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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Palliative Care Nursing Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares registered nurses to provide a combination of active and compassionate therapies intended to comfort and support patients and their families who are living with life-threatening illness. Includes instruction in pathophysiology, palliative care processes, pain management, pharmacology, loss, grief, death, and bereavement.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. Provide specialized nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units. Direct nursing staff in the provision of patient care in a clinical practice setting, such as a hospital, hospice, clinic, or home.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $74,222
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.7%
    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.):  $33,293/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,898/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $29,373/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,748/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $31,333/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $24,823/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: $74,222

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($116,677) in the Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($93,963).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $93,963
$93,963
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($68,977).

Mobile, AL $67,514
Montgomery, AL $68,977
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,774
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $65,680
Auburn-Opelika, AL $65,958
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $66,830
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $67,907
Decatur, AL $56,643
Dothan, AL $62,683
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,658
Gadsden, AL $63,363
Huntsville, AL $64,383
Tuscaloosa, AL $64,017
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,542
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $64,793
$64,131
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($73,007).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $73,007
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $62,080
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $62,476
Fort Smith, AR-OK $65,820
Hot Springs, AR $66,745
Jonesboro, AR $66,782
Pine Bluff, AR $68,615
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $65,920
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $64,087
$66,154
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($118,600).

Tucson, AZ $81,164
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $85,034
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $86,362
Prescott, AZ $85,222
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $74,907
Yuma, AZ $88,010
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $118,600
$84,333
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($156,725).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $115,107
Napa, CA $114,824
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $110,971
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $130,743
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $113,451
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $149,589
Chico, CA $93,943
El Centro, CA $96,180
Fresno, CA $103,303
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $113,697
Merced, CA $109,860
Modesto, CA $113,927
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $108,285
Redding, CA $120,020
Salinas, CA $133,007
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $152,407
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $108,463
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $114,610
Santa Rosa, CA $122,138
Stockton-Lodi, CA $116,582
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $156,725
Visalia-Porterville, CA $91,675
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $94,665
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $108,423
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $107,943
Madera, CA $135,800
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $134,590
Yuba City, CA $143,390
$116,677
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($84,404).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $84,404
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $71,209
Colorado Springs, CO $80,142
Fort Collins, CO $82,285
Grand Junction, CO $79,768
Greeley, CO $75,805
Pueblo, CO $80,282
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $78,172
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $82,603
$79,351
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($98,985).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $88,386
New Haven, CT $91,107
Danbury, CT $98,985
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $88,842
Waterbury, CT $85,592
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $79,717
$88,823
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($78,967).

Jacksonville, FL $72,567
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $78,967
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $74,870
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $74,591
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $67,403
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $67,047
Gainesville, FL $75,888
Homosassa Springs, FL $69,930
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $69,708
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $70,632
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $77,455
Ocala, FL $69,417
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $71,620
Panama City, FL $70,860
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $67,160
Port St. Lucie, FL $72,803
Punta Gorda, FL $71,418
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $67,882
Sebring, FL $66,270
Tallahassee, FL $70,563
The Villages, FL $69,820
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $71,788
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $69,242
$71,374
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($95,420).

Savannah, GA $72,416
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $68,153
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $67,003
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $79,768
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $77,725
Brunswick, GA $58,870
Columbus, GA-AL $70,955
Dalton, GA $69,087
Gainesville, GA $68,137
Hinesville, GA $75,618
Macon, GA $72,140
Rome, GA $74,388
Valdosta, GA $72,988
Warner Robins, GA $70,798
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $78,242
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $66,088
Athens-Clarke County, GA $95,420
$71,573
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($112,330).

Urban Honolulu, HI $112,330
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $101,762
$106,565
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($73,882).

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $67,520
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $67,391
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $67,381
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $69,643
Cedar Rapids, IA $67,868
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $65,498
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $68,288
Dubuque, IA $68,080
Iowa City, IA $73,882
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $67,708
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $68,342
$68,308
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($84,330).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $84,330
Idaho Falls, ID $69,302
Lewiston, ID-WA $82,352
Pocatello, ID $74,417
Twin Falls, ID $75,907
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $74,688
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $73,120
$76,302
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($81,967).

Danville, IL $70,602
Springfield, IL $80,646
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $67,519
Carbondale-Marion, IL $68,045
Champaign-Urbana, IL $70,023
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $81,967
Decatur, IL $77,678
Kankakee, IL $80,188
Peoria, IL $73,087
Rockford, IL $79,235
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $70,247
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,575
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,652
$73,287
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Muncie, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($110,600).

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $77,193
Columbus, IN $70,208
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $71,463
Evansville, IN-KY $71,032
Fort Wayne, IN $68,902
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $74,905
Kokomo, IN $73,147
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $74,038
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $71,708
Terre Haute, IN $71,402
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $69,073
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $71,592
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $67,737
Muncie, IN $110,600
$72,277
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($71,802).

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $65,834
Manhattan, KS $59,270
Topeka, KS $71,802
Wichita, KS $64,527
$65,632
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($71,342).

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,999
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $69,187
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $69,272
Lexington-Fayette, KY $68,678
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $71,342
Owensboro, KY $68,512
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $67,367
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,327
$67,926
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($121,380).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $74,827
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $70,599
Baton Rouge, LA $69,473
Hammond, LA $73,507
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $72,493
Lake Charles, LA $70,167
Monroe, LA $71,422
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $72,773
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $74,647
Lafayette, LA $121,380
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $110,830
$73,743
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($98,413).

Springfield, MA-CT $85,849
Worcester, MA-CT $87,190
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $98,413
Leominster-Gardner, MA $93,287
New Bedford, MA $87,708
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $90,618
$90,385
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($81,622).

