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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Degree

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. Develop and apply biostatistical theory and methods to the study of life sciences. Prepare studies for proposed transportation projects. Develop transportation models or simulations.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $68,437
    "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.): 10.84%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 4-6 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $30,817/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,998/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,936/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,056/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $28,835/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,517/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: $68,437

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Maryland ($91,727) in the California-Lexington Park, MD metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($83,795).

Fairbanks, AK $73,953
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $83,795
$77,890
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($123,695).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $66,665
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $72,503
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $72,795
Decatur, AL $67,700
Dothan, AL $123,695
Huntsville, AL $73,532
Mobile, AL $63,213
Montgomery, AL $60,652
Tuscaloosa, AL $66,155
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,765
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,680
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $69,023
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,740
$69,618
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($69,750).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,870
Hot Springs, AR $69,750
Jonesboro, AR $31,590
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $39,540
Pine Bluff, AR $36,370
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,750
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,395
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,710
$41,408
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($79,250).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $60,480
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $78,610
Prescott, AZ $76,870
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,650
Tucson, AZ $79,250
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $73,060
$75,998
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($114,603).

Chico, CA $65,940
El Centro, CA $71,900
Fresno, CA $81,553
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $73,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $94,598
Madera, CA $74,310
Merced, CA $76,660
Modesto, CA $70,290
Napa, CA $76,880
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $98,880
Redding, CA $63,060
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $87,840
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $81,412
Salinas, CA $82,030
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $81,958
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $114,603
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $105,440
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $75,910
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $89,180
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $80,707
Santa Rosa, CA $87,830
Stockton-Lodi, CA $93,810
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $80,985
Visalia-Porterville, CA $76,200
Yuba City, CA $78,095
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $73,770
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $73,660
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $72,430
$85,949
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Greeley, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($90,670).

Colorado Springs, CO $76,080
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $82,030
Fort Collins, CO $81,773
Grand Junction, CO $67,860
Greeley, CO $90,670
Pueblo, CO $53,960
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $73,570
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $68,265
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $84,050
$77,480
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($97,750).

Danbury, CT $93,200
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $85,613
New Haven, CT $84,598
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $84,690
Waterbury, CT $97,750
$86,757
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($92,080).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $92,080
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $60,910
Gainesville, FL $63,360
Homosassa Springs, FL $60,780
Jacksonville, FL $75,665
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $61,620
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $76,954
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $66,070
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $73,030
Ocala, FL $52,720
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $77,222
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $88,035
Panama City, FL $89,060
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $86,035
Port St. Lucie, FL $60,560
Punta Gorda, FL $73,400
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $79,540
Sebring, FL $38,490
Tallahassee, FL $56,870
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $79,024
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $89,070
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $57,330
$73,906
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($105,360).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $81,760
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $105,360
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $94,210
Columbus, GA-AL $79,290
Dalton, GA $74,350
Gainesville, GA $79,620
Macon, GA $60,350
Rome, GA $74,570
Savannah, GA $83,200
Valdosta, GA $74,130
Warner Robins, GA $83,200
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,730
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $64,760
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,795
$79,836
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($75,055).

Urban Honolulu, HI $75,055
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $60,960
$68,008
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($86,070).

Cedar Rapids, IA $86,070
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $85,190
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $66,538
Dubuque, IA $75,520
Iowa City, IA $72,758
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $74,930
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $73,340
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $72,500
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $64,090
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $71,500
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $65,960
$71,687
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($76,290).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $64,338
Idaho Falls, ID $76,290
Lewiston, ID-WA $70,210
Pocatello, ID $59,818
Twin Falls, ID $55,503
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,678
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $60,193
$63,575
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($95,110).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $95,110
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $91,910
Danville, IL $70,730
Kankakee, IL $63,120
Peoria, IL $84,693
Rockford, IL $59,790
Springfield, IL $76,080
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $81,610
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $61,970
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $67,925
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,550
$74,118
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($68,387).

