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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an International Policy Analysis Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues related to relationships among nations and among governments and non-governmental entities. Includes instruction in international politics, governance, financial policy, and security affairs; globalization; economic and social policies of developing nations; and applications to specific public policy topics such as labor and employment, immigration, and human rights.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Study the origin, development, and operation of political systems. May study topics, such as public opinion, political decisionmaking, and ideology. May analyze the structure and operation of governments, as well as various political entities. May conduct public opinion surveys, analyze election results, or analyze public documents. Teach courses in political science, international affairs, and international relations.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $57,418
    "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.): 8.63%
    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.):  $40,191/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $33,733/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $27,113/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,137/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $33,949/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $28,199/yr

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

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $57,418

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Massachusetts ($87,593) in the Springfield, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($69,127).

Fairbanks, AK $69,127
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $66,333
$67,730
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

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

Auburn-Opelika, AL $51,983
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $58,797
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $50,457
Decatur, AL $63,010
Dothan, AL $63,893
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $56,723
Gadsden, AL $60,220
Huntsville, AL $61,977
Mobile, AL $57,280
Montgomery, AL $55,277
Tuscaloosa, AL $56,863
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,773
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,827
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,593
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,763
$56,896
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($67,655).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $49,670
Hot Springs, AR $50,980
Jonesboro, AR $45,700
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,790
Pine Bluff, AR $67,655
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,290
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,330
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,085
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,055
$51,284
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($58,840).

Tucson, AZ $58,840
$58,840
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($94,525).

Chico, CA $67,410
El Centro, CA $73,910
Fresno, CA $73,590
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $86,030
Madera, CA $70,410
Merced, CA $65,090
Modesto, CA $57,750
Napa, CA $78,470
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $82,080
Redding, CA $61,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $94,525
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $65,670
Salinas, CA $79,130
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $86,213
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $84,580
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $70,170
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $76,270
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $78,440
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $76,720
Santa Rosa, CA $84,470
Stockton-Lodi, CA $58,850
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $88,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA $60,000
Yuba City, CA $70,450
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $52,690
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,470
$74,615
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($63,335).

Colorado Springs, CO $59,285
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $63,335
Fort Collins, CO $58,310
Grand Junction, CO $54,175
Greeley, CO $54,630
Pueblo, CO $60,515
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,870
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,745
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $55,150
$56,113
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($94,770).

Danbury, CT $66,720
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,620
New Haven, CT $76,735
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,770
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$76,373
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 ($73,300).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,780
Gainesville, FL $51,810
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Jacksonville, FL $57,810
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $54,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $67,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $57,520
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,450
Ocala, FL $49,010
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $65,630
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $70,550
Panama City, FL $60,340
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $59,590
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,040
Punta Gorda, FL $45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $53,700
Sebring, FL $48,230
Tallahassee, FL $48,610
The Villages, FL $72,540
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,730
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,570
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $42,430
$57,408
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($68,330).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $68,330
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $58,795
Brunswick, GA $53,900
Columbus, GA-AL $62,260
Dalton, GA $52,590
Gainesville, GA $31,610
Hinesville, GA $64,290
Macon, GA $43,150
Rome, GA $63,960
Savannah, GA $64,010
Valdosta, GA $57,970
Warner Robins, GA $64,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,350
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,360
$56,860
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($67,580).

Cedar Rapids, IA $56,630
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $67,580
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $58,837
Dubuque, IA $46,943
Iowa City, IA $58,870
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $54,977
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $53,797
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,010
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,873
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,900
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,163
$54,465
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($58,760).

Columbus, IN $49,980
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $58,760
Evansville, IN-KY $57,640
Fort Wayne, IN $51,960
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,825
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $57,325
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $46,015
Muncie, IN $54,050
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
Terre Haute, IN $55,235
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,275
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,780
$52,795
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($54,817).

Manhattan, KS $52,803
Topeka, KS $51,670
Wichita, KS $54,817
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $52,953
$53,061
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($56,600).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $56,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY $52,850
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $55,680
Owensboro, KY $49,710
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,785
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,370
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,945
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,230
$52,771
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($71,643).

Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $65,180
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $71,643
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$61,737
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($107,240).

Worcester, MA-CT $77,770
Springfield, MA-CT $107,240
$87,593
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Midland, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($86,060).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $63,290
Flint, MI $70,950
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $65,030
Jackson, MI $63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $75,260
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $66,620
Midland, MI $86,060
Monroe, MI $80,860
Muskegon, MI $55,870
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,810
Saginaw, MI $65,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,670
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,080
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,020
$66,965
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($76,950).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $70,150
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,950
Rochester, MN $70,930
St. Cloud, MN $65,730
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,130
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,070
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,480
$65,646
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($67,650).

Columbia, MO $59,850
Jefferson City, MO $67,390
Joplin, MO $59,280
Kansas City, MO-KS $58,085
St. Joseph, MO-KS $55,760
St. Louis, MO-IL $55,245
Springfield, MO $52,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,770
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,600
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,650
$58,721
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($57,760).

Hattiesburg, MS $54,343
Jackson, MS $49,233
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,347
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,100
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,217
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,760
$51,667
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($52,987).

Great Falls, MT $50,190
Missoula, MT $45,757
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $52,987
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,247
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,243
$48,485
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($72,120).

Burlington, NC $61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,160
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $68,560
Fayetteville, NC $72,120
Goldsboro, NC $63,550
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,740
Greenville, NC $45,580
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,900
Jacksonville, NC $65,250
New Bern, NC $61,840
Raleigh, NC $58,570
Rocky Mount, NC $53,370
Wilmington, NC $48,540
Winston-Salem, NC $58,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,920
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,370
$58,122
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($60,933).

Fargo, ND-MN $56,120
Grand Forks, ND-MN $60,453
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,933
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,170
$58,419
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($55,783).

Lincoln, NE $53,690
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $55,783
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $45,545
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $49,750
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $52,225
$51,797
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($67,973).

Manchester, NH $64,643
Portsmouth, NH-ME $67,973
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,683
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,913
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,153
$61,673
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($83,357).

Ocean City, NJ $60,073
Trenton, NJ $83,357
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $67,337
$70,256
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($83,273).

Farmington, NM $59,763
Las Cruces, NM $61,443
Santa Fe, NM $58,880
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $83,273
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $53,330
$63,338
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($61,233).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $61,233
Reno, NV $56,677
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $60,737
$59,549
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Syracuse, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($101,790).

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $80,200
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $64,860
Rochester, NY $74,730
Syracuse, NY $101,790
$80,356
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($74,955).

Canton-Massillon, OH $63,690
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $72,235
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $56,620
Columbus, OH $64,280
Dayton, OH $65,535
Lima, OH $59,850
Mansfield, OH $61,030
Springfield, OH $65,790
Toledo, OH $53,350
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $57,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,270
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $58,893
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,020
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,955
$63,157
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($70,530).

Lawton, OK $70,410
Oklahoma City, OK $65,830
Tulsa, OK $70,530
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,650
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,290
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,190
$64,366
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($74,280).

Bend-Redmond, OR $62,690
Corvallis, OR $57,180
Eugene, OR $60,880
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
Medford, OR $58,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $69,000
Salem, OR $74,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,450
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,900
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,390
$58,503
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Lebanon, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($75,210).

Altoona, PA $56,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $61,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $56,670
East Stroudsburg, PA $62,270
Erie, PA $50,810
Gettysburg, PA $55,190
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $56,670
Johnstown, PA $55,080
Lancaster, PA $51,490
Lebanon, PA $75,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $71,130
Pittsburgh, PA $50,115
Reading, PA $61,030
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $48,935
State College, PA $65,520
Williamsport, PA $62,110
York-Hanover, PA $60,900
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,300
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,480
$57,825
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($40,217).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $35,640
Arecibo, PR $35,643
Mayaguez, PR $40,217
Ponce, PR $32,307
San German, PR $34,160
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $37,743
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $38,473
Guayama, PR $29,920
$36,021
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($60,040).

