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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the ecology and behavior of microbes, plants, and animals inhabiting oceans, coastal waters, and saltwater wetlands and their interactions with the physical environment. Includes instruction in chemical, physical, and geological oceanography; molecular, cellular, and biochemical studies; marine microbiology; marine botany; ichthyology; mammalogy; marine population dynamics and biodiversity; reproductive biology; studies of specific species, phyla, habitats, and ecosystems; marine paleocology and palentology; and applications to fields such as fisheries science and biotechnology.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields. Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data. May collect and analyze biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water habitats.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $74,587
    "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.): 8.54%
    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: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $30,179/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,773/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,160/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,803/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,883/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,439/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: $74,587

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Massachusetts ($108,339) in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($99,573).

Fairbanks, AK $99,573
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $84,796
$89,018
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($73,890).

Mobile, AL $65,424
Huntsville, AL $47,406
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $37,760
Montgomery, AL $57,595
Tuscaloosa, AL $73,890
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $70,210
$57,960
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($79,710).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $79,710
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $68,770
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $66,094
$71,107
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($96,140).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $86,416
Tucson, AZ $96,140
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $77,150
$85,327
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($136,666).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $103,461
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $116,330
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $99,136
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $122,469
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $128,079
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $136,666
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $112,630
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $85,095
Santa Rosa, CA $90,696
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $117,928
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $78,296
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $57,000
Fresno, CA $64,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $96,168
Modesto, CA $68,200
Redding, CA $66,130
Salinas, CA $90,338
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,234
Stockton-Lodi, CA $45,440
Visalia-Porterville, CA $34,910
$99,402
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($101,646).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $101,646
Fort Collins, CO $100,868
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,315
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $66,553
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $64,332
Colorado Springs, CO $48,760
Greeley, CO $48,520
$77,050
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($116,786).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $105,840
New Haven, CT $116,786
Danbury, CT $66,720
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,810
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$100,041
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($87,395).

Gainesville, FL $68,647
Jacksonville, FL $78,515
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $83,307
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $61,678
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $74,301
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $87,395
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $78,548
Tallahassee, FL $56,793
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $75,572
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $69,734
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $59,010
Panama City, FL $59,996
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $63,196
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $57,760
Port St. Lucie, FL $54,410
$71,664
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($97,310).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $91,698
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $68,481
Savannah, GA $97,310
Gainesville, GA $38,830
Warner Robins, GA $35,490
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,050
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $76,250
$75,679
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($86,566).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $86,566
$86,566
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($121,430).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $102,046
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $79,419
Iowa City, IA $71,010
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $83,740
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $121,430
Cedar Rapids, IA $64,050
Dubuque, IA $50,130
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,217
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,830
$82,374
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($76,720).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $71,492
Idaho Falls, ID $63,763
Lewiston, ID-WA $43,535
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $76,720
Coeur d'Alene, ID $38,210
Twin Falls, ID $37,900
$65,047
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($85,180).

Peoria, IL $85,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $78,818
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $69,220
$79,872
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($58,668).

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,668
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $49,143
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $58,470
Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
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
$50,716
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($91,950).

Manhattan, KS $84,730
Topeka, KS $83,130
Wichita, KS $91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $79,990
$84,950
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($78,402).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $78,402
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,770
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Owensboro, KY $41,785
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,935
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,300
$63,033
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($79,534).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $79,534
Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $67,668
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$69,625
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($167,568).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $167,568
Springfield, MA-CT $95,550
Worcester, MA-CT $98,324
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,660
$108,339
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($115,580).

Salisbury, MD-DE $115,580
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $84,008
$94,532
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($92,670).

Portland-South Portland, ME $92,670
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $77,946
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $73,504
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
$79,546
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($95,417).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $95,417
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $74,166
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $74,546
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $75,616
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,470
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,025
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $64,930
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,930
$75,770
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($93,357).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $93,357
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $82,328
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,080
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $67,230
$83,360
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($106,178).

Kansas City, MO-KS $106,178
St. Louis, MO-IL $77,985
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $70,504
Springfield, MO $56,315
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,780
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,740
$76,386
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($86,680).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $86,680
Jackson, MS $74,280
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $68,377
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $86,030
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,035
$76,692
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($75,157).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $75,157
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,782
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $63,170
Missoula, MT $58,566
$67,267
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Winston-Salem, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($132,050).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $110,960
Greensboro-High Point, NC $109,818
Raleigh, NC $98,931
Wilmington, NC $91,956
Winston-Salem, NC $132,050
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $78,720
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,495
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,080
Fayetteville, NC $60,310
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,590
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,430
$94,663
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($68,927).

