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 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
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA N/A
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
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, 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
Amarillo, TX N/A
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
Midland, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border 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
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Green Bay, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 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
Morgantown, WV N/A
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

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $58,186

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($81,410) in the Ocean City, NJ metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

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

Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($55,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $54,260
Mobile, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL $51,890
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,130
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,040
$53,330
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($53,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,850
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,760
Fort Smith, AR-OK $51,650
Jonesboro, AR $50,480
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $53,120
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,790
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,420
$48,867
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $43,650
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $45,990
$44,820
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($105,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $92,340
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $86,210
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $58,050
Stockton-Lodi, CA $79,440
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $79,520
Napa, CA $101,250
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $81,380
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $95,530
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $105,900
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $53,460
Santa Rosa, CA $65,320
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $96,110
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $71,310
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,670
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,950
$78,829
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($61,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $61,400
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,120
Colorado Springs, CO $49,320
Fort Collins, CO $52,170
Grand Junction, CO $48,070
Greeley, CO $56,120
Pueblo, CO $54,150
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $43,900
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,280
$51,614
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($88,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $73,370
New Haven, CT $63,740
Danbury, CT $78,640
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $88,360
Waterbury, CT $78,430
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $86,630
$78,195
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 ($71,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $71,710
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $49,130
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $52,240
Jacksonville, FL $52,860
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $67,180
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $50,280
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,880
$55,040
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($60,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $60,300
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,590
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,050
$57,133
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($50,070) for a bachelor'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 (Bachelor's)

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($67,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $66,160
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,040
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $57,660
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $65,300
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $67,320
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,020
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,620
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $60,790
$58,739
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($58,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,770
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,430
$58,600
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($72,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,170
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,100
Carbondale-Marion, IL $56,260
Champaign-Urbana, IL $55,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $72,820
Decatur, IL $52,140
Peoria, IL $56,710
Rockford, IL $60,340
Springfield, IL $59,980
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,010
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,690
$56,855
Indiana

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

Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($58,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY $33,230
Fort Wayne, IN $52,800
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $46,970
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $52,550
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN $53,940
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,720
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,620
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $49,490
$49,790
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($58,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS $58,010
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $57,920
$57,965
Kentucky

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

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($56,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $50,950
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,040
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,580
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $56,550
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,540
Owensboro, KY $56,960
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,330
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,040
$54,624
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($56,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette, LA $50,890
Monroe, LA $51,020
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $52,980
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $56,760
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $49,870
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,000
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $48,910
$51,204
Massachusetts

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

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($79,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $76,470
Worcester, MA-CT $73,970
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $76,660
Leominster-Gardner, MA $73,940
New Bedford, MA $79,320
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $75,120
$75,913
Maryland

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

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($72,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $55,550
Salisbury, MD-DE $68,200
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $72,520
$65,423
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($56,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $56,430
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $47,960
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $39,300
$47,897
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($70,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $70,160
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $61,850
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $65,520
Bay City, MI $68,780
Muskegon, MI $61,520
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,590
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,160
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,310
$63,736
Minnesota

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

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($63,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $62,670
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $57,270
Rochester, MN $59,280
St. Cloud, MN $61,300
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,080
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,170
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,270
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,720
$59,595
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($51,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $51,570
St. Louis, MO-IL $50,990
Springfield, MO $47,550
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,630
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,960
Jefferson City, MO $45,440
Joplin, MO $42,720
St. Joseph, MO-KS $47,550
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,310
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,410
$45,913
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($54,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $51,900
Jackson, MS $49,020
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,140
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,940
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,990
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,010
$49,333
Montana

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

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($68,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $68,310
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,040
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,240
$61,197
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 ($58,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $53,330
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $51,670
Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,700
Raleigh, NC $58,430
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC $48,070
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,270
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,240
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,580
Fayetteville, NC $47,350
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $55,570
Rocky Mount, NC $43,940
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,470
$51,468
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 ($63,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $61,280
Grand Forks, ND-MN $60,940
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $63,140
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,640
$61,000
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 ($64,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $59,720
Lincoln, NE $58,290
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,250
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,220
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $58,230
$58,942
New Hampshire

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

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($65,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $60,410
Portsmouth, NH-ME $64,140
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,080
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,700
$62,333
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($88,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $88,670
Trenton, NJ $82,950
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $72,610
$81,410
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($75,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $75,560
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM N/A
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $54,880
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $51,210
$60,550
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($57,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV N/A
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $57,490
$57,490
New York

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

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($86,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $73,640
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $59,330
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $83,950
Rochester, NY $63,870
Syracuse, NY $73,160
Utica-Rome, NY $64,900
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $70,500
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $60,780
Glens Falls, NY $70,670
Kingston, NY $86,120
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $64,870
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $69,690
$70,123
Ohio