Columbia, SC $54,233
Florence, SC $52,637
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $53,550
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $56,933
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $60,040
Spartanburg, SC $59,663
Sumter, SC $55,207
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,023
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,970
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,100
$55,036
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD $56,037
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,470
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,813
$50,107
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($68,540).

Clarksville, TN-KY $64,300
Cleveland, TN $53,760
Jackson, TN $55,450
Johnson City, TN $68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,330
Knoxville, TN $49,165
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $50,910
Morristown, TN $61,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $61,253
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,520
$57,256
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($71,660).

College Station-Bryan, TX $27,290
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $58,445
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $42,160
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $27,245
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $71,660
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,170
$41,458
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($64,450).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $64,450
Provo-Orem, UT $47,475
St. George, UT $43,250
Salt Lake City, UT $58,790
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,130
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,990
$51,366
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($58,880).

Richmond, VA $46,280
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $58,880
$54,680
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($58,720).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $56,730
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $58,720
$57,725
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($74,820).

Eau Claire, WI $62,820
Fond du Lac, WI $60,360
Green Bay, WI $55,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $60,980
Madison, WI $64,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $66,700
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,330
Racine, WI $72,020
Sheboygan, WI $60,590
Wausau, WI $53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,540
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,950
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,190
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,980
$61,437
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($55,340).

Charleston, WV $48,705
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $51,995
Morgantown, WV $54,850
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $51,010
Wheeling, WV-OH $55,340
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,840
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,580
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
$51,338
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($63,810).

Cheyenne, WY $63,810
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $57,640
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,870
$59,440