Salisbury, MD-DE $80,707
Cumberland, MD-WV $77,035
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $81,622
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $76,062
$78,930
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($78,207).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $74,107
Portland-South Portland, ME $78,207
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $73,475
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $73,257
$74,761
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($81,819).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $81,819
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $71,953
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $81,403
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $66,997
Battle Creek, MI $75,142
Flint, MI $80,500
Jackson, MI $74,035
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $77,595
Midland, MI $56,740
Monroe, MI $71,960
Muskegon, MI $78,262
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $74,363
Saginaw, MI $74,892
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $74,963
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $71,575
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $76,387
$74,541
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($90,017).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $89,333
St. Cloud, MN $89,237
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $90,017
Rochester, MN $79,485
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $79,018
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $79,200
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $79,863
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $81,300
$83,666
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($76,033).

St. Louis, MO-IL $71,317
Springfield, MO $64,351
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,239
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $65,371
Columbia, MO $69,150
Jefferson City, MO $67,885
Joplin, MO $56,315
Kansas City, MO-KS $76,033
St. Joseph, MO-KS $71,325
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $65,730
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,482
$67,092
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($72,087).

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,244
Hattiesburg, MS $65,118
Jackson, MS $72,087
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $64,518
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $70,072
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,277
$66,950
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($109,970).

Great Falls, MT $74,967
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $72,195
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $76,645
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $76,182
Missoula, MT $109,970
$76,396
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Burlington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($101,870).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $74,360
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $75,759
Greensboro-High Point, NC $74,909
Winston-Salem, NC $74,499
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $68,611
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,614
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $66,836
Fayetteville, NC $81,380
Goldsboro, NC $72,607
Greenville, NC $74,760
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $68,403
Jacksonville, NC $67,772
New Bern, NC $70,152
Raleigh, NC $75,637
Rocky Mount, NC $69,583
Wilmington, NC $67,378
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,710
Burlington, NC $101,870
$72,221
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($77,081).

Fargo, ND-MN $77,081
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $72,196
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $74,823
$74,694
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($98,900).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $75,299
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $73,740
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $70,778
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $73,658
Lincoln, NE $98,900
$74,425
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($84,243).

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $80,503
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $78,966
Manchester, NH $82,755
Portsmouth, NH-ME $84,243
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $74,893
$80,238
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($85,710).

Ocean City, NJ $72,847
Trenton, NJ $85,710
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $85,080
$81,631
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($83,600).

Farmington, NM $79,595
Las Cruces, NM $81,412
Santa Fe, NM $83,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $83,013
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $79,907
$81,505
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($95,918).

Reno, NV $85,331
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $95,918
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $87,380
$89,322
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($100,184).

Binghamton, NY $77,650
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $83,741
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $100,184
Rochester, NY $75,240
Syracuse, NY $75,826
Utica-Rome, NY $69,407
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $78,119
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $68,844
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $72,806
Elmira, NY $72,740
Glens Falls, NY $76,532
Ithaca, NY $74,755
Kingston, NY $85,973
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $78,030
$77,859
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($78,290).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $76,211
Columbus, OH $72,524
Dayton, OH $74,129
Toledo, OH $73,791
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $67,270
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,507
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $68,477
Canton-Massillon, OH $69,840
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $74,680
Lima, OH $76,698
Mansfield, OH $72,527
Springfield, OH $78,290
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $70,780
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $68,002
$72,366
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($74,783).

Tulsa, OK $73,180
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $69,189
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $69,929
Lawton, OK $67,350
Oklahoma City, OK $74,783
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $65,240
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $70,303
$70,109
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($121,560).

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $95,767
Bend-Redmond, OR $92,540
Eugene, OR $101,257
Grants Pass, OR $95,608
Medford, OR $99,078
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $102,758
Salem, OR $98,608
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $93,633
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $85,727
Corvallis, OR $121,560
$96,630
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($83,667).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $80,107
Johnstown, PA $65,651
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $83,667
Pittsburgh, PA $74,984
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $74,174
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $69,774
Altoona, PA $71,927
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $69,830
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $79,832
East Stroudsburg, PA $63,850
Erie, PA $67,612
Gettysburg, PA $77,830
Lancaster, PA $76,583
Lebanon, PA $78,023
Reading, PA $79,213
State College, PA $71,840
Williamsport, PA $81,873
York-Hanover, PA $78,793
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $69,653
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $76,765
$74,730
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($33,337).

Mayaguez, PR $33,000
Ponce, PR $31,099
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,337
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $27,518
Arecibo, PR $32,277
Guayama, PR $29,950
San German, PR $33,112
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $27,413
$31,052
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($74,535).

Columbia, SC $71,467
Florence, SC $72,025
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $70,020
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $71,653
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $69,732
Spartanburg, SC $74,535
Sumter, SC $69,873
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,327
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,853
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $68,725
$70,521
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($67,778).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,413
Sioux Falls, SD $67,752
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,778
$67,267
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($73,919).

Jackson, TN $61,424
Knoxville, TN $65,949
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $73,919
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $70,827
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $63,060
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $66,953
Clarksville, TN-KY $70,732
Cleveland, TN $62,282
Johnson City, TN $67,507
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,295
Morristown, TN $63,388
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,677
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,162
$66,300
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Texarkana, TX-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($117,780).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $78,604
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $79,600
El Paso, TX $72,153
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $89,176
Killeen-Temple, TX $80,669
Laredo, TX $77,467
Odessa, TX $72,723
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $77,004
Tyler, TX $67,657
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $71,864
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $72,827
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $72,920
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $73,030
Amarillo, TX $73,120
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $75,353
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $78,742
College Station-Bryan, TX $77,243
Corpus Christi, TX $76,123
Longview, TX $70,185
Lubbock, TX $73,510
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $76,435
Midland, TX $77,587
San Angelo, TX $70,185
Sherman-Denison, TX $75,645
Victoria, TX $75,070
Waco, TX $76,847
Wichita Falls, TX $76,772
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,997
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $77,343
Texarkana, TX-AR $117,780
$75,826
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($77,056).