Columbus, IN $68,387
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $61,830
Evansville, IN-KY $59,137
Fort Wayne, IN $54,760
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $64,263
Kokomo, IN $58,595
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $65,030
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $50,437
Muncie, IN $60,473
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $57,430
Terre Haute, IN $61,420
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,360
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,167
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $63,077
$59,902
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($65,647).

Manhattan, KS $60,617
Topeka, KS $62,643
Wichita, KS $65,647
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $56,220
$61,282
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($84,948).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $79,290
Lexington-Fayette, KY $63,170
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $84,948
Owensboro, KY $74,260
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,290
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,095
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,407
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $67,755
$69,854
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($108,250).

Baton Rouge, LA $72,530
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $85,700
Lafayette, LA $108,250
Lake Charles, LA $76,400
Monroe, LA $62,550
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $76,790
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $80,555
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $68,280
$79,068
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($102,300).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $102,300
Leominster-Gardner, MA $89,290
New Bedford, MA $87,690
Pittsfield, MA $77,040
Springfield, MA-CT $84,290
Worcester, MA-CT $83,325
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $85,540
$85,795
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($111,750).

California-Lexington Park, MD $111,750
Cumberland, MD-WV $77,310
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $92,453
Salisbury, MD-DE $100,850
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $74,820
$91,727
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($75,090).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $75,090
Portland-South Portland, ME $70,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $59,137
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,150
$66,577
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Midland, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($107,460).

Battle Creek, MI $76,800
Bay City, MI $79,950
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $82,436
Flint, MI $79,560
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $67,266
Jackson, MI $95,630
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $85,655
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $68,800
Midland, MI $107,460
Monroe, MI $71,430
Muskegon, MI $84,120
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $72,820
Saginaw, MI $92,030
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $71,670
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $81,970
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $67,680
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $90,730
$78,168
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($89,950).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $64,530
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $82,250
Rochester, MN $89,950
St. Cloud, MN $78,900
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,350
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $68,880
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $68,390
$73,688
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($88,870).

Columbia, MO $66,410
Jefferson City, MO $72,610
Joplin, MO $60,280
Kansas City, MO-KS $88,870
St. Joseph, MO-KS $74,520
St. Louis, MO-IL $78,730
Springfield, MO $62,735
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,730
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,175
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,060
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $79,170
$73,117
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($76,033).

Hattiesburg, MS $62,237
Jackson, MS $64,080
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $60,737
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,257
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $60,190
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $76,033
$63,589
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($76,630).

Missoula, MT $76,630
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,330
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $75,680
$74,213
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($89,680).

Burlington, NC $83,160
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $84,950
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $88,832
Fayetteville, NC $78,510
Goldsboro, NC $63,760
Greensboro-High Point, NC $75,750
Greenville, NC $78,640
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $62,470
Jacksonville, NC $76,810
New Bern, NC $88,440
Raleigh, NC $89,680
Rocky Mount, NC $83,670
Wilmington, NC $77,280
Winston-Salem, NC $86,560
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,440
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,440
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $73,110
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,485
$80,764
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($89,100).

Fargo, ND-MN $63,690
Grand Forks, ND-MN $89,100
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $69,010
$73,933
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($75,473).

Lincoln, NE $62,060
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $75,473
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,680
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,965
$68,299
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($83,754).

Manchester, NH $73,714
Portsmouth, NH-ME $83,754
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $67,026
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,662
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $72,130
$73,057
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($80,735).

Trenton, NJ $80,735
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $78,780
Ocean City, NJ $48,080
$73,422
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($66,085).

Farmington, NM $62,530
Las Cruces, NM $61,865
Santa Fe, NM $53,050
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,085
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,457
$60,221
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($73,577).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $73,290
Reno, NV $73,577
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,010
$71,606
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($100,258).

Binghamton, NY $75,055
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $72,505
Glens Falls, NY $78,700
Ithaca, NY $85,670
Kingston, NY $76,290
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $100,258
Rochester, NY $84,368
Syracuse, NY $76,825
Utica-Rome, NY $88,155
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $70,420
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,955
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $57,535
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $75,680
$80,309
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($82,830).