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $68,927
Fargo, ND-MN $34,770
$64,047
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($82,638).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $82,638
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $65,277
$74,536
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 ($71,687).

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,687
Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
$61,902
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($101,448).

Ocean City, NJ $77,588
Trenton, NJ $101,448
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $83,746
$88,089
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($84,760).

Santa Fe, NM $84,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $76,971
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,192
$75,063
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($120,110).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $120,110
Reno, NV $74,683
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,444
$81,747
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($128,814).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $97,628
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $118,710
Rochester, NY $128,814
Syracuse, NY $111,096
Ithaca, NY $85,545
Utica-Rome, NY $61,955
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,025
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $46,200
Binghamton, NY $78,700
$101,670
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($109,766).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $106,444
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $104,268
Columbus, OH $87,603
Dayton, OH $109,766
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $87,255
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $77,064
Canton-Massillon, OH $49,850
Toledo, OH $44,300
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,170
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,850
$91,702
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($92,074).

Tulsa, OK $88,704
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $92,074
$90,277
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($97,023).

Corvallis, OR $85,687
Eugene, OR $76,268
Medford, OR $78,160
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $97,023
Salem, OR $94,396
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $77,236
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $76,374
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $82,802
$83,864
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($119,938).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $91,500
Lancaster, PA $77,230
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $119,938
Pittsburgh, PA $79,854
Reading, PA $110,460
State College, PA $71,970
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $70,505
Erie, PA $95,700
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,290
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $81,530
$88,503
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($64,858).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $64,858
Ponce, PR $37,190
$62,091
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($86,000).

Columbia, SC $73,283
Florence, SC $49,873
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $86,000
$68,238
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($61,793).

Sioux Falls, SD $46,450
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,978
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,793
$56,681
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($91,611).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $91,611
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $76,054
Knoxville, TN $70,897
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $56,870
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $56,060
$79,766
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($113,560).

College Station-Bryan, TX $63,922
Corpus Christi, TX $96,677
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $93,818
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $99,349
Killeen-Temple, TX $96,988
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $81,868
Midland, TX $113,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $85,055
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $102,673
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $33,360
Lubbock, TX $61,525
Tyler, TX $47,780
Waco, TX $42,300
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,780
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,525
El Paso, TX $19,380
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,910
$82,335
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($99,750).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $99,750
Provo-Orem, UT $86,270
Salt Lake City, UT $76,952
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $72,526
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $69,558
St. George, UT $34,920
$75,773
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($98,290).

Lynchburg, VA $72,420
Richmond, VA $95,165
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $88,131
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,290
Roanoke, VA $59,660
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,410
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $70,530
$85,471
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($72,670).

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $72,670
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,306
$67,915
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($102,515).

Madison, WI $102,515
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $74,464
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $81,922
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $82,376
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,630
$81,745
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($118,610).

Morgantown, WV $118,610
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $84,924
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $75,880
$93,289
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($70,122).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $70,122
Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
$66,633

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $76,116

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Massachusetts ($124,208) in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($110,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $110,510
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $88,057
$99,284
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($61,203) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $61,203
Huntsville, AL $45,497
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $37,760
Montgomery, AL $45,950
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,602
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($79,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $79,710
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $68,770
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,010
$71,830
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($94,094) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $87,225
Tucson, AZ $94,094
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $77,044
$86,121
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($140,116) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $108,761
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $120,150
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $102,916
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $127,246
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $135,600
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $140,116
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $114,287
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $87,773
Santa Rosa, CA $94,615
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $117,928
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $79,797
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $57,000
Fresno, CA $59,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $81,060
Modesto, CA $68,200
Redding, CA $66,130
Salinas, CA $82,897
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $64,183
Stockton-Lodi, CA $45,440
Visalia-Porterville, CA $34,910
$89,441
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($107,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $107,830
Fort Collins, CO $100,868
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,315
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,950
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,363
Colorado Springs, CO $48,760
Greeley, CO $48,520
$70,515
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($116,786) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $103,718
New Haven, CT $116,786
Danbury, CT $66,720
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,803
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$87,176
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($88,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $75,422
Jacksonville, FL $74,756
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $81,291
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $61,678
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $73,157
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $88,600
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $78,548
Tallahassee, FL $58,053
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $73,184
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $70,761
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $59,010
Panama City, FL $57,660
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $59,987
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $39,840
Port St. Lucie, FL $54,410
$67,091
Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($97,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $95,313
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $74,533
Savannah, GA $97,310
Gainesville, GA $38,830
Warner Robins, GA $35,490
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,050
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,754
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($86,566) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $86,566
$86,566
Iowa

