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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Mental Health Counseling & Counselor Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to provide evaluations, referrals, and short-term counseling services to help people prevent or remediate personal problems, conflicts, and emotional crises. Includes instruction in human development, psychopathology, individual and group counseling, personality theory, career assessment, patient screening and referral, observation and testing techniques, interviewing skills, professional standards and ethics, and applicable laws and regulations.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Counsel and advise individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health, with an emphasis on prevention. May help individuals deal with a broad range of mental health issues, such as those associated with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; stress management; self-esteem; or aging.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $44,558
    "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.): 12.4%
    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.):  $26,726/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,809/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,943/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,865/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,915/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,409/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: $44,558

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($54,600) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($55,860).

Fairbanks, AK $53,340
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $55,860
$54,600
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($47,200).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $47,200
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $45,810
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $41,280
Decatur, AL $47,030
Dothan, AL $42,130
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $45,100
Gadsden, AL $46,610
Huntsville, AL $41,610
Mobile, AL $42,690
Montgomery, AL $45,100
Tuscaloosa, AL $40,100
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $42,210
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $42,330
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,260
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $45,120
$43,705
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($43,560).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $37,860
Hot Springs, AR $43,410
Jonesboro, AR $37,400
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $41,210
Pine Bluff, AR $42,900
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,830
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,560
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,380
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,690
$39,804
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($45,050).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $39,080
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,050
Prescott, AZ $44,740
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $40,980
Tucson, AZ $40,850
Yuma, AZ $41,260
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $41,040
$41,857
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($63,100).

Chico, CA $45,040
El Centro, CA $49,040
Fresno, CA $46,740
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $55,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $54,680
Madera, CA $54,500
Merced, CA $57,150
Modesto, CA $48,080
Napa, CA $54,980
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $57,640
Redding, CA $52,690
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $53,710
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $56,970
Salinas, CA $48,900
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $47,820
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $60,470
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $63,100
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $54,970
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $48,990
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $51,320
Santa Rosa, CA $50,450
Stockton-Lodi, CA $54,450
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $48,040
Visalia-Porterville, CA $47,100
Yuba City, CA $61,040
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,580
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $50,260
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,710
$52,501
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($52,130).

Colorado Springs, CO $47,560
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $51,950
Fort Collins, CO $50,560
Grand Junction, CO $44,310
Greeley, CO $49,340
Pueblo, CO $48,200
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $41,830
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,550
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,130
$48,381
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($58,870).

Danbury, CT $58,870
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $56,670
New Haven, CT $52,750
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $51,600
Waterbury, CT $45,580
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $48,750
$52,370
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($46,090).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $40,430
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $40,140
Gainesville, FL $39,020
Homosassa Springs, FL $40,020
Jacksonville, FL $38,920
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $40,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $44,180
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $42,890
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,760
Ocala, FL $39,980
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $41,450
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $39,290
Panama City, FL $39,010
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $40,260
Port St. Lucie, FL $42,040
Punta Gorda, FL $46,090
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $42,630
Sebring, FL $37,820
Tallahassee, FL $35,810
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $40,700
The Villages, FL $42,570
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,480
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $34,190
$40,537
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($49,750).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $43,480
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $45,860
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $41,200
Brunswick, GA $40,110
Columbus, GA-AL $40,800
Dalton, GA $40,110
Gainesville, GA $42,560
Hinesville, GA $49,750
Macon, GA $40,050
Rome, GA $40,110
Savannah, GA $40,420
Valdosta, GA $37,940
Warner Robins, GA $43,430
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,730
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,450
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $36,730
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,210
$41,173
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($51,980).

Urban Honolulu, HI $51,980
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,450
$50,715
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($51,480).