Salt Lake City, UT $77,056
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $75,370
Provo-Orem, UT $71,323
St. George, UT $73,348
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $69,167
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $64,890
$72,197
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($81,129).

Harrisonburg, VA $68,754
Richmond, VA $81,129
Roanoke, VA $71,176
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $74,697
Charlottesville, VA $75,193
Lynchburg, VA $70,682
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $75,438
Winchester, VA-WV $78,543
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,067
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $73,890
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,520
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $69,135
$72,021
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($73,929).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $73,929
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $71,057
$72,493
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($85,460).

Madison, WI $85,460
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $80,810
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $76,270
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $78,390
Eau Claire, WI $70,723
Fond du Lac, WI $70,392
Green Bay, WI $75,957
Janesville-Beloit, WI $78,742
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $81,192
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $78,595
Racine, WI $79,173
Sheboygan, WI $75,515
Wausau, WI $75,338
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $76,240
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $81,333
$77,720
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($71,052).

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $68,639
Charleston, WV $71,052
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $69,335
Morgantown, WV $67,285
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $68,125
Wheeling, WV-OH $66,285
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,530
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,480
$67,980
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($79,643).

Cheyenne, WY $79,643
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $74,357
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $71,840
$75,280

Master's

Average Salary Median: $82,387

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($120,933) in the Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 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 ($90,958) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $90,958
$90,958
Alabama

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($76,073) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $75,093
Montgomery, AL $74,060
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $66,878
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $69,940
Auburn-Opelika, AL $71,917
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $72,900
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $76,073
Decatur, AL $64,567
Dothan, AL $68,847
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $65,977
Gadsden, AL $68,447
Huntsville, AL $70,987
Tuscaloosa, AL $69,833
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $68,613
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $72,377
$70,434
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($76,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $76,800
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,060
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $66,793
Fort Smith, AR-OK $73,590
Hot Springs, AR $73,680
Jonesboro, AR $73,093
Pine Bluff, AR $74,630
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $73,290
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $71,153
$72,232
Arizona

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

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($118,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $85,278
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $92,875
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $92,113
Prescott, AZ $90,123
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $80,933
Yuma, AZ $96,150
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $118,600
$93,725
California

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

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($162,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $116,410
Napa, CA $113,748
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $112,240
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $126,020
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $114,165
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $145,403
Chico, CA $100,557
El Centro, CA $107,510
Fresno, CA $109,327
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $115,253
Merced, CA $115,980
Modesto, CA $117,673
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $110,960
Redding, CA $124,160
Salinas, CA $133,363
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $148,833
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $111,637
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $119,000
Santa Rosa, CA $124,577
Stockton-Lodi, CA $118,063
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $162,600
Visalia-Porterville, CA $99,140
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $100,540
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $114,597
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $110,597
Madera, CA $135,800
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $134,590
Yuba City, CA $143,390
$120,933
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($89,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $89,560
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $75,318
Colorado Springs, CO $84,773
Fort Collins, CO $88,500
Grand Junction, CO $84,487
Greeley, CO $80,350
Pueblo, CO $84,593
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $84,673
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $88,487
$84,527
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($104,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $92,920
New Haven, CT $97,495
Danbury, CT $104,200
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,693
Waterbury, CT $92,963
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $90,073
$95,391
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 ($85,325) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL $78,768
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $85,325
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $80,743
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $78,928
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $75,407
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $75,283
Gainesville, FL $80,917
Homosassa Springs, FL $76,000
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $76,007
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $75,063
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $83,850
Ocala, FL $76,173
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $76,350
Panama City, FL $76,780
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $73,270
Port St. Lucie, FL $79,357
Punta Gorda, FL $72,117
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $76,693
Sebring, FL $66,270
Tallahassee, FL $77,717
The Villages, FL $69,820
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $81,357
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $74,573
$76,816
Georgia

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

Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($95,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Savannah, GA $78,383
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,703
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,160
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $84,907
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $82,330
Brunswick, GA $62,740
Columbus, GA-AL $78,330
Dalton, GA $75,943
Gainesville, GA $74,643
Hinesville, GA $80,667
Macon, GA $78,000
Rome, GA $79,457
Valdosta, GA $78,467
Warner Robins, GA $76,877
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $88,813
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $72,387
Athens-Clarke County, GA $95,420
$78,249
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($112,330) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $112,330
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $102,783
$107,557
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($82,153) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $73,805
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,385
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,418
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $76,905
Cedar Rapids, IA $75,187
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $73,817
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $74,237
Dubuque, IA $77,360
Iowa City, IA $82,153
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $75,087
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $77,583
$75,812
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($90,730) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $90,730
Idaho Falls, ID $74,613
Lewiston, ID-WA $86,033
Pocatello, ID $79,163
Twin Falls, ID $83,743
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $79,657
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $79,400
$81,906
Illinois

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

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($88,203) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danville, IL $68,473
Springfield, IL $88,203
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $72,528
Carbondale-Marion, IL $74,900
Champaign-Urbana, IL $78,057
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $87,783
Decatur, IL $85,217
Kankakee, IL $86,347
Peoria, IL $81,033
Rockford, IL $87,000
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $78,253
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,530
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,033
$79,720
Indiana

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

Muncie, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($110,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $85,453
Columbus, IN $78,207
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $79,037
Evansville, IN-KY $78,693
Fort Wayne, IN $76,653
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $82,130
Kokomo, IN $79,143
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $80,237
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $78,317
Terre Haute, IN $80,133
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $76,617
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $78,603
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $76,173
Muncie, IN $110,600
$81,428
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($78,523) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $71,365
Manhattan, KS $59,270
Topeka, KS $78,523
Wichita, KS $70,583
$69,935
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 ($77,263) for a master's degree in this area of study.