Canton-Massillon, OH $78,070
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $82,830
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $78,398
Columbus, OH $79,703
Dayton, OH $82,773
Mansfield, OH $79,220
Springfield, OH $76,410
Toledo, OH $68,680
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $62,490
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $69,015
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $67,593
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $65,990
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,045
$75,411
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($76,730).

Oklahoma City, OK $76,730
Tulsa, OK $65,900
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $76,720
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $64,450
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,250
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,870
$67,249
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($91,045).

Corvallis, OR $74,360
Eugene, OR $75,130
Medford, OR $76,180
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $91,045
Salem, OR $77,570
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,110
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $85,480
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,390
$79,418
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($99,550).

Altoona, PA $65,260
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $72,310
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $99,550
East Stroudsburg, PA $78,450
Erie, PA $81,980
Gettysburg, PA $89,780
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $67,665
Johnstown, PA $60,590
Lancaster, PA $78,400
Lebanon, PA $67,750
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $89,032
Pittsburgh, PA $76,998
Reading, PA $83,790
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,150
State College, PA $73,840
York-Hanover, PA $90,110
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $78,770
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $73,620
$77,800
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($47,604).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,480
Ponce, PR $37,465
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $47,604
$43,804
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($90,810).

Columbia, SC $67,923
Florence, SC $63,500
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $74,783
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $75,050
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $76,870
Spartanburg, SC $90,810
Sumter, SC $83,760
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,540
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,090
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,660
$72,608
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($68,185).

Sioux Falls, SD $68,185
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,260
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,200
$62,757
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($85,630).

Clarksville, TN-KY $65,270
Cleveland, TN $68,800
Jackson, TN $58,190
Johnson City, TN $68,280
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $76,010
Knoxville, TN $73,735
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $75,470
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $69,168
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $73,520
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $82,670
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $79,890
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $85,630
$72,887
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($105,700).

Amarillo, TX $65,920
Austin-Round Rock, TX $87,720
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $105,700
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $45,570
College Station-Bryan, TX $69,906
Corpus Christi, TX $79,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $83,226
El Paso, TX $75,450
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $83,452
Killeen-Temple, TX $71,343
Longview, TX $93,950
Lubbock, TX $56,270
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $63,370
Midland, TX $99,700
Odessa, TX $101,690
San Angelo, TX $76,810
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $71,108
Sherman-Denison, TX $72,830
Texarkana, TX-AR $65,790
Tyler, TX $54,780
Waco, TX $76,720
Wichita Falls, TX $70,040
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $70,955
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,680
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $76,780
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,435
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,220
Laredo, TX $41,620
$72,648
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($76,720).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,720
Provo-Orem, UT $59,440
Salt Lake City, UT $72,523
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,850
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,150
$67,961
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($128,090).

Charlottesville, VA $91,120
Harrisonburg, VA $87,560
Lynchburg, VA $74,880
Richmond, VA $76,915
Roanoke, VA $80,410
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $75,830
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $82,148
Winchester, VA-WV $92,090
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,480
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,980
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $109,100
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $128,090
$83,628
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($65,743).

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $65,743
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $56,730
$62,138
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($87,420).

Eau Claire, WI $67,380
Fond du Lac, WI $79,230
Green Bay, WI $85,840
Janesville-Beloit, WI $87,420
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $61,910
Madison, WI $76,713
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,493
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $83,280
Racine, WI $81,960
Sheboygan, WI $74,570
Wausau, WI $69,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $74,430
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,575
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $71,710
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,465
$72,785
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($82,400).

Charleston, WV $55,707
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $51,850
Morgantown, WV $71,987
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $82,400
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $71,120
Wheeling, WV-OH $64,080
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,168
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $75,103
$63,895
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($66,856).