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,130
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $42,200
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $51,480
Dubuque, IA $38,430
Iowa City, IA $50,800
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $39,980
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $45,120
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,090
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,000
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,790
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,100
$43,284
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($49,300).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,180
Idaho Falls, ID $42,340
Lewiston, ID-WA $49,300
Pocatello, ID $43,580
Twin Falls, ID $45,490
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,560
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,700
$45,164
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($50,840).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $48,430
Champaign-Urbana, IL $47,450
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $48,370
Danville, IL $42,190
Decatur, IL $43,060
Kankakee, IL $47,990
Peoria, IL $40,550
Rockford, IL $47,190
Springfield, IL $50,840
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,390
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,050
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,240
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,430
$45,783
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($45,090).

Columbus, IN $39,510
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $41,730
Evansville, IN-KY $42,680
Fort Wayne, IN $42,850
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $44,230
Kokomo, IN $37,020
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $45,090
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $40,950
Muncie, IN $40,900
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $40,200
Terre Haute, IN $40,910
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,640
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,210
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,850
$40,841
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($42,700).

Manhattan, KS $38,440
Topeka, KS $42,700
Wichita, KS $41,400
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $39,370
$40,478
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($42,200).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $38,540
Lexington-Fayette, KY $41,670
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $42,200
Owensboro, KY $39,050
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,610
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,230
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,090
$39,683
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($53,970).

Baton Rouge, LA $48,620
Hammond, LA $41,160
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $39,730
Lafayette, LA $43,220
Lake Charles, LA $43,310
Monroe, LA $43,020
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $45,690
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $53,970
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,970
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $32,520
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,320
$43,503
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($54,360).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $49,250
Leominster-Gardner, MA $54,360
New Bedford, MA $47,590
Pittsfield, MA $42,860
Springfield, MA-CT $46,200
Worcester, MA-CT $45,540
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $50,720
$48,074
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($55,790).

California-Lexington Park, MD $55,790
Cumberland, MD-WV $45,750
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $49,950
Salisbury, MD-DE $46,390
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $44,760
$48,528
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($50,430).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $46,650
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,430
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,160
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $45,220
$46,615
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Battle Creek, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($50,540).

Battle Creek, MI $50,540
Bay City, MI $43,970
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $47,790
Flint, MI $50,030
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $45,620
Jackson, MI $48,000
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $48,280
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $49,340
Midland, MI $41,230
Monroe, MI $47,720
Muskegon, MI $49,190
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $49,420
Saginaw, MI $49,630
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,760
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,580
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,370
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,230
$47,629
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($53,140).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $50,460
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $50,420
Rochester, MN $50,270
St. Cloud, MN $53,140
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,020
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,270
$48,975
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($43,670).

Columbia, MO $42,850
Jefferson City, MO $38,860
Joplin, MO $38,070
Kansas City, MO-KS $43,530
St. Joseph, MO-KS $38,470
St. Louis, MO-IL $43,670
Springfield, MO $34,870
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,720
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,730
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,200
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,040
$39,274
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($39,440).

Hattiesburg, MS $38,850
Jackson, MS $39,440
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,680
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,780
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,610
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,680
$36,673
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($41,100).

Great Falls, MT $41,100
Missoula, MT $38,530
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $40,340
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $40,340
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,690
$39,800
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($49,870).

Burlington, NC $46,610
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $47,330
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $48,950
Fayetteville, NC $45,850
Goldsboro, NC $44,930
Greensboro-High Point, NC $46,770
Greenville, NC $47,280
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $46,930
Jacksonville, NC $49,260
New Bern, NC $45,130
Raleigh, NC $46,380
Rocky Mount, NC $44,550
Wilmington, NC $49,870
Winston-Salem, NC $45,850
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,910
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,940
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,230
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
$46,321
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($54,710).

Fargo, ND-MN $50,340
Grand Forks, ND-MN $52,830
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,710
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,130
$52,503
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($45,270).

Lincoln, NE $42,390
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $45,270
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,150
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,410
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,530
$40,950
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($54,670).

Manchester, NH $44,340
Portsmouth, NH-ME $54,670
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,870
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,860
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,420
$46,832
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($56,460).