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $68,703
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,743
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $75,803
Lexington-Fayette, KY $74,597
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $77,263
Owensboro, KY $74,893
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $73,593
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $70,443
$73,755
Louisiana

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

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($121,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $78,545
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,878
Baton Rouge, LA $75,047
Hammond, LA $81,533
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $80,997
Lake Charles, LA $79,403
Monroe, LA $77,713
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $82,647
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $82,193
Lafayette, LA $121,380
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $110,830
$86,015
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($103,707) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $89,125
Worcester, MA-CT $87,920
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $103,707
Leominster-Gardner, MA $100,143
New Bedford, MA $97,367
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $95,947
$95,701
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($86,603) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $86,233
Cumberland, MD-WV $81,940
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $86,603
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $79,913
$83,672
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($84,973) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $81,773
Portland-South Portland, ME $84,973
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $81,240
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $79,573
$81,890
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,640) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $86,640
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $74,633
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $86,123
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $70,400
Battle Creek, MI $80,133
Flint, MI $84,910
Jackson, MI $79,720
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $81,240
Midland, MI $56,740
Monroe, MI $71,960
Muskegon, MI $85,613
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $80,147
Saginaw, MI $79,973
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $81,977
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $80,530
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $82,793
$78,971
Minnesota

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

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($95,933) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $91,615
St. Cloud, MN $91,103
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $95,933
Rochester, MN $87,100
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $86,607
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $84,130
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $88,637
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $89,570
$89,337
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($82,387) for a master's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $75,118
Springfield, MO $68,635
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $70,880
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $70,045
Columbia, MO $74,180
Jefferson City, MO $74,380
Joplin, MO $66,420
Kansas City, MO-KS $82,387
St. Joseph, MO-KS $79,130
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $73,110
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $71,323
$73,237
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($78,883) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $70,170
Hattiesburg, MS $75,977
Jackson, MS $78,883
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $71,987
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $78,353
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $76,343
$75,286
Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($109,970) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $80,763
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $79,450
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $84,190
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $85,073
Missoula, MT $109,970
$87,889
North Carolina

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

Burlington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($101,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $78,665
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $82,620
Greensboro-High Point, NC $80,255
Winston-Salem, NC $78,885
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $73,750
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $73,683
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,875
Fayetteville, NC $86,750
Goldsboro, NC $78,843
Greenville, NC $81,720
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $75,127
Jacksonville, NC $70,653
New Bern, NC $76,583
Raleigh, NC $82,583
Rocky Mount, NC $74,807
Wilmington, NC $74,407
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $77,460
Burlington, NC $101,870
$78,863
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 ($83,067) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $80,188
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $76,933
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $83,067
$80,062
Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($98,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $79,565
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $82,490
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $78,137
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $81,197
Lincoln, NE $98,900
$84,058
New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($89,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $84,518
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $82,270
Manchester, NH $89,600
Portsmouth, NH-ME $89,217
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $81,897
$85,500
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($88,110) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $67,893
Trenton, NJ $87,765
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $88,110
$81,256
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 ($90,177) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $86,830
Las Cruces, NM $89,443
Santa Fe, NM $89,860
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $90,177
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $88,913
$89,045
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($99,967) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $89,870
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $99,967
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $93,770
$94,536
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 ($104,103) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $84,108
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $88,175
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $104,103
Rochester, NY $81,053
Syracuse, NY $81,575
Utica-Rome, NY $69,263
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $82,978
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $71,360
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $76,305
Elmira, NY $79,520
Glens Falls, NY $84,253
Ithaca, NY $79,900
Kingston, NY $92,587
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $85,420
$82,900
Ohio

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

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($82,210) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $79,295
Columbus, OH $77,643
Dayton, OH $78,148
Toledo, OH $79,043
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $72,565
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $77,593
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $72,855
Canton-Massillon, OH $76,020
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $80,100
Lima, OH $81,467
Mansfield, OH $78,903
Springfield, OH $82,210
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $78,140
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,553
$77,752
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($81,547) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $78,378
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $71,805
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $75,853
Lawton, OK $67,350
Oklahoma City, OK $81,547
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $73,210
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $81,157
$75,614
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($121,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $98,473
Bend-Redmond, OR $92,540
Eugene, OR $105,893
Grants Pass, OR $101,937
Medford, OR $105,237
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $105,947
Salem, OR $103,477
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $98,837
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $92,693
Corvallis, OR $121,560
$102,659
Pennsylvania

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

Williamsport, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($90,767) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $83,008
Johnstown, PA $67,835
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $87,145
Pittsburgh, PA $80,440
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $78,115
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $72,920
Altoona, PA $76,853
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $69,830
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $81,233
East Stroudsburg, PA $63,850
Erie, PA $74,253
Gettysburg, PA $84,370
Lancaster, PA $81,577
Lebanon, PA $82,267
Reading, PA $87,027
State College, PA $77,330
Williamsport, PA $90,767
York-Hanover, PA $83,767
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,537
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $81,580
$78,985
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($34,575) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mayaguez, PR $34,575
Ponce, PR $30,370
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $32,893
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $27,027
Arecibo, PR $31,463
Guayama, PR $29,960
San German, PR $32,273
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $26,367
$30,616
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($79,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $76,833
Florence, SC $77,810
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $75,560
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $75,857
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $75,373
Spartanburg, SC $79,810
Sumter, SC $76,577
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $74,833
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $74,337
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $75,690
$76,268
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 ($75,607) for a master's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $72,243
Sioux Falls, SD $74,803
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $75,607
$74,218
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($79,363) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN $65,200
Knoxville, TN $71,543
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $79,363
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $74,973
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,020
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $73,893
Clarksville, TN-KY $76,263
Cleveland, TN $70,083
Johnson City, TN $73,303
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $72,410
Morristown, TN $69,617
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $74,853
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,323
$71,988
Texas