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $59,467

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Massachusetts ($104,370) in the Springfield, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($68,535) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $68,535
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $63,490
$66,013
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($60,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $53,320
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,420
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $49,260
Decatur, AL $60,430
Dothan, AL $59,385
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $55,640
Gadsden, AL $57,040
Huntsville, AL $59,050
Mobile, AL $55,130
Montgomery, AL $54,195
Tuscaloosa, AL $56,175
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,360
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,975
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,555
$55,215
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($67,655) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $49,670
Hot Springs, AR $50,980
Jonesboro, AR $45,700
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,790
Pine Bluff, AR $67,655
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,290
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,330
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,085
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,055
$51,284
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($68,160) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $68,160
$68,160
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($102,945) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $67,410
El Centro, CA $73,910
Fresno, CA $73,590
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $88,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $86,030
Madera, CA $70,410
Merced, CA $65,090
Modesto, CA $57,750
Napa, CA $78,470
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $82,080
Redding, CA $61,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $94,525
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $79,260
Salinas, CA $79,130
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $102,945
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $101,195
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $88,270
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $76,270
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $78,440
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $76,720
Santa Rosa, CA $84,470
Stockton-Lodi, CA $58,850
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $88,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA $60,000
Yuba City, CA $70,450
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $52,690
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,470
$75,165
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($63,335) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $59,285
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $63,335
Fort Collins, CO $58,310
Grand Junction, CO $54,175
Greeley, CO $54,630
Pueblo, CO $60,515
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,870
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,745
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $55,150
$56,113
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $66,720
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,620
New Haven, CT $76,735
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,770
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$76,313
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($73,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,780
Gainesville, FL $51,810
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Jacksonville, FL $57,810
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $54,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $67,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $57,520
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,450
Ocala, FL $49,010
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $65,630
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $70,550
Panama City, FL $60,340
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $59,590
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,040
Punta Gorda, FL $45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $53,700
Sebring, FL $48,230
Tallahassee, FL $48,610
The Villages, FL $72,540
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,730
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,570
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
$57,715
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($68,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $68,330
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $68,770
Brunswick, GA $53,900
Columbus, GA-AL $62,260
Dalton, GA $52,590
Gainesville, GA $31,610
Hinesville, GA $64,290
Macon, GA $43,150
Rome, GA $63,960
Savannah, GA $64,010
Valdosta, GA $57,970
Warner Robins, GA $64,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,350
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,360
$57,363
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($70,910) for a doctorate 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 (Doctorate)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($61,935) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,920
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $61,935
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $55,685
Dubuque, IA $45,350
Iowa City, IA $58,870
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $52,895
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $53,245
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,140
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,985
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,935
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,185
$52,286
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($58,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $49,980
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $58,760
Evansville, IN-KY $57,640
Fort Wayne, IN $51,960
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,825
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $57,325
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $46,015
Muncie, IN $54,050
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
Terre Haute, IN $55,235
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,275
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,780
$52,730
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($53,550) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($56,600) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $56,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY $52,850
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $55,680
Owensboro, KY $49,710
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,785
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,370
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,945
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,230
$52,771
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($74,860) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $65,180
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $74,860
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$61,579
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($107,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $101,500
Springfield, MA-CT $107,240
$104,370
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,060) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $63,290
Flint, MI $70,950
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $65,030
Jackson, MI $63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $75,260
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $66,620
Midland, MI $86,060
Monroe, MI $80,860
Muskegon, MI $55,870
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,810
Saginaw, MI $65,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,670
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,080
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,020
$66,965
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 ($76,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $70,150
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,950
Rochester, MN $70,930
St. Cloud, MN $65,730
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,130
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,070
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,480
$65,646
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($67,650) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $59,850
Jefferson City, MO $67,390
Joplin, MO $59,280
Kansas City, MO-KS $65,530
St. Joseph, MO-KS $55,760
St. Louis, MO-IL $60,480
Springfield, MO $52,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,770
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,600
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,650
$60,247
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($53,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($50,740) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($72,120) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,160
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $68,560
Fayetteville, NC $72,120
Goldsboro, NC $63,550
Greensboro-High Point, NC $70,080
Greenville, NC $51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,900
Jacksonville, NC $65,250
New Bern, NC $61,840
Raleigh, NC $65,670
Rocky Mount, NC $53,370
Wilmington, NC $56,660
Winston-Salem, NC $58,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,920
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,370
$60,221
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($57,935) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($59,715) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $53,690
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $59,715
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $45,545
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $49,750
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $52,225
$52,185
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($63,825) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($78,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $57,075
Trenton, NJ $78,100
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $65,370
$66,848
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($73,155) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $57,290
Las Cruces, NM $60,485
Santa Fe, NM $56,915
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $73,155
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $50,900
$59,749
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($59,345) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $59,345
Reno, NV $53,735
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $59,105
$57,395
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($111,350) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $111,350
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $64,860
Rochester, NY $74,730
Syracuse, NY $101,790
$88,183
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($80,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $63,690
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $72,235
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $63,730
Columbus, OH $76,160
Dayton, OH $80,330
Lima, OH $59,850
Mansfield, OH $61,030
Springfield, OH $65,790
Toledo, OH $65,570
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $57,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,270
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $73,180
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $66,020
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,955
$67,419
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $70,410
Oklahoma City, OK $65,830
Tulsa, OK $70,530
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,650
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,290
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,190
$64,366
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($74,280) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $62,690
Corvallis, OR $57,180
Eugene, OR $60,880
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
Medford, OR $58,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $69,000
Salem, OR $74,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,450
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,900
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,390
$58,503
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($81,325) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $56,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $61,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $56,670
East Stroudsburg, PA $62,270
Erie, PA $67,900
Gettysburg, PA $55,190
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $67,060
Johnstown, PA $55,080
Lancaster, PA $48,790
Lebanon, PA $75,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $81,325
Pittsburgh, PA $58,160
Reading, PA $61,030
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $55,870
State College, PA $65,520
Williamsport, PA $62,110
York-Hanover, PA $60,900
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,300
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,050
$61,543
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($39,560) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $34,530
Arecibo, PR $35,080
Mayaguez, PR $39,560
Ponce, PR $32,280
San German, PR $33,425
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $35,920
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $37,165
Guayama, PR $29,920
$34,735
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($57,565) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $53,520
Florence, SC $50,145
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $51,525
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $54,205
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $55,500
Spartanburg, SC $57,565
Sumter, SC $52,790
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,505
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,480
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,650
$52,689
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($52,735) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $52,735
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,700
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,115
$47,850
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($71,775) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $64,300
Cleveland, TN $53,760
Jackson, TN $55,450
Johnson City, TN $68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,330
Knoxville, TN $67,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,780
Morristown, TN $61,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $71,775
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,520
$60,876
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($79,710) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $79,710
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $24,440
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $71,660
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,170
$48,745
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $64,450
Provo-Orem, UT $57,810
St. George, UT $43,250
Salt Lake City, UT $58,790
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,130
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,990
$53,737
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 ($71,110) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $71,110
$71,110
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $56,730
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $58,720
$57,725
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($74,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $62,820
Fond du Lac, WI $60,360
Green Bay, WI $55,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $60,980
Madison, WI $64,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $66,700
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,330
Racine, WI $72,020
Sheboygan, WI $60,590
Wausau, WI $53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,540
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,950
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,190
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,980
$61,437
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($55,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $48,705
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $51,995
Morgantown, WV $54,850
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $51,010
Wheeling, WV-OH $55,340
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,840
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,580
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
$51,219
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($60,735) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $55,368