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

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($65,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $53,790
Toledo, OH $45,750
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $62,310
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,270
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,890
Canton-Massillon, OH $60,540
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $50,590
Columbus, OH $63,330
Dayton, OH $59,800
Lima, OH $60,680
Mansfield, OH $45,410
Springfield, OH $65,870
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $59,630
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,650
$57,179
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($53,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $53,710
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,050
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,020
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,710
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,270
$49,152
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 ($85,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salem, OR $73,630
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $85,440
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,000
$68,690
Pennsylvania

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

Lancaster, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($73,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $66,410
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $70,390
Pittsburgh, PA $65,270
Altoona, PA $46,380
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $59,680
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $64,660
Erie, PA $58,080
Gettysburg, PA $64,140
Johnstown, PA $53,980
Lancaster, PA $73,640
Reading, PA $70,710
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $62,810
State College, PA $60,670
Williamsport, PA $70,140
York-Hanover, PA $63,940
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $69,080
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55,860
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,900
$63,152
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($37,590) for a bachelor'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 (Bachelor's)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($58,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $54,070
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Columbia, SC $58,810
Florence, SC $47,710
Spartanburg, SC $45,210
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,660
$51,492
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 ($48,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,140
Sioux Falls, SD $48,600
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,270
$45,337
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($56,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $54,260
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $56,790
Jackson, TN $55,300
Johnson City, TN $49,730
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $48,680
Knoxville, TN $53,190
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,560
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,290
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,740
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,180
$52,272
Texas

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

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($71,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX $50,300
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $58,280
El Paso, TX $56,910
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $60,360
Killeen-Temple, TX $55,160
Laredo, TX $58,080
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $59,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $58,920
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,570
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,990
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,870
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,600
Amarillo, TX $63,090
Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,110
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $58,160
Corpus Christi, TX $71,330
Longview, TX $61,550
Lubbock, TX $50,090
Midland, TX $60,020
Sherman-Denison, TX $53,730
Texarkana, TX-AR $48,190
Tyler, TX $48,510
Waco, TX $58,740
Wichita Falls, TX $47,370
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,810
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,240
$55,885
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($59,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $30,860
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,820
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,340
$48,673
Virginia

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

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($79,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $67,130
Charlottesville, VA $51,820
Harrisonburg, VA $50,070
Richmond, VA $52,530
Roanoke, VA $79,320
Winchester, VA-WV $78,750
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,490
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,880
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,950
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,220
$59,116
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($67,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,130
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $67,920
$66,025
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($60,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,450
Madison, WI $58,280
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $60,250
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,940
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,170
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,080
Green Bay, WI $48,740
Sheboygan, WI $51,700
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,180
$54,643
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($52,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Morgantown, WV $49,060
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,170
$50,615
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($59,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,160
$59,160

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 bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $58,186. 

  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: 0.24    

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, Secondary School

Teach academic, social, and life skills to secondary 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: 0.6    

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
  • Career and Transition Teacher
  • Career Preparation Instructor
  • Cross Categorical Special Education Teacher
  • Deaf Teacher
  • ED Special Education Teacher (Emotional Disability Special Education Teacher)
  • Education Specialist
  • Emotionally Impaired Teacher
  • Exceptional Children's Teacher (EC Teacher)
  • Exceptional Student Education Teacher (ESE Teacher)
  • Handicapped Teacher
  • Hearing Impaired Teacher
  • High School Learning Support Teacher
  • High School Special Education Teacher
  • Inclusion Special Educator
  • Inclusion Specialist
  • Interrelated Special Education Teacher
  • Learning Disabilities Special Education Teacher (LD Special Education Teacher)
  • Learning Disabled Teacher
  • Learning Specialist
  • Learning Support Teacher
  • Life Skills Teacher
  • Lip Reading Teacher
  • MI Teacher (Mentally Impaired Teacher)
  • MR Teacher (Mentally Retarded Teacher)
  • Physically Impaired Teacher
  • Reading Specialist
  • Remedial Reading
  • Math
  • or Other Subject Teacher
  • Resource Center Teacher
  • Resource Specialist
  • Resource Specialist Teacher
  • Resource Teacher
  • RSP Specialist (Resource Specialist Program Specialist)
  • Secondary School Special Education Teacher (Secondary School Special Ed Teacher)
  • Secondary Special Education Teacher
  • SED High School Teacher (Serious Emotional Disability High School Teacher)
  • Self-Contained Classroom Special Education Teacher
  • Severe Emotional Disorders High School Teacher
  • Sign Language Teacher
  • Special Day Class Teacher (SDC Teacher)
  • Special Education Inclusion Teacher
  • Special Education Instructor
  • Special Education Itinerant Teacher
  • Special Education Resource Teacher
  • Special Education Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Transition Teacher
  • Visually Impaired Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $59,332
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $17,329 per year (or $21,643 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $69,316 to earn a doctorate (or $86,572 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($99,784 if you're in-state, $118,584 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($34,658 if you're in-state, $43,286 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $24,946 per year (or $29,646 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $99,784 to earn a bachelor's (or $118,584 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Education & Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs Degrees