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

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($121,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $115,122
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $80,289
Iowa City, IA $74,953
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $86,013
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $121,430
Cedar Rapids, IA $64,050
Dubuque, IA $50,130
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $50,345
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,830
$73,655
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($76,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $72,267
Idaho Falls, ID $60,430
Lewiston, ID-WA $43,535
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $76,720
Coeur d'Alene, ID $38,210
Twin Falls, ID $37,900
$54,844
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($85,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $85,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $74,643
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,912
Indiana

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

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($65,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $65,360
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $50,090
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $59,070
Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,173
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $84,730
Topeka, KS $83,130
Wichita, KS $91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $79,990
$84,950
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($81,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $81,860
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,087
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Owensboro, KY $41,785
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,270
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
$58,559
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($83,539) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $83,539
Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $67,253
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$62,557
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($167,568) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $167,568
Springfield, MA-CT $100,118
Worcester, MA-CT $104,938
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$124,208
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($115,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $115,580
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $80,886
$98,233
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($101,277) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $101,277
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $84,664
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $77,381
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
$83,631
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($98,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $98,480
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $77,628
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $75,291
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $76,420
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,470
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,025
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $40,370
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,930
$64,202
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($100,998) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $100,998
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $88,868
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,080
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $67,230
$77,044
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($106,178) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $106,178
St. Louis, MO-IL $79,674
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $71,337
Springfield, MO $50,840
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,780
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,362
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($92,647) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $92,647
Jackson, MS $70,947
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $64,160
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $86,030
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,510
$71,059
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($76,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $76,510
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,833
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,545
Missoula, MT $54,623
$63,378
North Carolina

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

Winston-Salem, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($132,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $118,227
Greensboro-High Point, NC $124,720
Raleigh, NC $103,574
Wilmington, NC $100,733
Winston-Salem, NC $132,050
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $81,080
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,360
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,080
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$91,478
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 ($64,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $64,990
Fargo, ND-MN $34,770
$49,880
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 ($83,538) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $83,538
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,243
$71,890
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($71,253) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,253
Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,253
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 ($109,201) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $86,345
Trenton, NJ $109,201
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $91,950
$95,832
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($84,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $84,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $79,158
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $63,087
$75,668
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 ($120,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $120,110
Reno, NV $77,040
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $70,713
$89,288
New York

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

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($141,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $101,287
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $126,601
Rochester, NY $141,070
Syracuse, NY $118,250
Ithaca, NY $43,150
Utica-Rome, NY $40,260
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $40,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $37,010
Binghamton, NY N/A
$81,015
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($114,613) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $114,613
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $104,268
Columbus, OH $88,086
Dayton, OH $109,772
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $91,754
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $77,583
Canton-Massillon, OH $49,850
Toledo, OH $44,300
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,028
Oklahoma

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

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($98,724) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $98,194
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $98,724
$98,459
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($99,086) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $97,958
Eugene, OR $78,913
Medford, OR $78,160
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $99,086
Salem, OR $87,760
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $77,236
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,076
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $82,802
$84,999
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($127,463) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $93,473
Lancaster, PA $77,230
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $127,463
Pittsburgh, PA $82,920
Reading, PA $110,460
State College, PA $71,970
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $43,900
Erie, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$86,774
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($68,271) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $68,271
Ponce, PR $37,190
$52,731
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($86,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $73,283
Florence, SC $49,873
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $86,000
$69,718
South Dakota

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

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($57,485) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $46,450
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,473
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,485
$51,803
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($99,032) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $99,032
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $80,795
Knoxville, TN $57,095
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,974
Texas