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

Texarkana, TX-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($117,780) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $83,093
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $81,775
El Paso, TX $74,398
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $92,893
Killeen-Temple, TX $83,203
Laredo, TX $84,193
Odessa, TX $75,665
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $79,040
Tyler, TX $71,375
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $77,065
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $77,490
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $76,078
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,130
Amarillo, TX $79,310
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $79,927
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $87,593
College Station-Bryan, TX $83,547
Corpus Christi, TX $83,437
Longview, TX $78,920
Lubbock, TX $79,370
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $84,690
Midland, TX $86,543
San Angelo, TX $78,830
Sherman-Denison, TX $82,720
Victoria, TX $75,070
Waco, TX $85,783
Wichita Falls, TX $84,553
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $83,423
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $85,817
Texarkana, TX-AR $117,780
$82,390
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($85,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $83,338
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $85,090
Provo-Orem, UT $77,687
St. George, UT $79,657
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $75,453
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $64,890
$77,686
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($86,537) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $72,328
Richmond, VA $84,068
Roanoke, VA $75,178
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $77,755
Charlottesville, VA $81,447
Lynchburg, VA $76,183
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $81,287
Winchester, VA-WV $86,537
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,403
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $81,930
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,520
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $77,100
$76,895
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($75,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $75,720
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $73,523
$74,621
Wisconsin

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

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($89,687) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $88,940
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $84,433
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $82,405
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $82,223
Eau Claire, WI $77,467
Fond du Lac, WI $78,093
Green Bay, WI $83,393
Janesville-Beloit, WI $86,233
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $87,703
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $85,810
Racine, WI $86,587
Sheboygan, WI $84,050
Wausau, WI $82,317
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $83,070
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $89,687
$84,161
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($78,613) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $74,375
Charleston, WV $78,613
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $75,450
Morgantown, WV $72,990
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $74,940
Wheeling, WV-OH $73,000
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $71,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $73,740
$74,325
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($82,083) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $82,083
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $77,993
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $74,375
$78,150

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $70,140

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($113,238) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($97,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $97,970
$97,970
Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($62,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $57,410
Montgomery, AL $62,200
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,970
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,000
Auburn-Opelika, AL $60,000
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $60,760
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $59,740
Decatur, AL $48,720
Dothan, AL $56,520
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $51,340
Gadsden, AL $58,280
Huntsville, AL $57,780
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,200
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,470
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,210
$57,173
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 ($67,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $67,950
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,440
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,720
Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,050
Hot Springs, AR $59,810
Jonesboro, AR $60,470
Pine Bluff, AR $62,600
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $58,550
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $57,020
$59,623
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($80,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $75,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $74,580
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $80,610
Prescott, AZ $80,320
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $68,880
Yuma, AZ $79,870
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
$76,657
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 ($155,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $113,370
Napa, CA $116,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $109,280
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $137,040
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $112,500
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $155,170
Chico, CA $87,330
El Centro, CA $84,850
Fresno, CA $97,280
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $112,140
Merced, CA $103,740
Modesto, CA $110,180
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $105,610
Redding, CA $115,880
Salinas, CA $132,650
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $155,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $105,290
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,220
Santa Rosa, CA $119,700
Stockton-Lodi, CA $115,100
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $150,850
Visalia-Porterville, CA $84,210
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $88,790
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $102,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $105,290
Madera, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
$113,238
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($77,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $77,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,730
Colorado Springs, CO $75,510
Fort Collins, CO $76,070
Grand Junction, CO $75,050
Greeley, CO $71,260
Pueblo, CO $75,970
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $71,670
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,720
$73,946
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($93,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $82,340
New Haven, CT $82,590
Danbury, CT $93,770
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $82,990
Waterbury, CT $78,220
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $69,360
$81,545
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($71,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL $64,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $70,490
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $67,040
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $68,810
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $59,400
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $58,810
Gainesville, FL $70,860
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,860
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $63,410
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $66,200
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $71,060
Ocala, FL $62,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $66,890
Panama City, FL $64,940
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $61,050
Port St. Lucie, FL $66,250
Punta Gorda, FL $70,720
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,070
Sebring, FL $66,270
Tallahassee, FL $63,410
The Villages, FL $69,820
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $62,220
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $63,910
$65,280
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($74,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Savannah, GA $64,460
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $63,420
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,460
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $74,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $73,120
Brunswick, GA $55,000
Columbus, GA-AL $63,580
Dalton, GA $62,230
Gainesville, GA $61,630
Hinesville, GA $70,570
Macon, GA $66,280
Rome, GA $69,320
Valdosta, GA $67,510
Warner Robins, GA $64,720
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $67,670
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,790
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
$65,337
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($112,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $112,330
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $100,740
$106,535
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($65,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,400
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,000
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,960
Cedar Rapids, IA $60,550
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $57,180
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $62,340
Dubuque, IA $58,800
Iowa City, IA $65,610
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $60,330
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,100
$60,037
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($78,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $77,930
Idaho Falls, ID $63,990
Lewiston, ID-WA $78,670
Pocatello, ID $69,670
Twin Falls, ID $68,070
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $69,720
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $66,840
$70,699
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($76,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danville, IL $72,730
Springfield, IL $70,570
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,840
Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,190
Champaign-Urbana, IL $61,990
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $76,150
Decatur, IL $70,140
Kankakee, IL $74,030
Peoria, IL $65,140
Rockford, IL $71,470
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,240
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,620
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,270
$66,491
Indiana