Ocean City, NJ $53,850
Trenton, NJ $56,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $50,250
$53,520
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($50,620).

Farmington, NM $46,230
Las Cruces, NM $43,670
Santa Fe, NM $50,620
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,010
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,870
$45,280
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($54,850).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,950
Reno, NV $54,850
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $49,150
$52,650
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($56,510).

Binghamton, NY $46,040
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $46,170
Elmira, NY $49,660
Glens Falls, NY $48,060
Ithaca, NY $56,510
Kingston, NY $55,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $53,850
Rochester, NY $46,870
Syracuse, NY $45,770
Utica-Rome, NY $47,380
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $50,090
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $50,600
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $43,660
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $48,560
$49,181
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($46,650).

Canton-Massillon, OH $42,140
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $46,380
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $46,440
Columbus, OH $46,320
Dayton, OH $46,650
Lima, OH $39,650
Mansfield, OH $42,950
Springfield, OH $40,450
Toledo, OH $45,000
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $39,430
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,000
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $40,310
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,950
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,890
$42,969
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($43,340).

Lawton, OK $42,420
Oklahoma City, OK $43,340
Tulsa, OK $42,630
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,750
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,040
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,930
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,700
$40,830
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($52,090).

Bend-Redmond, OR $45,200
Corvallis, OR $46,880
Eugene, OR $44,400
Grants Pass, OR $48,490
Medford, OR $49,620
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $51,770
Salem, OR $52,090
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,590
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,320
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,900
$47,726
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

State College, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($50,920).

Altoona, PA $38,170
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $42,250
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $45,150
East Stroudsburg, PA $40,040
Erie, PA $39,980
Gettysburg, PA $42,510
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $50,510
Johnstown, PA $40,240
Lancaster, PA $42,890
Lebanon, PA $45,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $48,310
Pittsburgh, PA $43,230
Reading, PA $42,610
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $40,190
State College, PA $50,920
Williamsport, PA $46,280
York-Hanover, PA $39,580
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,890
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,000
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,550
$42,672
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Arecibo, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($29,840).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $26,710
Arecibo, PR $29,840
Guayama, PR $29,240
Mayaguez, PR $24,940
Ponce, PR $27,170
San German, PR $25,240
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $27,650
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $29,470
$27,533
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($42,190).

Columbia, SC $39,330
Florence, SC $39,220
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $40,510
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $42,190
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $40,680
Spartanburg, SC $40,200
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,820
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,640
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,170
$39,529
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($42,450).

Sioux Falls, SD $42,450
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,490
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,810
$40,917
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($46,810).

Clarksville, TN-KY $40,850
Jackson, TN $37,490
Johnson City, TN $40,230
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $38,510
Knoxville, TN $40,920
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,810
Morristown, TN $39,720
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $43,830
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,410
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,470
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $42,070
$40,858
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($51,230).

Amarillo, TX $47,010
Austin-Round Rock, TX $48,350
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $45,160
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $37,370
College Station-Bryan, TX $46,170
Corpus Christi, TX $48,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $51,030
El Paso, TX $47,670
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $51,230
Killeen-Temple, TX $50,900
Laredo, TX $45,320
Longview, TX $41,390
Lubbock, TX $43,890
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $46,240
Midland, TX $46,800
Odessa, TX $46,250
San Angelo, TX $46,290
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $48,900
Sherman-Denison, TX $46,560
Texarkana, TX-AR $40,790
Tyler, TX $44,600
Victoria, TX $44,940
Waco, TX $45,670
Wichita Falls, TX $47,770
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,620
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,100
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,630
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,180
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,120
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,440
$45,650
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($48,670).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $42,840
Provo-Orem, UT $40,730
St. George, UT $39,090
Salt Lake City, UT $48,670
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,320
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,990
$42,773
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($47,770).

Charlottesville, VA $47,560
Harrisonburg, VA $42,890
Lynchburg, VA $42,830
Richmond, VA $47,770
Roanoke, VA $42,050
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $47,670
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $47,650
Winchester, VA-WV $47,010
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,250
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,490
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,720
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,900
$44,483
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($42,900).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $40,020
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $42,900
$41,460
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Fond du Lac, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($50,320).