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

Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($118,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $60,924
Corpus Christi, TX $100,692
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $97,914
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $101,734
Killeen-Temple, TX $107,810
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $84,992
Midland, TX $113,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $90,079
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $118,110
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $33,360
Lubbock, TX $37,240
Tyler, TX $29,650
Waco, TX $42,300
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,600
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,560
El Paso, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,368
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($99,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $99,750
Provo-Orem, UT $86,270
Salt Lake City, UT $76,952
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $70,084
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $67,847
St. George, UT $34,920
$72,637
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($98,783) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $72,420
Richmond, VA $98,783
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $90,688
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,290
Roanoke, VA $45,890
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,410
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,080
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($80,032) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $80,032
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,690
$71,361
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($109,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $109,370
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $77,267
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $87,898
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $82,606
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,630
$82,954
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($118,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV $118,610
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $91,382
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$104,996
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($73,499) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $73,499
Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,499

Master's

Average Salary Median: $75,790

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Ohio ($95,725) in the Dayton, OH metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($88,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $88,300
$88,300
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($76,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $76,100
Huntsville, AL $50,270
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,185
Arkansas

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

North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($68,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $68,770
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,010
$67,890
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($83,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $83,990
Tucson, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $77,520
$80,755
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($124,590) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $84,910
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $86,780
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $91,590
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $103,910
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $124,590
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $106,830
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $77,060
Santa Rosa, CA $78,940
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $73,040
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Fresno, CA $72,270
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $98,090
Modesto, CA $68,200
Redding, CA $66,130
Salinas, CA $101,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,810
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
$87,377
Colorado

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

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($74,690) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $74,690
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $68,270
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
$71,480
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT N/A
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,820
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$94,820
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($88,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $51,710
Jacksonville, FL $80,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $88,630
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $81,830
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $83,780
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $53,010
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $76,800
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,140
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Panama City, FL $63,500
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $68,010
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
$71,407
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($80,850) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $80,850
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $51,280
Savannah, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,065
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($80,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $80,030
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $77,360
Iowa City, IA $57,210
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,533
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($76,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Idaho Falls, ID $70,430
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $76,720
Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
$71,977
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($85,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $85,080
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,080
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($59,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $59,070
Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,070
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($66,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $66,300
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,610
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,955
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($70,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $70,630
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA $68,290
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,460
Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($81,010) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $81,010
Worcester, MA-CT $76,860
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,935
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

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

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

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($94,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $94,270
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $67,770
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $59,970
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $74,690
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,175
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($77,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $77,770
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,275
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($77,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $77,670
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $72,540
Springfield, MO N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,780
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,997
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($86,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Jackson, MS $79,280
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $76,810
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $86,030
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,725
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($74,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,420
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $74,680
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,420
Missoula, MT $64,480
$70,000
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($89,160) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $89,160
Greensboro-High Point, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $86,980
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $81,080
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,740
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($76,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $76,800
Fargo, ND-MN N/A
$76,800
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($84,660) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $84,660
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $76,800
$80,730
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($82,140) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $82,140
Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
$82,140
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($93,870) for a master'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 (Master's)

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($70,850) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $70,410
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $70,850
$70,630
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($72,540) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $53,280
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $72,540
$62,910
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($95,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $86,270
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $95,300
Rochester, NY N/A
Syracuse, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Binghamton, NY N/A
$90,785
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($109,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $81,700
Dayton, OH $109,750
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$95,725
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($76,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $76,720
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $75,450
$76,085
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($92,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $55,010
Eugene, OR $67,010
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $92,370
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $70,420
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,203
Pennsylvania

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

State College, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($71,970) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD N/A
Pittsburgh, PA $69,850
Reading, PA N/A
State College, PA $71,970
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,910
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($52,910) for a master's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $52,910
Ponce, PR N/A
$52,910
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

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

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($70,410) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD N/A
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,990
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $70,410
$66,200
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($81,060) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $81,060
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $63,340
Knoxville, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,200
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($94,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $56,390
Corpus Christi, TX $86,640
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $86,190
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $94,600
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $81,840
Midland, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $79,500
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$80,860
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($81,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $81,070
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $74,690
St. George, UT N/A
$77,880
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($98,290) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $84,310
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $87,360
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,290
Roanoke, VA N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$89,987
Vermont

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

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,760
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,690
$63,225
Wisconsin

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

South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($81,570) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI N/A
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $67,230
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $81,570
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,400
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($68,780) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,780
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,590) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $69,590
Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,590

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $71,856

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($121,366) in the San Diego-Carlsbad, 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)