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($77,070) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($72,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $70,310
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $72,020
$71,165
Alabama

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

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

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

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($49,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $49,520
$49,520
California

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

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($52,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
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 N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $52,080
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $52,750
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $51,350
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $52,070
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 N/A
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
$52,063
Colorado N/A
Connecticut N/A
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($42,430) 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 N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL N/A
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
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $42,430
$42,430
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 ($48,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $48,820
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,820
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($78,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $64,050
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $78,870
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $65,140
Dubuque, IA $50,130
Iowa City, IA $58,870
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,650
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,830
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,120
$59,223
Idaho N/A
Illinois N/A
Indiana N/A
Kansas

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

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

Manhattan, KS $51,310
Topeka, KS $54,120
Wichita, KS $60,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $59,430
$56,240
Kentucky N/A
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($68,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $65,180
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $65,210
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$60,702
Massachusetts

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

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

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

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($50,640) 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 $50,640
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $50,010
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
$50,325
Mississippi

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

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

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

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

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

Great Falls, MT $59,210
Missoula, MT $51,100
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,480
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,020
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,610
$54,484
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($51,470) 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 N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $51,060
Greenville, NC $39,800
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $51,470
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC $40,420
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
$45,688
North Dakota

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

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

Fargo, ND-MN $58,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,530
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,090
$63,170
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($47,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $47,920
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,920
New Hampshire

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

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

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

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($93,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

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

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

Farmington, NM $64,710
Las Cruces, NM $63,360
Santa Fe, NM $62,810
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $103,510
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,190
$70,516
Nevada

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

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $65,010
Reno, NV $62,560
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,000
$63,857
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 ($49,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $49,050
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY N/A
Rochester, NY N/A
Syracuse, NY N/A
$49,050
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($50,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $49,510
Columbus, OH $40,520
Dayton, OH $50,740
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $41,130
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $30,320
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,444
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

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

Lancaster, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($54,190) 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 $33,720
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $46,280
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $54,190
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $50,740
Pittsburgh, PA $42,070
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $42,000
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,910
$43,844
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($41,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
Ponce, PR $32,360
San German, PR $35,630
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $41,390
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
Guayama, PR N/A
$38,090
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

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

Columbia, SC $55,660
Florence, SC $57,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $62,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $69,120
Spartanburg, SC $63,860
Sumter, SC $60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$59,730
South Dakota

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

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

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

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($40,210) 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 $30,950
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,040
Morristown, TN N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $40,210
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
$36,733
Texas

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

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($42,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $27,290
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $37,180
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $42,160
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$34,170
Utah

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

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT $37,140
St. George, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$37,140
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($46,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $46,280
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $46,650
$46,465
Vermont N/A
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

3 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $59,467.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $55,368. 

  Political Scientists

Study the origin, development, and operation of political systems. May study topics, such as public opinion, political decisionmaking, and ideology. May analyze the structure and operation of governments, as well as various political entities. May conduct public opinion surveys, analyze election results, or analyze public documents.