Eau Claire, WI $48,470
Fond du Lac, WI $50,320
Green Bay, WI $46,860
Janesville-Beloit, WI $49,300
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $45,080
Madison, WI $49,230
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $46,780
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $48,110
Racine, WI $40,370
Sheboygan, WI $46,810
Wausau, WI $47,520
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,330
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,000
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,240
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,010
$46,962
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($43,780).

Charleston, WV $38,270
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $38,380
Morgantown, WV $37,710
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $39,220
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $43,780
Wheeling, WV-OH $37,070
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,120
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,110
$38,083
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($50,840).

Cheyenne, WY $50,840
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $49,730
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,090
$48,887

Master's

Average Salary Median: $44,558

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Alaska ($54,600) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area 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 ($55,860) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $53,340
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $55,860
$54,600
Alabama

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

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($47,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $47,200
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $45,810
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $41,280
Decatur, AL $47,030
Dothan, AL $42,130
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $45,100
Gadsden, AL $46,610
Huntsville, AL $41,610
Mobile, AL $42,690
Montgomery, AL $45,100
Tuscaloosa, AL $40,100
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $42,210
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $42,330
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,260
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $45,120
$43,705
Arkansas

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

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($43,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $37,860
Hot Springs, AR $43,410
Jonesboro, AR $37,400
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $41,210
Pine Bluff, AR $42,900
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,830
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,560
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,380
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,690
$39,804
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,050) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $39,080
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,050
Prescott, AZ $44,740
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $40,980
Tucson, AZ $40,850
Yuma, AZ $41,260
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $41,040
$41,857
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 ($63,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $45,040
El Centro, CA $49,040
Fresno, CA $46,740
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $55,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $54,680
Madera, CA $54,500
Merced, CA $57,150
Modesto, CA $48,080
Napa, CA $54,980
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $57,640
Redding, CA $52,690
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $53,710
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $56,970
Salinas, CA $48,900
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $47,820
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $60,470
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $63,100
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $54,970
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $48,990
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $51,320
Santa Rosa, CA $50,450
Stockton-Lodi, CA $54,450
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $48,040
Visalia-Porterville, CA $47,100
Yuba City, CA $61,040
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,580
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $50,260
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,710
$52,501
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($52,130) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $47,560
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $51,950
Fort Collins, CO $50,560
Grand Junction, CO $44,310
Greeley, CO $49,340
Pueblo, CO $48,200
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $41,830
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,550
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,130
$48,381
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($58,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $58,870
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $56,670
New Haven, CT $52,750
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $51,600
Waterbury, CT $45,580
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $48,750
$52,370
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($46,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $40,430
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $40,140
Gainesville, FL $39,020
Homosassa Springs, FL $40,020
Jacksonville, FL $38,920
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $40,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $44,180
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $42,890
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,760
Ocala, FL $39,980
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $41,450
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $39,290
Panama City, FL $39,010
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $40,260
Port St. Lucie, FL $42,040
Punta Gorda, FL $46,090
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $42,630
Sebring, FL $37,820
Tallahassee, FL $35,810
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $40,700
The Villages, FL $42,570
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,480
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $34,190
$40,537
Georgia

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

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($49,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $43,480
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $45,860
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $41,200
Brunswick, GA $40,110
Columbus, GA-AL $40,800
Dalton, GA $40,110
Gainesville, GA $42,560
Hinesville, GA $49,750
Macon, GA $40,050
Rome, GA $40,110
Savannah, GA $40,420
Valdosta, GA $37,940
Warner Robins, GA $43,430
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,730
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,450
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $36,730
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,210
$41,173
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($51,980) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $51,980
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,450
$50,715
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($51,480) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,130
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $42,200
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $51,480
Dubuque, IA $38,430
Iowa City, IA $50,800
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $39,980
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $45,120
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,090
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,000
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,790
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,100
$43,284
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($49,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,180
Idaho Falls, ID $42,340
Lewiston, ID-WA $49,300
Pocatello, ID $43,580
Twin Falls, ID $45,490
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,560
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,700
$45,164
Illinois