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($73,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $60,960
Huntsville, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL $69,240
Tuscaloosa, AL $73,890
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $70,210
$65,106
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($62,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $62,430
$62,430
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($106,370) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $106,370
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$106,370
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($150,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $97,230
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $97,390
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $150,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $123,770
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $137,650
Modesto, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
$121,366
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($76,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $76,910
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,690
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
$64,800
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 ($116,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $116,450
New Haven, CT N/A
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$116,450
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Jacksonville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($100,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $100,540
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $86,770
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $67,250
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $89,830
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $75,680
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
$84,014
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($76,250) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $66,570
Savannah, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $76,250
$67,110
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($77,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $67,620
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $77,450
Iowa City, IA N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,650
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $67,960
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,920
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($69,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $69,220
$69,220
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.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
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
$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 ($64,870) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,870
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,600
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $63,690
$61,720
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($69,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $69,310
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,310
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($101,570) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $97,220
Worcester, MA-CT $101,570
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,660
$91,817
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($99,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $99,620
$99,620
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($76,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $76,830
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
$76,830
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($98,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $79,330
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $66,180
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $98,480
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $71,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $89,490
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$81,064
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 ($78,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $78,680
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,180
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,430
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($66,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $66,790
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,440
Springfield, MO $61,790
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,740
$63,690
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($56,560) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Jackson, MS N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,560
$56,560
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($90,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $65,110
Raleigh, NC $90,330
Wilmington, NC $56,850
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $69,280
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,630
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Fayetteville, NC $60,310
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,590
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,430
$65,691
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($74,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $74,090
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,370
$68,230
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.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $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
$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 N/A
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($103,350) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $103,350
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$103,350
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($127,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $98,390
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $110,290
Rochester, NY $79,790
Syracuse, NY $82,480
Ithaca, NY $127,940
Utica-Rome, NY $83,650
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $91,560
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,390
Binghamton, NY $78,700
$89,799
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($96,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $73,770
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $96,030
Dayton, OH N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $64,760
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,990
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,170
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,850
$75,762
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($65,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $65,220
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,220
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($120,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $91,890
Salem, OR $120,940
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$106,415
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($97,110) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $83,610
Lancaster, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $89,840
Pittsburgh, PA $81,470
Reading, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $97,110
Erie, PA $95,700
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,290
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $81,530
$86,364
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($98,500) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,190
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $73,040
Knoxville, TN $98,500
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $56,870
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $56,060
$70,532
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($99,970) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $99,970
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $80,400
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $92,150
Killeen-Temple, TX $64,520
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $63,180
Midland, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $61,000
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,360
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX $85,810
Tyler, TX $65,910
Waco, TX N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,960
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,490
El Paso, TX $19,380
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,910
$64,465
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 ($74,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $74,330
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Roanoke, VA $73,430
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $70,530
$72,763
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($81,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $81,950
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $72,120
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,020
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,697
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($75,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $75,880
$75,880
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.

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

10 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $76,116.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $75,790.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $71,856. 

  Natural Sciences Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.

Salary Ratio: 0.86    

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    
  • Agricultural Research Director
  • Agriculture Research Director
  • Analytical Services Manager
  • Chemical Engineer Supervisor
  • Chemical Plant Technical Director
  • Chemical Process Exploration Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Environmental Program Manager
  • Environmental Research Project Manager
  • Geochemical Manager
  • Geological Manager
  • Geophysical Manager
  • Gravity Manager
  • Lab Director (Laboratory Director)
  • Lab Manager (Laboratory Manager)
  • Natural Resources Manager
  • Natural Sciences Manager
  • Ocean Program Administrator
  • Quarrying Manager
  • Research Administrator
  • Research and Development Director (R and D Director)
  • Research Coordinator
  • Research Development Director
  • Research Development Manager
  • Research Director
  • Research Manager
  • Research Project Coordinator
  • Water Team Leader
  • Wild Life Manager
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Clinical Research Coordinators

Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.

Salary Ratio: 0.86    

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    
  • Clinical Coordinator
  • Clinical Data Coordinator
  • Clinical Manager
  • Clinical Program Coordinator
  • Clinical Program Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Research Administrator
  • Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Clinical Research Director
  • Clinical Research Manager
  • Clinical Research Monitor
  • Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator
  • Clinical Study Manager
  • Clinical Trial Coordinator
  • Clinical Trial Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Research Coordinator
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Water Resource Specialists

Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

Salary Ratio: 0.86    

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    
  • Community Resource Consultant
  • Environmental Resource Specialist
  • Hydrotechnical Specialist
  • Hydrotechnician
  • Power Supply Engineer
  • Resource Specialist
  • Water Quality Specialist
  • Water Resource Agent
  • Water Resource Consultant
  • Water Resource Engineering Specialist
  • Water Resource Specialist
  • Water Resources Planner
  • Water Restoration Technician
  • Water Rights Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Study the origins, behavior, diseases, genetics, and life processes of animals and wildlife. May specialize in wildlife research and management. May collect and analyze biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water habitats.

