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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Indian & Native American Education Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the design and implementation of instructional and advising services for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Hawaiian Native students at various learning levels and that prepares individuals to perform teaching and administrative functions in Tribal/First Nation schools. Includes instruction in the cultural traditions and social patterns, history and politics, learning styles and issues, curriculum design, LEP and minority education strategies, counseling techniques and social issues, rural education services, distance education, adult education techniques, school administration, applicable laws and regulations, and research issues.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

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

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $59,165
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.1%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,103/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,213/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,981/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,931/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,593/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,176/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

DOCTORATE Most Required Degree
Doctorate

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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: $59,165

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($85,412) in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($43,810).

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,810
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,380
$41,095
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($51,780).

Tucson, AZ $51,780
$51,780
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($110,710).

Fresno, CA $99,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $110,710
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $59,100
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,160
Stockton-Lodi, CA $102,340
$85,412
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($54,960).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,960
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,510
$51,735
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $84,080
New Haven, CT $69,640
$76,860
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($79,600).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($24,650).

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,650
$24,650
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($63,040).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $50,330
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,040
$56,685
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($66,880).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,900
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,750
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $66,880
$60,510
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($75,090).

Springfield, MA-CT $75,090
Worcester, MA-CT $73,790
$74,440
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($59,340).

Portland-South Portland, ME $59,340
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $57,180
$58,260
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $70,810
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,020
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $84,540
$70,790
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $72,130
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $71,610
Greensboro-High Point, NC $71,460
Raleigh, NC $65,110
Wilmington, NC $67,010
Winston-Salem, NC $67,610
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,500
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,210
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,140
$66,087
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($63,300).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,300
$63,300
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($52,080).

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 Salary Values for New Jersey

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($57,610).

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 Salary Values for Nevada

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

Reno, NV $79,660
$79,660
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($76,310).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,350
Toledo, OH $76,310
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $58,610
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,160
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,030
$64,692
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($72,880).

Salem, OR $72,880
$72,880
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($81,530).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $61,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $66,020
Pittsburgh, PA $81,530
$69,627
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($39,750).

Ponce, PR $23,030
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,750
$31,390
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,170
$58,905
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($65,200).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,200
$65,200
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($68,650).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $65,550
$67,100
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($92,170).

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,400
College Station-Bryan, TX $92,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $56,030
El Paso, TX $68,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $61,260
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,040
Laredo, TX $41,620
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $54,170
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $39,550
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,950
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,650
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,980
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,220
$54,655
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($63,720).

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,720
$63,720
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

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

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,360
Madison, WI $77,130
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $58,910
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,540
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,030
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,890
$59,477
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($30,240).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $30,240
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,560
$25,400
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

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

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

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $59,165

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($85,412) in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,810
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,380
$41,095
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

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

Tucson, AZ $51,780
$51,780
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

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

Fresno, CA $99,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $110,710
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $59,100
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,160
Stockton-Lodi, CA $102,340
$85,412
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,960
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,510
$51,735
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $84,080
New Haven, CT $69,640
$76,860
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($79,600) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

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

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,650
$24,650
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $50,330
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,040
$56,685
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,900
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,750
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $66,880
$60,510
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

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

Springfield, MA-CT $75,090
Worcester, MA-CT $73,790
$74,440
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($59,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $59,340
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $57,180
$58,260
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $70,810
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,020
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $84,540
$70,790
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($76,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $72,130
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $71,610
Greensboro-High Point, NC $71,460
Raleigh, NC $65,110
Wilmington, NC $67,010
Winston-Salem, NC $67,610
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,500
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,210
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,140
$66,087
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,300
$63,300
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

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

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

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

Reno, NV $79,660
$79,660
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,350
Toledo, OH $76,310
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $58,610
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,160
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,030
$64,692
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

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

Salem, OR $72,880
$72,880
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

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

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $61,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $66,020
Pittsburgh, PA $81,530
$69,627
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

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

Ponce, PR $23,030
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,750
$31,390
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($60,170) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,170
$58,905
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($65,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,200
$65,200
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $65,550
$67,100
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

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

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,400
College Station-Bryan, TX $92,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $56,030
El Paso, TX $68,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $61,260
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,040
Laredo, TX $41,620
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $54,170
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $39,550
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,950
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,650
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,980
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,220
$54,655
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($63,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,720
$63,720
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

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

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $58,360
Madison, WI $77,130
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $58,910
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,540
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,030
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,890
$59,477
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $30,240
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,560
$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

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $59,165. 

  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: 0.35    

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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

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $10,931 per year (or $16,980 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $43,724 to earn a doctorate (or $67,920 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($52,848 if you're in-state, $72,408 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($21,862 if you're in-state, $33,960 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Indian & Native American Education Degrees

Oglala Lakota College

490 Piya Wiconi Road - Kyle, SD

Out-of-state cost: $2,684/year
In-state cost: $2,684/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of South Dakota

414 E Clark St - Vermillion, SD

Out-of-state cost: $12,807/year
In-state cost: $9,332/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Northeastern State University

600 N Grand - Tahlequah, OK

Out-of-state cost: $15,315/year
In-state cost: $6,915/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate

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University of Wyoming

Corner Of Ninth And Ivinson - Laramie, WY

Out-of-state cost: $15,913/year
In-state cost: $4,921/year
Degrees: Certificate

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University of Minnesota-Duluth

515 Darland Administration Bldg - Duluth, MN

Out-of-state cost: $18,776/year
In-state cost: $13,576/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Arizona

1401 E University - Tucson, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $34,667/year
In-state cost: $12,384/year
Degrees: Certificate

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The College of Saint Scholastica

1200 Kenwood Ave - Duluth, MN

Out-of-state cost: $39,410/year
In-state cost: $39,410/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Tulsa

800 South Tucker Drive - Tulsa, OK

Out-of-state cost: $43,450/year
In-state cost: $43,450/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Indian & Native American Education Degrees

Arizona State University Digital Immersion

1475 N Scottsdale Rd - Scottsdale, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $6,724/year
In-state cost: $6,724/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

2420 Nicolet Dr - Green Bay, WI

Out-of-state cost: $19,126/year
In-state cost: $9,571/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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