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

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($50,840) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $48,430
Champaign-Urbana, IL $47,450
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $48,370
Danville, IL $42,190
Decatur, IL $43,060
Kankakee, IL $47,990
Peoria, IL $40,550
Rockford, IL $47,190
Springfield, IL $50,840
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,390
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,050
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,240
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,430
$45,783
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($45,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $39,510
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $41,730
Evansville, IN-KY $42,680
Fort Wayne, IN $42,850
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $44,230
Kokomo, IN $37,020
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $45,090
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $40,950
Muncie, IN $40,900
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $40,200
Terre Haute, IN $40,910
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,640
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,210
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,850
$40,841
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($42,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $38,440
Topeka, KS $42,700
Wichita, KS $41,400
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $39,370
$40,478
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 ($42,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $38,540
Lexington-Fayette, KY $41,670
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $42,200
Owensboro, KY $39,050
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,610
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,230
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,090
$39,683
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($53,970) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $48,620
Hammond, LA $41,160
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $39,730
Lafayette, LA $43,220
Lake Charles, LA $43,310
Monroe, LA $43,020
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $45,690
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $53,970
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,970
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $32,520
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,320
$43,503
Massachusetts

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

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($54,360) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $49,250
Leominster-Gardner, MA $54,360
New Bedford, MA $47,590
Pittsfield, MA $42,860
Springfield, MA-CT $46,200
Worcester, MA-CT $45,540
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $50,720
$48,074
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($55,790) for a master's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $55,790
Cumberland, MD-WV $45,750
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $49,950
Salisbury, MD-DE $46,390
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $44,760
$48,528
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($50,430) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $46,650
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,430
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,160
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $45,220
$46,615
Michigan

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

Battle Creek, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($50,540) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $50,540
Bay City, MI $43,970
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $47,790
Flint, MI $50,030
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $45,620
Jackson, MI $48,000
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $48,280
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $49,340
Midland, MI $41,230
Monroe, MI $47,720
Muskegon, MI $49,190
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $49,420
Saginaw, MI $49,630
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,760
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,580
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,370
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,230
$47,629
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($53,140) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $50,460
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $50,420
Rochester, MN $50,270
St. Cloud, MN $53,140
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,020
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,270
$48,975
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($43,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $42,850
Jefferson City, MO $38,860
Joplin, MO $38,070
Kansas City, MO-KS $43,530
St. Joseph, MO-KS $38,470
St. Louis, MO-IL $43,670
Springfield, MO $34,870
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,720
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,730
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,200
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,040
$39,274
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($39,440) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $38,850
Jackson, MS $39,440
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,680
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,780
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,610
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,680
$36,673
Montana

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

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($41,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $41,100
Missoula, MT $38,530
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $40,340
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $40,340
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,690
$39,800
North Carolina