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

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($67,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $66,180
Columbus, IN $62,210
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $63,890
Evansville, IN-KY $63,370
Fort Wayne, IN $61,150
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $67,680
Kokomo, IN $67,150
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $67,840
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $65,100
Terre Haute, IN $62,670
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $61,530
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,580
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,300
Muncie, IN N/A
$64,050
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($65,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,460
Manhattan, KS $59,270
Topeka, KS $65,080
Wichita, KS $58,470
$60,320
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 ($65,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,060
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,780
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $62,740
Lexington-Fayette, KY $62,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $65,420
Owensboro, KY $62,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,140
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,210
$61,780
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($69,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $69,870
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $63,560
Baton Rouge, LA $63,900
Hammond, LA $65,480
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $63,990
Lake Charles, LA $60,930
Monroe, LA $65,130
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $62,900
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $67,100
Lafayette, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
$64,762
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 ($93,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $81,480
Worcester, MA-CT $86,460
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $93,120
Leominster-Gardner, MA $86,430
New Bedford, MA $78,050
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $85,290
$85,138
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($76,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $73,340
Cumberland, MD-WV $72,130
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $76,640
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $72,210
$73,580
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,440
Portland-South Portland, ME $71,440
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,710
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $66,940
$67,633
Michigan

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

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($76,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $75,390
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $68,380
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $75,110
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,460
Battle Creek, MI $70,150
Flint, MI $76,090
Jackson, MI $68,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $73,950
Midland, MI $56,740
Monroe, MI $71,960
Muskegon, MI $70,910
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $68,580
Saginaw, MI $69,810
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $67,950
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,620
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,980
$69,277
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($86,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $86,290
St. Cloud, MN $86,750
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $84,100
Rochester, MN $71,870
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,430
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $74,270
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,090
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$77,354
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($69,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $66,250
Springfield, MO $58,640
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,050
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,140
Columbia, MO $64,120
Jefferson City, MO $61,390
Joplin, MO $46,210
Kansas City, MO-KS $69,680
St. Joseph, MO-KS $63,520
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,350
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,640
$60,454
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($65,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,010
Hattiesburg, MS $54,260
Jackson, MS $65,290
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,050
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,790
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,210
$58,435
Montana

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

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($69,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $69,170
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,940
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $69,100
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,290
Missoula, MT N/A
$67,625
North Carolina

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($76,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $68,620
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $66,610
Greensboro-High Point, NC $67,780
Winston-Salem, NC $68,650
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,760
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,190
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,450
Fayetteville, NC $76,010
Goldsboro, NC $66,370
Greenville, NC $67,800
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $61,680
Jacksonville, NC $64,890
New Bern, NC $63,720
Raleigh, NC $68,690
Rocky Mount, NC $64,360
Wilmington, NC $60,350
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,960
Burlington, NC N/A
$65,699
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($72,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $72,940
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,880
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,580
$68,467
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 ($69,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $69,610
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,990
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,420
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $66,120
Lincoln, NE N/A
$66,035
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($79,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,150
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $74,560
Manchester, NH $75,910
Portsmouth, NH-ME $79,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $67,890
$74,556
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 ($82,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $77,800
Trenton, NJ $82,970
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $81,040
$80,603
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 ($77,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $72,360
Las Cruces, NM $73,380
Santa Fe, NM $77,340
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,850
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $70,900
$73,966
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 ($91,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $79,280
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $91,870
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $80,990
$84,047
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($94,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $69,040
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $77,830
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $94,960
Rochester, NY $67,490
Syracuse, NY $68,160
Utica-Rome, NY $69,600
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $71,640
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $65,490
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $68,140
Elmira, NY $65,960
Glens Falls, NY $68,810
Ithaca, NY $69,610
Kingston, NY $79,360
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $70,640
$71,909
Ohio

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

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($74,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $72,100
Columbus, OH $65,700
Dayton, OH $68,770
Toledo, OH $66,790
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $60,210
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,060
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,640
Canton-Massillon, OH $63,660
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $69,260
Lima, OH $71,930
Mansfield, OH $66,150
Springfield, OH $74,370
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $63,420
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,450
$66,251
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($68,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $66,250
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $65,700
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,030
Lawton, OK $67,350
Oklahoma City, OK $68,020
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,270
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,450
$63,724
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 ($99,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $92,160
Bend-Redmond, OR $92,540
Eugene, OR $96,620
Grants Pass, OR $89,280
Medford, OR $92,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $99,570
Salem, OR $93,740
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $88,430
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,760
Corvallis, OR N/A
$91,558
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 ($79,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $76,240
Johnstown, PA $62,740
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $79,030
Pittsburgh, PA $67,710
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,920
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $65,580
Altoona, PA $67,000
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $69,830
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $78,430
East Stroudsburg, PA $63,850
Erie, PA $60,970
Gettysburg, PA $71,290
Lancaster, PA $71,590
Lebanon, PA $73,780
Reading, PA $71,400
State College, PA $66,350
Williamsport, PA $72,980
York-Hanover, PA $73,820
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $63,770
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $71,950
$69,862
Puerto Rico