Salary Ratio: 0.6    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Animal Behaviorist
  • Animal Biologist
  • Aquatic Biologist
  • Behaviorist
  • Conservation Resources Management Biologist
  • Cryptozoologist
  • Dolphin Researcher
  • Entomologist
  • Ethologist
  • Field Naturalist
  • Fish and Wildlife Biologist
  • Fish Biologist
  • Fish Conservationist
  • Fish Culturist
  • Fish Technologist
  • Fisheries Biologist
  • Fisheries Management Biologist
  • Fishery Biologist
  • Habitat Biologist
  • Herpetologist
  • Ichthyologist
  • Lepidopterist
  • Limnologist
  • Mammalogist
  • Marine Biologist
  • Marine Scientist
  • Migratory Game Bird Biologist
  • Naturalist
  • Nematologist
  • Ornithologist
  • Protozoologist
  • Shark Biologist
  • Wildlife Biologist
  • Wildlife Conservationist
  • Wildlife Specialist
  • Wildlife Technician
  • Zoologist
  • US Salary Median: $65,289
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Bioinformatics Scientists

Conduct research using bioinformatics theory and methods in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. May design databases and develop algorithms for processing and analyzing genomic information, or other biological information.

Salary Ratio: 0.66    

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    
  • Bioinformatician
  • Bioinformaticist
  • Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Bioinformatics Associate
  • Bioinformatics Computer Scientist
  • Bioinformatics Consultant
  • Bioinformatics Data Analyst
  • Bioinformatics Developer
  • Bioinformatics Engineer
  • Bioinformatics Research Specialist
  • Bioinformatics Scientist
  • Bioinformatics Specialist
  • Bioinformatics Support Specialist
  • Computational Biologist
  • Data Analyst
  • Drug Discovery Informatics Specialist
  • Genetics Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Genomics Specialist
  • Laboratory Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Microarray Analyst
  • Microarray Specialist
  • Molecular Modeler
  • Oncology Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Programmer Analyst
  • Research Associate
  • Research Scientist
  • Scientific Database Curator
  • Scientist
  • Statistical Genetic Analyst
  • Systems Analyst
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Molecular and Cellular Biologists

Research and study cellular molecules and organelles to understand cell function and organization.

Salary Ratio: 0.66    

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    
  • Biologist
  • Biology Researcher
  • Cell Biologist
  • Cell Biology Scientist
  • Cellular Biologist
  • DNA Sequencing Associate
  • Molecular Biologist
  • Molecular Biology Researcher
  • Molecular Biology Scientist
  • Molecular Biology Specialist
  • Molecular Research Biologist
  • Molecular Research Scientist
  • Purification Scientist
  • Research Scientist
  • Research Technician
  • Structural Biologist
  • Structural Biology Research Laboratory Specialist
  • Synthetic Biology Researcher
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Geneticists

Research and study the inheritance of traits at the molecular, organism or population level. May evaluate or treat patients with genetic disorders.

Salary Ratio: 0.44    

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    
  • Academic Pediatric Geneticist
  • Behavioral Geneticist
  • Cardiovascular Geneticist
  • Clinical Biochemical Geneticist
  • Clinical Cytogeneticist
  • Clinical Geneticist
  • Clinical Molecular Geneticist
  • Computational Geneticist
  • Crop Quantitative Geneticist
  • Genetic Scientist
  • Geneticist
  • Genomics Scientist
  • Laboratory Geneticist (Lab Geneticist)
  • Medical Geneticist
  • Molecular Geneticist
  • Pediatric Clinical Geneticist
  • Pediatric Geneticist
  • Pediatric Medical Geneticist
  • Pharmacogeneticist
  • Plants Geneticist
  • Population Geneticist
  • Proteomics Scientist
  • Research Geneticist
  • Research Scientist
  • Scientist
  • Statistical Geneticist
  • Swine Genetics Researcher
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Biologists

Research or study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions.