Cheyenne, WY $63,138
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $66,856
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,076
$63,023

Master's

Average Salary Median: $75,889

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is New Jersey ($98,615) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($112,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $81,120
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $112,630
$96,875
Alabama

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

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($174,480) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $84,020
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $91,210
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $92,740
Decatur, AL $67,230
Dothan, AL $174,480
Huntsville, AL $78,160
Mobile, AL $68,690
Montgomery, AL $62,043
Tuscaloosa, AL $74,070
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $65,770
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $65,530
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $76,510
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,371
Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($69,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,870
Hot Springs, AR $69,750
Jonesboro, AR $31,590
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $39,540
Pine Bluff, AR $36,370
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,750
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,980
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,040
$41,486
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($88,113) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $60,480
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $78,610
Prescott, AZ $76,870
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,650
Tucson, AZ $88,113
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $66,830
$74,759
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($120,087) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $65,940
El Centro, CA $71,900
Fresno, CA $73,940
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $73,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $97,400
Madera, CA $74,310
Merced, CA $76,660
Modesto, CA $70,290
Napa, CA $76,880
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $98,880
Redding, CA $63,060
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $80,223
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $89,090
Salinas, CA $82,030
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $89,557
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $120,087
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $112,060
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $73,050
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $89,180
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $80,707
Santa Rosa, CA $87,830
Stockton-Lodi, CA $85,280
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $83,890
Visalia-Porterville, CA $76,200
Yuba City, CA $76,580
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $61,720
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $73,660
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $72,430
$81,294
Colorado

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

Greeley, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($90,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $76,080
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $88,230
Fort Collins, CO $88,637
Grand Junction, CO $67,860
Greeley, CO $90,670
Pueblo, CO $53,960
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $73,570
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $88,020
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $84,050
$79,009
Connecticut

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

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($97,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $93,200
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $86,123
New Haven, CT $89,847
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $84,690
Waterbury, CT $97,750
$90,322
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($92,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $92,080
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $60,910
Gainesville, FL $63,360
Homosassa Springs, FL $60,780
Jacksonville, FL $76,210
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $61,620
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $74,627
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $66,070
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $73,030
Ocala, FL $52,720
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $76,567
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $85,960
Panama City, FL $89,060
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $87,687
Port St. Lucie, FL $60,560
Punta Gorda, FL $73,400
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $79,540
Sebring, FL $38,490
Tallahassee, FL $49,160
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $87,407
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $89,070
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,650
$70,225
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($105,360) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $81,760
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $105,360
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $91,240
Columbus, GA-AL $79,290
Dalton, GA $74,350
Gainesville, GA $79,620
Macon, GA $60,350
Rome, GA $74,570
Savannah, GA $83,200
Valdosta, GA $74,130
Warner Robins, GA $83,200
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,730
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $64,760
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $78,940
$78,893
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($79,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $79,200
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $68,290
$73,745
Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($86,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $86,070
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $85,190
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $71,940
Dubuque, IA $75,520
Iowa City, IA $73,223
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $74,930
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $73,340
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $72,500
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $65,140
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $71,500
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $65,960
$74,119
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($80,447) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $67,480
Idaho Falls, ID $80,447
Lewiston, ID-WA $76,100
Pocatello, ID $62,453
Twin Falls, ID $58,317
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $63,343
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $64,413
$67,508
Illinois

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

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($95,110) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $95,110
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $91,910
Danville, IL $70,730
Kankakee, IL $63,120
Peoria, IL $84,693
Rockford, IL $59,790
Springfield, IL $76,080
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $81,610
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $70,150
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $78,800
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,550
$75,595
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($105,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $105,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $67,970
Evansville, IN-KY $62,130
Fort Wayne, IN $60,360
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $77,140
Kokomo, IN $67,900
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $80,440
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $59,280
Muncie, IN $73,320
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $60,370
Terre Haute, IN $73,790
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $69,880
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $79,950
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $85,670
$73,100
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($65,647) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $60,617
Topeka, KS $62,643
Wichita, KS $65,647
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $56,220
$61,282
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($87,367) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $79,290
Lexington-Fayette, KY $63,170
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $87,367
Owensboro, KY $74,260
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,290
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,440
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,100
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,700
$66,827
Louisiana