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

San German, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($33,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mayaguez, PR $30,900
Ponce, PR $32,070
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,930
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $28,010
Arecibo, PR $33,090
Guayama, PR $29,940
San German, PR $33,950
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $28,460
$31,294
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $66,100
Florence, SC $66,240
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $64,480
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $67,450
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $64,090
Spartanburg, SC $69,260
Sumter, SC $63,170
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,820
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,370
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,760
$64,774
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($60,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,640
Sioux Falls, SD $60,700
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,950
$59,763
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($66,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN $56,390
Knoxville, TN $58,490
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $66,660
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $65,300
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,780
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,700
Clarksville, TN-KY $65,200
Cleveland, TN $54,480
Johnson City, TN $61,710
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $56,180
Morristown, TN $57,160
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,500
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$59,735
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($84,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $72,620
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $76,700
El Paso, TX $69,160
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $84,220
Killeen-Temple, TX $77,290
Laredo, TX $68,500
Odessa, TX $68,800
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $74,290
Tyler, TX $62,700
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,930
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,610
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,710
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,230
Amarillo, TX $66,930
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,780
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $69,890
College Station-Bryan, TX $70,940
Corpus Christi, TX $68,810
Longview, TX $61,450
Lubbock, TX $67,650
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $68,180
Midland, TX $68,630
San Angelo, TX $61,540
Sherman-Denison, TX $68,570
Victoria, TX $75,070
Waco, TX $67,910
Wichita Falls, TX $68,990
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,570
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,870
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
$69,432
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($68,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $68,680
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $65,650
Provo-Orem, UT $64,960
St. George, UT $67,040
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,880
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $64,890
$65,683
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($77,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $63,990
Richmond, VA $77,210
Roanoke, VA $65,840
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $70,620
Charlottesville, VA $68,940
Lynchburg, VA $65,180
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $69,590
Winchester, VA-WV $70,550
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,730
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,850
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,520
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,170
$66,266
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($71,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $71,540
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $67,770
$69,655
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($80,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $80,820
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $75,980
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $68,090
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $73,280
Eau Claire, WI $63,980
Fond du Lac, WI $62,690
Green Bay, WI $68,520
Janesville-Beloit, WI $71,250
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $74,680
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,380
Racine, WI $71,760
Sheboygan, WI $66,980
Wausau, WI $68,360
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $69,410
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $72,980
$70,677
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($63,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $60,990
Charleston, WV $63,490
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $63,220
Morgantown, WV $61,580
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $61,310
Wheeling, WV-OH $59,570
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,570
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,220
$61,369
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($76,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $76,390
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $69,510
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,460
$71,453

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $70,140

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is California ($113,238) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($97,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $97,970
$97,970
Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($62,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mobile, AL $57,410
Montgomery, AL $62,200
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,970
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,000
Auburn-Opelika, AL $60,000
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $60,760
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $59,740
Decatur, AL $48,720
Dothan, AL $56,520
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $51,340
Gadsden, AL $58,280
Huntsville, AL $57,780
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,200
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,470
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,210
$57,173
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($67,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $67,950
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,440
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,720
Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,050
Hot Springs, AR $59,810
Jonesboro, AR $60,470
Pine Bluff, AR $62,600
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $58,550
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $57,020
$59,623
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($80,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $75,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $74,580
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $80,610
Prescott, AZ $80,320
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $68,880
Yuma, AZ $79,870
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
$76,657
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($155,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $113,370
Napa, CA $116,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $109,280
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $137,040
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $112,500
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $155,170
Chico, CA $87,330
El Centro, CA $84,850
Fresno, CA $97,280
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $112,140
Merced, CA $103,740
Modesto, CA $110,180
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $105,610
Redding, CA $115,880
Salinas, CA $132,650
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $155,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $105,290
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,220
Santa Rosa, CA $119,700
Stockton-Lodi, CA $115,100
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $150,850
Visalia-Porterville, CA $84,210
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $88,790
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $102,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $105,290
Madera, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
$113,238
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($77,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $77,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,730
Colorado Springs, CO $75,510
Fort Collins, CO $76,070
Grand Junction, CO $75,050
Greeley, CO $71,260
Pueblo, CO $75,970
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $71,670
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,720
$73,946
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($93,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $82,340
New Haven, CT $82,590
Danbury, CT $93,770
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $82,990
Waterbury, CT $78,220
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $69,360
$81,545
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($71,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL $64,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $70,490
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $67,040
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $68,810
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $59,400
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $58,810
Gainesville, FL $70,860
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,860
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $63,410
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $66,200
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $71,060
Ocala, FL $62,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $66,890
Panama City, FL $64,940
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $61,050
Port St. Lucie, FL $66,250
Punta Gorda, FL $70,720
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,070
Sebring, FL $66,270
Tallahassee, FL $63,410
The Villages, FL $69,820
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $62,220
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $63,910
$65,280
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($74,630) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Savannah, GA $64,460
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $63,420
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,460
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $74,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $73,120
Brunswick, GA $55,000
Columbus, GA-AL $63,580
Dalton, GA $62,230
Gainesville, GA $61,630
Hinesville, GA $70,570
Macon, GA $66,280
Rome, GA $69,320
Valdosta, GA $67,510
Warner Robins, GA $64,720
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $67,670
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,790
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
$65,337
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($112,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $112,330
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $100,740
$106,535
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($65,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,400
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,000
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,960
Cedar Rapids, IA $60,550
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $57,180
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $62,340
Dubuque, IA $58,800
Iowa City, IA $65,610
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $60,330
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,100
$60,037
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($78,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $77,930
Idaho Falls, ID $63,990
Lewiston, ID-WA $78,670
Pocatello, ID $69,670
Twin Falls, ID $68,070
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $69,720
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $66,840
$70,699
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($76,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danville, IL $72,730
Springfield, IL $70,570
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,840
Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,190
Champaign-Urbana, IL $61,990
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $76,150
Decatur, IL $70,140
Kankakee, IL $74,030
Peoria, IL $65,140
Rockford, IL $71,470
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,240
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,620
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,270
$66,491
Indiana