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

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($49,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $46,610
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $47,330
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $48,950
Fayetteville, NC $45,850
Goldsboro, NC $44,930
Greensboro-High Point, NC $46,770
Greenville, NC $47,280
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $46,930
Jacksonville, NC $49,260
New Bern, NC $45,130
Raleigh, NC $46,380
Rocky Mount, NC $44,550
Wilmington, NC $49,870
Winston-Salem, NC $45,850
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,910
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,940
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,230
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
$46,321
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 ($54,710) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $50,340
Grand Forks, ND-MN $52,830
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,710
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,130
$52,503
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 ($45,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $42,390
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $45,270
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,150
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,410
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,530
$40,950
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($54,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $44,340
Portsmouth, NH-ME $54,670
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,870
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,860
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,420
$46,832
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 ($56,460) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $53,850
Trenton, NJ $56,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $50,250
$53,520
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($50,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $46,230
Las Cruces, NM $43,670
Santa Fe, NM $50,620
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,010
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,870
$45,280
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,850) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,950
Reno, NV $54,850
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $49,150
$52,650
New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($56,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $46,040
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $46,170
Elmira, NY $49,660
Glens Falls, NY $48,060
Ithaca, NY $56,510
Kingston, NY $55,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $53,850
Rochester, NY $46,870
Syracuse, NY $45,770
Utica-Rome, NY $47,380
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $50,090
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $50,600
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $43,660
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $48,560
$49,181
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($46,650) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $42,140
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $46,380
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $46,440
Columbus, OH $46,320
Dayton, OH $46,650
Lima, OH $39,650
Mansfield, OH $42,950
Springfield, OH $40,450
Toledo, OH $45,000
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $39,430
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,000
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $40,310
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,950
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,890
$42,969
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($43,340) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $42,420
Oklahoma City, OK $43,340
Tulsa, OK $42,630
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,750
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,040
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,930
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,700
$40,830
Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($52,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $45,200
Corvallis, OR $46,880
Eugene, OR $44,400
Grants Pass, OR $48,490
Medford, OR $49,620
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $51,770
Salem, OR $52,090
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,590
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,320
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,900
$47,726
Pennsylvania

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

State College, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($50,920) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $38,170
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $42,250
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $45,150
East Stroudsburg, PA $40,040
Erie, PA $39,980
Gettysburg, PA $42,510
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $50,510
Johnstown, PA $40,240
Lancaster, PA $42,890
Lebanon, PA $45,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $48,310
Pittsburgh, PA $43,230
Reading, PA $42,610
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $40,190
State College, PA $50,920
Williamsport, PA $46,280
York-Hanover, PA $39,580
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,890
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,000
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,550
$42,672
Puerto Rico

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

Arecibo, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($29,840) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $26,710
Arecibo, PR $29,840
Guayama, PR $29,240
Mayaguez, PR $24,940
Ponce, PR $27,170
San German, PR $25,240
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $27,650
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $29,470
$27,533
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($42,190) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $39,330
Florence, SC $39,220
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $40,510
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $42,190
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $40,680
Spartanburg, SC $40,200
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,820
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,640
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,170
$39,529
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($42,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $42,450
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $41,490
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,810
$40,917
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($46,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $40,850
Jackson, TN $37,490
Johnson City, TN $40,230
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $38,510
Knoxville, TN $40,920
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,810
Morristown, TN $39,720
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $43,830
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,410
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,470
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $42,070
$40,858
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 ($51,230) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $47,010
Austin-Round Rock, TX $48,350
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $45,160
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $37,370
College Station-Bryan, TX $46,170
Corpus Christi, TX $48,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $51,030
El Paso, TX $47,670
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $51,230
Killeen-Temple, TX $50,900
Laredo, TX $45,320
Longview, TX $41,390
Lubbock, TX $43,890
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $46,240
Midland, TX $46,800
Odessa, TX $46,250
San Angelo, TX $46,290
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $48,900
Sherman-Denison, TX $46,560
Texarkana, TX-AR $40,790
Tyler, TX $44,600
Victoria, TX $44,940
Waco, TX $45,670
Wichita Falls, TX $47,770
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,620
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,100
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,630
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,180
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,120
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,440
$45,650
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($48,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $42,840
Provo-Orem, UT $40,730
St. George, UT $39,090
Salt Lake City, UT $48,670
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,320
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,990
$42,773
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($47,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $47,560
Harrisonburg, VA $42,890
Lynchburg, VA $42,830
Richmond, VA $47,770
Roanoke, VA $42,050
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $47,670
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $47,650
Winchester, VA-WV $47,010
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,250
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,490
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,720
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,900
$44,483
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($42,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $40,020
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $42,900
$41,460
Wisconsin

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

Fond du Lac, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($50,320) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $48,470
Fond du Lac, WI $50,320
Green Bay, WI $46,860
Janesville-Beloit, WI $49,300
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $45,080
Madison, WI $49,230
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $46,780
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $48,110
Racine, WI $40,370
Sheboygan, WI $46,810
Wausau, WI $47,520
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,330
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,000
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,240
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,010
$46,962
West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($43,780) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $38,270
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $38,380
Morgantown, WV $37,710
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $39,220
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $43,780
Wheeling, WV-OH $37,070
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,120
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,110
$38,083
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($50,840) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $50,840
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $49,730
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,090
$48,887

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a master's degree.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $44,558. 