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

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($108,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $72,530
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $85,700
Lafayette, LA $108,250
Lake Charles, LA $76,400
Monroe, LA $62,550
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $76,790
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $84,400
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $68,280
$79,363
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($102,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $102,300
Leominster-Gardner, MA $89,290
New Bedford, MA $87,690
Pittsfield, MA $77,040
Springfield, MA-CT $93,490
Worcester, MA-CT $86,503
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $85,540
$88,836
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($111,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $111,750
Cumberland, MD-WV $77,310
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $92,453
Salisbury, MD-DE $100,850
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $74,820
$91,437
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($84,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $78,980
Portland-South Portland, ME $84,260
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,960
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,067
Michigan

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

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($107,460) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $76,800
Bay City, MI $79,950
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $82,897
Flint, MI $79,560
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $73,863
Jackson, MI $95,630
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $86,770
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $69,690
Midland, MI $107,460
Monroe, MI $71,430
Muskegon, MI $84,120
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $72,820
Saginaw, MI $92,030
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $71,670
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $81,970
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $67,680
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $90,730
$81,475
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($89,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $64,530
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $88,410
Rochester, MN $89,950
St. Cloud, MN $78,900
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,350
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $68,880
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $68,390
$73,344
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($96,097) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $66,410
Jefferson City, MO $72,610
Joplin, MO $60,280
Kansas City, MO-KS $96,097
St. Joseph, MO-KS $74,520
St. Louis, MO-IL $85,633
Springfield, MO $62,330
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,120
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,700
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,060
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $79,170
$71,994
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($76,033) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $62,237
Jackson, MS $64,080
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $60,737
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,257
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $60,190
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $76,033
$63,589
Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($76,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $76,630
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,330
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $75,680
$74,213
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($104,163) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $83,160
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $97,770
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $104,163
Fayetteville, NC $78,510
Goldsboro, NC $63,760
Greensboro-High Point, NC $80,040
Greenville, NC $78,640
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $62,470
Jacksonville, NC $76,810
New Bern, NC $88,440
Raleigh, NC $101,193
Rocky Mount, NC $83,670
Wilmington, NC $87,550
Winston-Salem, NC $92,877
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,380
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,440
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $87,010
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $103,830
$83,095
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($89,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $63,690
Grand Forks, ND-MN $89,100
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $69,010
$73,933
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($75,473) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $62,060
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $75,473
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,680
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,630
$65,961
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 ($97,040) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $82,433
Portsmouth, NH-ME $97,040
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $78,807
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,223
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $80,960
$82,893
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 ($99,140) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $99,140
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $98,090
Ocean City, NJ N/A
$98,615
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($89,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $75,190
Las Cruces, NM $66,120
Santa Fe, NM $55,080
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $89,370
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $63,480
$69,848
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($80,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $73,290
Reno, NV $80,700
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,010
$72,667
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($107,453) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $65,980
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $82,387
Glens Falls, NY $78,700
Ithaca, NY $85,670
Kingston, NY $76,290
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $107,453
Rochester, NY $92,377
Syracuse, NY $74,520
Utica-Rome, NY $67,570
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $70,420
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $67,530
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $71,240
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $75,680
$78,140
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($88,323) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $78,070
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $88,323
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $80,813
Columbus, OH $82,350
Dayton, OH $78,063
Mansfield, OH $79,220
Springfield, OH $76,410
Toledo, OH $61,050
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $66,370
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $73,870
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $67,593
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $65,990
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $82,060
$75,399
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($76,730) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $76,730
Tulsa, OK $62,843
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $76,720
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $64,450
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,250
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $67,030
$68,504
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($92,050) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $74,360
Eugene, OR $75,130
Medford, OR $76,180
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $92,050
Salem, OR $79,133
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,110
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $85,480
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,390
$78,979
Pennsylvania

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

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($99,550) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $65,260
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $72,310
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $99,550
East Stroudsburg, PA $78,450
Erie, PA $81,980
Gettysburg, PA $89,780
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $69,777
Johnstown, PA $60,590
Lancaster, PA $78,400
Lebanon, PA $67,750
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $97,613
Pittsburgh, PA $73,330
Reading, PA $83,790
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,150
State College, PA $73,840
York-Hanover, PA $90,110
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $73,050
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $73,620
$77,631
Puerto Rico