Salary Ratio: 0.44    

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    
  • Aquatic Biologist
  • Aquatic Scientist
  • Biological Scientist
  • Biologist
  • Biology Scientist
  • Botanist
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist
  • Clinical Researcher
  • Dolphin Researcher
  • Endangered Species Specialist
  • Entomologist
  • Horticulturist
  • Marine Biologist
  • Marine Scientist
  • Molecular Biology Scientist
  • Mycologist
  • Nematologist
  • Neurobiologist
  • Neurophysiologist
  • Ocean Biologist
  • Physiologist
  • Rare Species Specialist
  • Research Biologist
  • Research Scientist
  • Scientist
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Biological Technicians

Assist biological and medical scientists. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, collect data and samples, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.

Salary Ratio: 0.38    

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    
  • Aquatics Technician
  • Artificial Breeding Laboratory Technician (Artificial Breeding Lab Tech)
  • Artificial Breeding Technician
  • Artificial Inseminator
  • Babcock Tester
  • Bacteriology Research Assistant
  • Bacteriology Technician
  • Biochemistry Technician
  • Biological Aide
  • Biological Science Aide
  • Biological Science Laboratory Technician (Biological Science Lab Tech)
  • Biological Science Technician
  • Biological Technician
  • Biologist Aide
  • Biology Laboratory Assistant
  • Biology Research Assistant
  • Biology Specimen Technician
  • Biomedical Technician
  • Biotechnician
  • Biotechnologist
  • Botany Laboratory Assistant
  • Culture Media Laboratory Assistant
  • Dairy Technologist
  • Downstream Biomanufacturing Technician
  • Downstream Technician
  • Environmental Technician
  • Feed Research Aide
  • Fiber Technologist
  • Fowl Blood Tester
  • Game Technician
  • Herbarium Worker
  • Laboratory Assistant
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Laboratory Worker
  • Marine Fisheries Technician
  • Medical Lab Assistant
  • Medical Research Assistant
  • Microbiology QC Tech (Microbiology Quality Control Technician)
  • Microbiology Technician
  • Poultry Inseminator
  • Research Assistant
  • Research Associate
  • Research Specialist
  • Research Technician
  • Seed Analyst
  • Specimen Technician
  • Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician
  • Wildlife Biology Technician
  • Wildlife Technician
  • US Salary Median: $43,328
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.23    

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 Biology Instructor
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Algology Teacher
  • Anatomy Instructor
  • Anatomy Professor
  • Apiculture Teacher
  • Arboriculture Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Bacteriology Professor
  • Bacteriology Teacher
  • Biochemistry Professor
  • Biochemistry Teacher
  • Biological Sciences Instructor
  • Biological Sciences Professor
  • Biology Adjunct Instructor
  • Biology Assistant Professor
  • Biology Faculty Member
  • Biology Instructor
  • Biology Lecturer
  • Biology Professor
  • Biology Teacher
  • Biophysics Teacher
  • Botany Professor
  • Botany Teacher
  • Cardiology Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Cytology Teacher
  • Ecology Teacher
  • Embryology Professor
  • Embryology Teacher
  • Endocrinology Teacher
  • Entomology Teacher
  • Etiology Teacher
  • Faculty Member
  • Genetics Teacher
  • Helminthology Teacher
  • Herpetology Teacher
  • Human Anatomy Teacher
  • Ichthyology Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Lab Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Life Sciences Teacher
  • Limnology Teacher
  • Mammalogy Teacher
  • Microbiology Instructor
  • Microbiology Professor
  • Microbiology Teacher
  • Morphology Teacher
  • Mycology Teacher
  • Nematology Teacher
  • Ornithology Teacher
  • Osteology Teacher
  • Parasitology Teacher
  • Physiology Instructor
  • Phytopathology Teacher
  • Plant Anatomy Teacher
  • Plant Physiology Teacher
  • Plant Taxonomy Teacher
  • Professor
  • Protozoology Teacher
  • Science Instructor
  • Science Professor
  • Taxonomy Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Zoology Professor
  • Zoology Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $75,221
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $21,772 per year (or $30,178 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $87,088 to earn a bachelor's (or $120,712 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $16,802 per year (or $23,160 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $33,604 to earn a master's (or $46,320 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($87,088 if you're in-state, $120,712 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $16,802 per year (or $23,160 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $67,208 to earn a doctorate (or $92,640 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($87,088 if you're in-state, $120,712 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($33,604 if you're in-state, $46,320 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Degrees