  Mental Health Counselors

Counsel and advise individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health, with an emphasis on prevention. May help individuals deal with a broad range of mental health issues, such as those associated with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; stress management; self-esteem; or aging.

Salary Ratio: 0.35    

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    
  • Behavior Analyst
  • Behavior Support Specialist (BSS)
  • Behavioral Health Consultant
  • Behavioral Health Counselor
  • Behavioral Health Therapist
  • Bereavement Counselor
  • Case Manager
  • Clinical Counselor
  • Clinical Mental Health Counselor
  • Clinician
  • Corrections Caseworker
  • Counselor
  • Direct Care Counselor
  • Domestic Violence Advocate
  • Elder Counselor
  • Grief Counselor
  • Group Counselor
  • Group Home Counselor
  • Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)
  • Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)
  • Licensed Counselor
  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • Mental Health Case Manager
  • Mental Health Clinician
  • Mental Health Counselor
  • Mental Health Professional
  • Mental Health Program Specialist
  • Mental Health Specialist
  • Mental Health Therapist
  • Residential Child Care Counselor
  • Treatment Coordinator
  • US Salary Median: $45,202
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 12.4%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's


Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $15,865 per year (or $18,942 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $31,730 to earn a master's (or $37,884 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($91,236 if you're in-state, $106,904 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Mental Health Counseling & Counselor Degrees

Sinte Gleska University

E. Highway 18, 101 Antelope Lake Circle - Mission, SD

Out-of-state cost: $3,154/year
In-state cost: $3,154/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Universidad Central de Bayamon

Avenida Zaya Verde La Milagrosa Barrio Hato Tejas - Bayam?n",PR, 00960-1725

Out-of-state cost: $5,462/year
In-state cost: $5,462/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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New Mexico Highlands University

803 University Ave - Las Vegas, NM

Out-of-state cost: $10,998/year
In-state cost: $6,558/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Arkansas State University

2105 E. Aggie Road - Jonesboro, AR

Out-of-state cost: $12,883/year
In-state cost: $7,315/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

1871 Old Main Drive - Shippensburg, PA

Out-of-state cost: $14,122/year
In-state cost: $13,394/year
Degrees: Certificate

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CUNY Brooklyn College

2900 Bedford Ave - Brooklyn, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,390/year
In-state cost: $7,440/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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University of Holy Cross

4123 Woodland Drive - New Orleans, LA

Out-of-state cost: $16,000/year
In-state cost: $16,000/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Cambridge College

500 Rutherford Avenue - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $16,266/year
In-state cost: $16,266/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate, Certificate

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Grand Canyon University

3300 W Camelback Rd - Phoenix, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $17,181/year
In-state cost: $17,181/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

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State University of New York at New Paltz

1 Hawk Drive - New Paltz, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,269/year
In-state cost: $8,359/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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SUNY College at Plattsburgh

101 Broad Street - Plattsburgh, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,484/year
In-state cost: $8,574/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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SUNY Brockport

350 New Campus Dr - Brockport, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,534/year
In-state cost: $8,624/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Marshall University

1 John Marshall Dr - Huntington, WV

Out-of-state cost: $19,366/year
In-state cost: $8,512/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

6300 Ocean Dr. - Corpus Christi, TX

Out-of-state cost: $20,343/year
In-state cost: $9,553/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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The University of Texas at San Antonio