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

Ponce, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($51,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,480
Ponce, PR $51,900
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $44,270
$44,550
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($90,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $67,923
Florence, SC $63,500
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $80,497
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $75,050
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $76,870
Spartanburg, SC $90,810
Sumter, SC $83,760
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $78,910
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,090
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,660
$74,707
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 ($70,033) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $70,033
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $64,697
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,863
$65,198
Tennessee

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

East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($85,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $65,270
Cleveland, TN $68,800
Jackson, TN $58,190
Johnson City, TN $68,280
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $76,010
Knoxville, TN $71,293
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $78,720
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $73,587
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $73,520
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $82,670
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $79,890
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $85,630
$73,488
Texas

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

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($105,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $65,920
Austin-Round Rock, TX $87,720
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $105,700
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $42,740
College Station-Bryan, TX $64,033
Corpus Christi, TX $79,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $90,600
El Paso, TX $76,810
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $86,467
Killeen-Temple, TX $73,570
Longview, TX $93,950
Lubbock, TX $56,270
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $72,570
Midland, TX $99,700
Odessa, TX $101,690
San Angelo, TX $76,810
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $75,280
Sherman-Denison, TX $72,830
Texarkana, TX-AR $65,790
Tyler, TX $54,780
Waco, TX $76,720
Wichita Falls, TX $70,040
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $86,960
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $88,710
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $76,780
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,890
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $83,220
Laredo, TX N/A
$77,330
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($76,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,720
Provo-Orem, UT $59,440
Salt Lake City, UT $72,523
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,850
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,150
$66,137
Virginia

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

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($128,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $91,120
Harrisonburg, VA $87,560
Lynchburg, VA $74,880
Richmond, VA $73,863
Roanoke, VA $80,410
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $75,830
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $85,117
Winchester, VA-WV $92,090
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,480
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,980
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $109,100
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $128,090
$85,793
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($79,790) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $79,790
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,790
Wisconsin

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

South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($92,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $67,380
Fond du Lac, WI $79,230
Green Bay, WI $85,840
Janesville-Beloit, WI $87,420
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $65,460
Madison, WI $76,573
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $78,353
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $83,280
Racine, WI $81,960
Sheboygan, WI $74,570
Wausau, WI $69,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $74,430
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $70,610
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $92,390
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,040
$76,860
West Virginia

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

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($82,400) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $55,707
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,053
Morgantown, WV $71,987
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $82,400
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $71,120
Wheeling, WV-OH $64,080
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,370
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $75,103
$67,103
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($74,797) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $64,740
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $74,797
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $62,100
$67,212

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $70,258

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Georgia ($97,180) in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($73,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $73,980
Alaska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,980
Alabama

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

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

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

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($80,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $80,130
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $79,290
$79,710
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($98,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $70,970
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $86,190
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $87,820
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $80,690
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $85,960
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $98,150
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $85,580
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $78,770
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $78,080
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA $79,610
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $85,820
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,422
Colorado

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

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

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

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

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

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT $83,810
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
$83,810
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $74,030
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $92,620
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $76,810
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $90,110
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $81,080
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $64,580
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $82,340
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $68,010
$78,698
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($97,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $97,180
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$97,180
Hawaii

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

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

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

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($71,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA $71,360
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,360
Idaho

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($99,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($76,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $76,710
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,710
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

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

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

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

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

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $92,680
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,720
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $66,130
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,177
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($77,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $77,920
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,920
Mississippi N/A
Montana N/A
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 ($79,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $60,060
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $79,710
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,885
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,100
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,690
$68,412
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($68,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM N/A
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $68,280
$68,280
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($60,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $60,370
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,370
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($92,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $92,860
Rochester, NY $72,550
Syracuse, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$82,705
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($96,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $71,150
Columbus, OH $71,760
Dayton, OH $96,900
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,937
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($90,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $90,040
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$90,040
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($86,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $86,300
Pittsburgh, PA $83,470
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $84,490
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$84,753
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($65,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $65,460
$65,460
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($62,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($81,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN $81,060
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $72,540
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $59,530
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
$71,043
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($96,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX $65,260
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $88,300
El Paso, TX $81,060
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $96,600
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,420
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $90,150
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
$81,965
Utah N/A
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($91,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $86,070
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $91,670
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
$88,870
Vermont

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $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.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $64,750
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $65,350
Mobile, AL $59,370
Montgomery, AL $59,690
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $72,380
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
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.