Brigham Young University-Hawaii

55-220 Kulanui Street - Laie, HI

Out-of-state cost: $5,890/year
In-state cost: $5,890/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Southern Mississippi

118 College Drive # 0001 - Hattiesburg, MS

Out-of-state cost: $10,896/year
In-state cost: $8,896/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Unity College

90 Quaker Hill Road - Unity, ME

Out-of-state cost: $12,715/year
In-state cost: $12,715/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Northwest Missouri State University

800 University Drive - Maryville, MO

Out-of-state cost: $14,458/year
In-state cost: $8,500/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of the Virgin Islands

2 John Brewers Bay - Charlotte Amalie, VI

Out-of-state cost: $14,496/year
In-state cost: $5,235/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Maine at Machias

116 O'Brien Ave - Machias, ME

Out-of-state cost: $15,602/year
In-state cost: $8,252/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

1837 University Circle - Cheyney, PA

Out-of-state cost: $16,161/year
In-state cost: $10,904/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Savannah State University

3219 College Street - Savannah, GA

Out-of-state cost: $16,624/year
In-state cost: $5,902/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's

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Troy University

University Avenue - Troy, AL

Out-of-state cost: $16,708/year
In-state cost: $8,908/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Salem State University

352 Lafayette St - Salem, MA

Out-of-state cost: $18,480/year
In-state cost: $11,675/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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The University of West Florida

11000 University Parkway - Pensacola, FL

Out-of-state cost: $18,658/year
In-state cost: $5,776/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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California State University-Long Beach

1250 Bellflower Blvd - Long Beach, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,726/year
In-state cost: $6,846/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

1201 W University Dr - Edinburg, TX

Out-of-state cost: $18,733/year
In-state cost: $8,917/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Florida International University

11200 S. W. 8 Street - Miami, FL

Out-of-state cost: $18,963/year
In-state cost: $6,565/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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California State University-Monterey Bay

100 Campus Center - Seaside, CA

Out-of-state cost: $19,023/year
In-state cost: $7,143/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Alabama State University

915 S Jackson Street - Montgomery, AL

Out-of-state cost: $19,396/year
In-state cost: $11,068/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

200 Prospect Street - East Stroudsburg, PA

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

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University of West Alabama

Station One - Livingston, AL

Out-of-state cost: $20,090/year
In-state cost: $10,990/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of North Alabama

One Harrison Plaza - Florence, AL

Out-of-state cost: $20,220/year
In-state cost: $10,620/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Alaska Pacific University

4101 University Dr - Anchorage, AK

Out-of-state cost: $20,760/year
In-state cost: $20,760/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Degrees

Nicholls State University

University Station La Hwy 1 - Thibodaux, LA

Out-of-state cost: $9,177/year
In-state cost: $8,084/year
Degrees: Master's

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Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

6300 Ocean Dr. - Corpus Christi, TX

Out-of-state cost: $15,683/year
In-state cost: $7,031/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore

J.T. Williams Hall - Princess Anne, MD

Out-of-state cost: $16,978/year
In-state cost: $10,162/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Maryland-Baltimore County

1000 Hilltop Circle - Baltimore, MD

Out-of-state cost: $21,078/year
In-state cost: $12,564/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Alaska Fairbanks

1731 South Chandalar Drive - Fairbanks, AK

Out-of-state cost: $24,287/year
In-state cost: $12,154/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Massachusetts-Lowell

1 University Ave - Lowell, MA

Out-of-state cost: $26,990/year
In-state cost: $15,210/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Georgia

Administration Building - Athens, GA

Out-of-state cost: $27,476/year
In-state cost: $11,168/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of California-Santa Barbara

5221 Cheadle Hall - Santa Barbara, CA

Out-of-state cost: $28,670/year
In-state cost: $13,568/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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William & Mary

200 Richmond Road - Williamsburg, VA

Out-of-state cost: $34,800/year
In-state cost: $16,440/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Maryland, Baltimore

620 West Lexington St - Baltimore, MD

Out-of-state cost: $34,877/year
In-state cost: $17,038/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Southern California

University Park - Los Angeles, CA

Out-of-state cost: $48,715/year
In-state cost: $48,715/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Duke University

103 Allen Bldg - Durham, NC

Out-of-state cost: $59,140/year
In-state cost: $59,140/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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