One UTSA Circle - San Antonio, TX

Out-of-state cost: $20,572/year
In-state cost: $8,566/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Lock Haven University

401 North Fairview Street - Lock Haven, PA

Out-of-state cost: $20,702/year
In-state cost: $10,878/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Southwestern Assemblies of God University

1200 Sycamore - Waxahachie, TX

Out-of-state cost: $21,456/year
In-state cost: $21,456/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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East Carolina University

East 5th Street - Greenville, NC

Out-of-state cost: $23,516/year
In-state cost: $7,239/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Plymouth State University

17 High Street - Plymouth, NH

Out-of-state cost: $23,902/year
In-state cost: $14,492/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Idaho State University

921 S 8th Ave - Pocatello, ID

Out-of-state cost: $24,494/year
In-state cost: $7,872/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Mental Health Counseling & Counselor Degrees

Catawba College

2300 W Innes St - Salisbury, NC

Out-of-state cost: $3,594/year
In-state cost: $3,594/year
Degrees: Master's

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Missouri Valley College

500 E College St - Marshall, MO

Out-of-state cost: $3,600/year
In-state cost: $3,600/year
Degrees: Master's

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Fitchburg State University

160 Pearl St - Fitchburg, MA

Out-of-state cost: $6,012/year
In-state cost: $6,012/year
Degrees: Master's

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Grace College and Theological Seminary

200 Seminary Dr - Winona Lake, IN

Out-of-state cost: $7,872/year
In-state cost: $7,872/year
Degrees: Master's

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Faith International University

3504 N Pearl St - Tacoma, WA

Out-of-state cost: $8,450/year
In-state cost: $8,450/year
Degrees: Master's

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Henderson State University

1100 Henderson Street - Arkadelphia, AR

Out-of-state cost: $8,612/year
In-state cost: $6,740/year
Degrees: Master's

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Minnesota State University-Mankato

South Rd And Ellis Ave - Mankato, MN

Out-of-state cost: $8,788/year
In-state cost: $8,788/year
Degrees: Master's

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Wilmington University

320 Dupont Hwy - New Castle, DE

Out-of-state cost: $8,834/year
In-state cost: $8,834/year
Degrees: Master's

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Moody Bible Institute

820 N LaSalle Blvd - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $8,930/year
In-state cost: $8,930/year
Degrees: Master's

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Gardner-Webb University

Main St - Boiling Springs, NC

Out-of-state cost: $9,050/year
In-state cost: $9,050/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Hood College

401 Rosemont Ave - Frederick, MD

Out-of-state cost: $9,070/year
In-state cost: $9,070/year
Degrees: Master's

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Montreat College

310 Gaither Circle - Montreat, NC

Out-of-state cost: $9,141/year
In-state cost: $9,141/year
Degrees: Master's

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Viterbo University

900 Viterbo Drive - La Crosse, WI

Out-of-state cost: $9,312/year
In-state cost: $9,312/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Lindenwood University

209 S Kingshighway - Saint Charles, MO

Out-of-state cost: $9,550/year
In-state cost: $9,550/year
Degrees: Master's

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Milligan University

1 Blowers Blvd. - Milligan, TN

Out-of-state cost: $9,555/year
In-state cost: $9,555/year
Degrees: Master's

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Carson-Newman University

1646 S Russell Ave - Jefferson City, TN

Out-of-state cost: $9,587/year
In-state cost: $9,587/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Western States

8000 NE Tillamook Street - Portland, OR

Out-of-state cost: $9,600/year
In-state cost: $9,600/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Missouri Baptist University

One College Park Dr - Saint Louis, MO

Out-of-state cost: $10,256/year
In-state cost: $10,256/year
Degrees: Master's

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Walden University

100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 900 - Minneapolis, MN

Out-of-state cost: $10,716/year
In-state cost: $10,716/year
Degrees: Master's

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Holy Family University

9801 Frankford Avenue - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $10,847/year
In-state cost: $10,847/year
Degrees: Master's

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