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,810
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,380
$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.

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

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $99,750
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $110,710
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $59,100
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,160
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 Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA $102,340
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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.

Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,960
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
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,510
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.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $84,080
New Haven, CT $69,640
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT 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.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $68,270
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $79,600
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,560
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 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.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,650
$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.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $50,330
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,040
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.

Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,050
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
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
$44,374
Kansas 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.

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $75,090
Worcester, MA-CT $73,790
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.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
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.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $70,810
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,020
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $84,540
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 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.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,090
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, 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.

Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS $67,190
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
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
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.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $72,130
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $71,610
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $71,460
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $65,110
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC $67,010
Winston-Salem, NC $67,610
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,500
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,210
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,140
$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.

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

Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
Ocean City, NJ $48,080
$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.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
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
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $86,070
Rochester, NY $72,160
Syracuse, NY $79,130
Utica-Rome, NY $108,740
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,380
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $43,830
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.

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

Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $75,070
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,710
$67,890
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

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

Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA N/A
Salem, OR $72,880
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern 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.

Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $61,330
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $66,020
Pittsburgh, PA $81,530
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA 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.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Ponce, PR $23,030
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,750
$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.

Columbia, SC N/A
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,640
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,170
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 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.

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

Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $65,550
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.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,400
College Station-Bryan, TX $92,170
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
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
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $54,170
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $39,550
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,950
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,650
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,980
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,220
Laredo, TX $41,620
$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.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,720
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.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
$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.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,360
Madison, WI $77,130
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $58,910
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,540
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,030
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,890
$59,477
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $30,240
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $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

5 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a master's degree.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $75,889.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $70,258.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $59,165. 

  Management Analysts

Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants.

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    
  • Administrative Analyst
  • Business Analyst
  • Business Consultant
  • Business Development Analyst
  • Business Management Analyst
  • Business Management Consultant
  • Business Operations Analyst
  • Business Process Analyst
  • Business Process Consultant
  • Clerical Methods Analyst
  • Commercial Specialist
  • Dealer Analyst
  • Employment Programs Analyst
  • Forms Analyst
  • Health Information Management Business Analyst
  • Health Information Management Data Analyst
  • Health Program Analyst
  • Health Program Specialist
  • Health Systems Analyst
  • Healthcare Consultant
  • Human Resource Analyst (HR Analyst)
  • Industrial Analyst
  • Management Analyst
  • Management and Program Analyst
  • Management Consultant
  • Management Scientist
  • Management Systems Auditor
  • Operations Analyst
  • Organizational Development Consultant
  • Performance Consultant
  • Program Analyst
  • Program Development Specialist
  • Program Evaluator
  • Program Management Analyst
  • Project Management Analyst
  • Quality Control Analyst
  • Records Management Analyst
  • Reports Analyst
  • Survey Analyst
  • US Salary Median: $76,752
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Statisticians

Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.

Salary Ratio: 0.36    

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    
  • Analytical Statistician
  • Applied Scientist
  • Applied Statistician
  • Biometrician
  • Clinical Analyst
  • Clinical Data Coordinator
  • Clinical Documentation Consultant
  • Data Analyst
  • Data Analytics Specialist
  • Data Coordinator
  • Data Specialist
  • Demographer
  • Education Research Analyst
  • Environmental Statistician
  • Mathematical Statistician
  • Psychometric Consultant
  • Quantitative Methodologist
  • Research Analyst
  • Research Scientist
  • Research Statistician
  • Researcher
  • Sampling Expert
  • Sports Statistician
  • Statistical Analyst
  • Statistical Consultant
  • Statistical Engineer
  • Statistical Programmer
  • Statistical Reporting Analyst
  • Statistician
  • Survey Statistician
  • Time Study Statistician
  • Trend Investigator
  • US Salary Median: $78,002
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 14.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Biostatisticians

Develop and apply biostatistical theory and methods to the study of life sciences.