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 Hunter College

695 Park Ave - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,332/year
In-state cost: $7,382/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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CUNY Lehman College

250 Bedford Park Blvd West - Bronx, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,360/year
In-state cost: $7,410/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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CUNY Queens College

65-30 Kissena Blvd - Queens, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,488/year
In-state cost: $7,538/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate, Certificate

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Lee University

1120 N Ocoee St - Cleveland, TN

Out-of-state cost: $19,540/year
In-state cost: $19,540/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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College of Saint Mary

7000 Mercy Rd. - Omaha, NE

Out-of-state cost: $21,370/year
In-state cost: $21,370/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Nebraska at Omaha

6001 Dodge St - Omaha, NE

Out-of-state cost: $21,718/year
In-state cost: $8,136/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Illinois State University

North And School Streets - Normal, IL

Out-of-state cost: $22,278/year
In-state cost: $13,115/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Central Connecticut State University

1615 Stanley St - New Britain, CT

Out-of-state cost: $24,906/year
In-state cost: $11,502/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Siena Heights University

1247 E. Siena Heights Dr. - Adrian, MI

Out-of-state cost: $27,642/year
In-state cost: $27,642/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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Molloy College

1000 Hempstead Ave - Rockville Centre, NY

Out-of-state cost: $32,550/year
In-state cost: $32,550/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate

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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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Niagara University

Lewiston Road - Niagara University, NY

Out-of-state cost: $35,240/year
In-state cost: $35,240/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate

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Marian University

3200 Cold Spring Rd - Indianapolis, IN

Out-of-state cost: $36,000/year
In-state cost: $36,000/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Messiah University

One University Avenue - Mechanicsburg, PA

Out-of-state cost: $37,180/year
In-state cost: $37,180/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Connecticut

352 Mansfield Road - Storrs, CT

Out-of-state cost: $40,502/year
In-state cost: $17,834/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Adelphi University

South Ave - Garden City, NY

Out-of-state cost: $41,435/year
In-state cost: $41,435/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Assumption University

500 Salisbury St - Worcester, MA

Out-of-state cost: $43,978/year
In-state cost: $43,978/year
Degrees: Certificate, Certificate

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St. John's University-New York

8000 Utopia Pky - Queens, NY

Out-of-state cost: $44,130/year
In-state cost: $44,130/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Education & Teaching of Individuals in Secondary 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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The College of Saint Rose

432 Western Ave - Albany, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,308/year
In-state cost: $15,308/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Michigan-Flint

303 E. Kearsley Street - Flint, MI

Out-of-state cost: $18,202/year
In-state cost: $12,316/year
Degrees: Master's

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Upper Iowa University

605 Washington St - Fayette, IA

Out-of-state cost: $19,152/year
In-state cost: $19,152/year
Degrees: Master's

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Carlow University

3333 Fifth Ave - Pittsburgh, PA

Out-of-state cost: $20,164/year
In-state cost: $20,164/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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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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SUNY Buffalo State

1300 Elmwood Ave - Buffalo, NY

Out-of-state cost: $23,905/year
In-state cost: $12,115/year
Degrees: Master's

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Temple University

1801 North Broad Street - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $24,236/year
In-state cost: $17,846/year
Degrees: Master's

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SUNY Oneonta

108 Ravine Parkway - Oneonta, NY

Out-of-state cost: $24,311/year
In-state cost: $12,521/year
Degrees: Master's

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SUNY College at Oswego

7060 State Route 104 - Oswego, NY

Out-of-state cost: $24,331/year
In-state cost: $12,541/year
Degrees: Master's

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State University of New York at New Paltz

1 Hawk Drive - New Paltz, NY

Out-of-state cost: $24,389/year
In-state cost: $12,599/year
Degrees: Master's

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SUNY College at Plattsburgh

101 Broad Street - Plattsburgh, NY

Out-of-state cost: $24,604/year
In-state cost: $12,814/year
Degrees: Master's

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SUNY Cortland

Miller Building - Cortland, NY

Out-of-state cost: $24,707/year
In-state cost: $12,917/year
Degrees: Master's

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SUNY at Albany

1400 Washington Avenue - Albany, NY

Out-of-state cost: $25,225/year
In-state cost: $13,435/year
Degrees: Master's

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Hofstra University

100 Hofstra University - Hempstead, NY

Out-of-state cost: $27,172/year
In-state cost: $27,172/year
Degrees: Master's

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George Washington University

1918 F Street, NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $31,824/year
In-state cost: $31,824/year
Degrees: Master's

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Syracuse University

900 South Crouse Ave. - Syracuse, NY

Out-of-state cost: $41,714/year
In-state cost: $41,714/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

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