Salary Ratio: 0.24    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Citizen Participation Specialist
  • Government Affairs Researcher
  • Government Affairs Specialist
  • Health Policy Analyst
  • Legislative Analyst
  • Local Governance Specialist
  • Medical Policy Analyst
  • Policy Advisor
  • Policy Analyst
  • Policy Officer
  • Political Advisor
  • Political Aide
  • Political Analyst
  • Political Consultant
  • Political Research Scientist
  • Political Researcher
  • Program Analyst
  • Strategist
  • US Salary Median: $70,438
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Social Science Research Assistants

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

Salary Ratio: 0.47    

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

  Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

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

Salary Ratio: 0.18    

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

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

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


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $22,137 per year (or $27,112 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $88,548 to earn a doctorate (or $108,448 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($134,932 if you're in-state, $160,760 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($44,274 if you're in-state, $54,224 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $33,733 per year (or $40,190 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $134,932 to earn a bachelor's (or $160,760 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate International Policy Analysis Degrees

Missouri Southern State University

3950 E. Newman Road - Joplin, MO

Out-of-state cost: $14,924/year
In-state cost: $7,462/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Waynesburg University

51 W College St - Waynesburg, PA

Out-of-state cost: $26,500/year
In-state cost: $26,500/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Binghamton University

4400 Vestal Parkway East - Vestal, NY

Out-of-state cost: $27,604/year
In-state cost: $10,014/year
Degrees: Certificate

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SUNY at Albany

1400 Washington Avenue - Albany, NY

Out-of-state cost: $27,750/year
In-state cost: $10,160/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Mercer University

1501 Mercer University Drive - Macon, GA

Out-of-state cost: $28,995/year
In-state cost: $28,995/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Westminster College

501 Westminster Ave - Fulton, MO

Out-of-state cost: $30,880/year
In-state cost: $30,880/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

210 Burruss Hall, 800 Drillfield Dr. - Blacksburg, VA

Out-of-state cost: $32,893/year
In-state cost: $13,749/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Cabrini University

610 King Of Prussia Rd - Radnor, PA

Out-of-state cost: $33,845/year
In-state cost: $33,845/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Adrian College

110 S Madison St - Adrian, MI

Out-of-state cost: $38,730/year
In-state cost: $38,730/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Connecticut

352 Mansfield Road - Storrs, CT

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

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Suffolk University

73 Tremont St. - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $41,648/year
In-state cost: $41,648/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Duquesne University

Administration Bldg 600 Forbes Ave - Pittsburgh, PA

Out-of-state cost: $41,892/year
In-state cost: $41,892/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Norwich University

158 Harmon Drive - Northfield, VT

Out-of-state cost: $42,950/year
In-state cost: $42,950/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Mount Saint Mary's University

12001 Chalon Rd - Los Angeles, CA

Out-of-state cost: $44,474/year
In-state cost: $44,474/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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George Washington University

1918 F Street, NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $56,049/year
In-state cost: $56,049/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Barnard College

3009 Broadway - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $57,479/year
In-state cost: $57,479/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Southern Methodist University

6425 Boaz St - Dallas, TX

Out-of-state cost: $58,540/year
In-state cost: $58,540/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Trinity College

300 Summit St - Hartford, CT

Out-of-state cost: $59,050/year
In-state cost: $59,050/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Chicago

5801 S Ellis Ave - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $59,298/year
In-state cost: $59,298/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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University of Southern California

University Park - Los Angeles, CA

Out-of-state cost: $60,275/year
In-state cost: $60,275/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate International Policy Analysis Degrees

Texas A & M University-College Station

JKW Administration Building, Suite 200 - College Station, TX

Out-of-state cost: $22,743/year
In-state cost: $10,470/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

660 Parrington Oval - Norman, OK

Out-of-state cost: $23,236/year
In-state cost: $8,577/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Massachusetts-Boston

100 Morrissey Boulevard - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $36,485/year
In-state cost: $18,938/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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