Salary Ratio: 0.36    

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    
  • Biomathematician
  • Biometrician
  • Biostatistical Consultant
  • Biostatistician
  • Clinical Biostatistician
  • NGS Biostatistician (Next-Generation Sequencing)
  • Research Biostatistician
  • Research Scientist
  • Statistical Scientist
  • US Salary Median: $78,002
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 14.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Transportation Planners

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

Salary Ratio: 0.56    

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

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

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

  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: 0.21    

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

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

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



Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $18,055 per year (or $26,935 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $36,110 to earn a master's (or $53,870 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($75,992 if you're in-state, $123,264 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $18,998 per year (or $30,816 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $75,992 to earn a bachelor's (or $123,264 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $18,055 per year (or $26,935 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $72,220 to earn a doctorate (or $107,740 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($75,992 if you're in-state, $123,264 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($36,110 if you're in-state, $53,870 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Degrees

University of North Dakota

264 Centennial Drive, Stop 8193 - Grand Forks, ND

Out-of-state cost: $14,546/year
In-state cost: $10,276/year
Degrees: Doctorate, Certificate

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University of Akron Main Campus

302 Buchtel Common - Akron, OH

Out-of-state cost: $17,765/year
In-state cost: $11,861/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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The Pennsylvania State University

201 Old Main - University Park, PA

Out-of-state cost: $24,901/year
In-state cost: $15,513/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

615 McCallie Ave - Chattanooga, TN

Out-of-state cost: $25,774/year
In-state cost: $9,656/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Western Kentucky University

1906 College Heights Blvd - Bowling Green, KY

Out-of-state cost: $26,496/year
In-state cost: $10,802/year
Degrees: Certificate

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln

1400 R Street - Lincoln, NE

Out-of-state cost: $26,692/year
In-state cost: $9,562/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Ball State University

2000 University Ave - Muncie, IN

Out-of-state cost: $27,132/year
In-state cost: $10,144/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Webster University

470 E Lockwood Ave. - Saint Louis, MO

Out-of-state cost: $28,700/year
In-state cost: $28,700/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Temple University

1801 North Broad Street - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $29,882/year
In-state cost: $16,970/year
Degrees: Certificate

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University of Georgia

Administration Building - Athens, GA

Out-of-state cost: $31,120/year
In-state cost: $12,080/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Indiana University-Bloomington

107 South Indiana Ave. - Bloomington, IN

Out-of-state cost: $37,600/year
In-state cost: $11,221/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Michigan State University

Out-of-state cost: $40,384/year
In-state cost: $15,555/year
Degrees: Certificate

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University of Rochester

Wilson Blvd. - Wallis Hall - Rochester, NY

Out-of-state cost: $58,241/year
In-state cost: $58,241/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Degrees

Southern Wesleyan University

907 Wesleyan Drive - Central, SC

Out-of-state cost: $13,726/year
In-state cost: $13,726/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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Clemson University

201 Sikes Hall - Clemson, SC

Out-of-state cost: $23,246/year
In-state cost: $11,796/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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Duquesne University

Administration Bldg 600 Forbes Ave - Pittsburgh, PA

Out-of-state cost: $24,048/year
In-state cost: $24,048/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Michigan-Dearborn

4901 Evergreen Rd - Dearborn, MI

Out-of-state cost: $25,072/year
In-state cost: $14,250/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Illinois Chicago

601 S Morgan - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $27,036/year
In-state cost: $17,121/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of California-Santa Cruz

1156 High St - Santa Cruz, CA

Out-of-state cost: $28,952/year
In-state cost: $13,850/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Western Michigan University

1903 W Michigan Ave - Kalamazoo, MI

Out-of-state cost: $31,355/year
In-state cost: $17,283/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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University of Kentucky

South Limestone - Lexington, KY

Out-of-state cost: $33,216/year
In-state cost: $13,538/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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A T Still University of Health Sciences

800 W Jefferson - Kirksville, MO

Out-of-state cost: $37,486/year
In-state cost: $37,486/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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Boston University

One Silber Way - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $57,666/year
In-state cost: $57,666/year
Degrees: Master's

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