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

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($67,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $66,180
Columbus, IN $62,210
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $63,890
Evansville, IN-KY $63,370
Fort Wayne, IN $61,150
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $67,680
Kokomo, IN $67,150
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $67,840
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $65,100
Terre Haute, IN $62,670
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $61,530
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,580
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,300
Muncie, IN N/A
$64,050
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($65,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,460
Manhattan, KS $59,270
Topeka, KS $65,080
Wichita, KS $58,470
$60,320
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($65,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,060
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,780
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $62,740
Lexington-Fayette, KY $62,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $65,420
Owensboro, KY $62,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,140
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,210
$61,780
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($69,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $69,870
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $63,560
Baton Rouge, LA $63,900
Hammond, LA $65,480
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $63,990
Lake Charles, LA $60,930
Monroe, LA $65,130
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $62,900
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $67,100
Lafayette, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
$64,762
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($93,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $81,480
Worcester, MA-CT $86,460
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $93,120
Leominster-Gardner, MA $86,430
New Bedford, MA $78,050
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $85,290
$85,138
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($76,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $73,340
Cumberland, MD-WV $72,130
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $76,640
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $72,210
$73,580
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,440
Portland-South Portland, ME $71,440
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,710
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $66,940
$67,633
Michigan

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

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($76,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $75,390
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $68,380
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $75,110
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,460
Battle Creek, MI $70,150
Flint, MI $76,090
Jackson, MI $68,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $73,950
Midland, MI $56,740
Monroe, MI $71,960
Muskegon, MI $70,910
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $68,580
Saginaw, MI $69,810
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $67,950
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,620
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,980
$69,277
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($86,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $86,290
St. Cloud, MN $86,750
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $84,100
Rochester, MN $71,870
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,430
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $74,270
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,090
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$77,354
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($69,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $66,250
Springfield, MO $58,640
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,050
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,140
Columbia, MO $64,120
Jefferson City, MO $61,390
Joplin, MO $46,210
Kansas City, MO-KS $69,680
St. Joseph, MO-KS $63,520
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,350
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,640
$60,454
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($65,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,010
Hattiesburg, MS $54,260
Jackson, MS $65,290
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,050
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,790
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,210
$58,435
Montana

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

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($69,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $69,170
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,940
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $69,100
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,290
Missoula, MT N/A
$67,625
North Carolina

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($76,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $68,620
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $66,610
Greensboro-High Point, NC $67,780
Winston-Salem, NC $68,650
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,760
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,190
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,450
Fayetteville, NC $76,010
Goldsboro, NC $66,370
Greenville, NC $67,800
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $61,680
Jacksonville, NC $64,890
New Bern, NC $63,720
Raleigh, NC $68,690
Rocky Mount, NC $64,360
Wilmington, NC $60,350
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,960
Burlington, NC N/A
$65,699
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($72,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $72,940
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,880
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,580
$68,467
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($69,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $69,610
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,990
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,420
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $66,120
Lincoln, NE N/A
$66,035
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($79,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,150
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $74,560
Manchester, NH $75,910
Portsmouth, NH-ME $79,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $67,890
$74,556
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($82,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $77,800
Trenton, NJ $82,970
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $81,040
$80,603
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($77,340) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $72,360
Las Cruces, NM $73,380
Santa Fe, NM $77,340
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,850
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $70,900
$73,966
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($91,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $79,280
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $91,870
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $80,990
$84,047
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($94,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $69,040
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $77,830
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $94,960
Rochester, NY $67,490
Syracuse, NY $68,160
Utica-Rome, NY $69,600
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $71,640
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $65,490
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $68,140
Elmira, NY $65,960
Glens Falls, NY $68,810
Ithaca, NY $69,610
Kingston, NY $79,360
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $70,640
$71,909
Ohio

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

Springfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($74,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $72,100
Columbus, OH $65,700
Dayton, OH $68,770
Toledo, OH $66,790
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $60,210
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,060
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,640
Canton-Massillon, OH $63,660
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $69,260
Lima, OH $71,930
Mansfield, OH $66,150
Springfield, OH $74,370
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $63,420
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,450
$66,251
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($68,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $66,250
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $65,700
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,030
Lawton, OK $67,350
Oklahoma City, OK $68,020
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,270
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,450
$63,724
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($99,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $92,160
Bend-Redmond, OR $92,540
Eugene, OR $96,620
Grants Pass, OR $89,280
Medford, OR $92,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $99,570
Salem, OR $93,740
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $88,430
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,760
Corvallis, OR N/A
$91,558
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($79,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $76,240
Johnstown, PA $62,740
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $79,030
Pittsburgh, PA $67,710
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,920
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $65,580
Altoona, PA $67,000
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $69,830
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $78,430
East Stroudsburg, PA $63,850
Erie, PA $60,970
Gettysburg, PA $71,290
Lancaster, PA $71,590
Lebanon, PA $73,780
Reading, PA $71,400
State College, PA $66,350
Williamsport, PA $72,980
York-Hanover, PA $73,820
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $63,770
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $71,950
$69,862
Puerto Rico

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

San German, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($33,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mayaguez, PR $30,900
Ponce, PR $32,070
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,930
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $28,010
Arecibo, PR $33,090
Guayama, PR $29,940
San German, PR $33,950
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $28,460
$31,294
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $66,100
Florence, SC $66,240
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $64,480
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $67,450
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $64,090
Spartanburg, SC $69,260
Sumter, SC $63,170
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,820
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,370
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,760
$64,774
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($60,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,640
Sioux Falls, SD $60,700
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,950
$59,763
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($66,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN $56,390
Knoxville, TN $58,490
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $66,660
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $65,300
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,780
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,700
Clarksville, TN-KY $65,200
Cleveland, TN $54,480
Johnson City, TN $61,710
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $56,180
Morristown, TN $57,160
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,500
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$59,735
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($84,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $72,620
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $76,700
El Paso, TX $69,160
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $84,220
Killeen-Temple, TX $77,290
Laredo, TX $68,500
Odessa, TX $68,800
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $74,290
Tyler, TX $62,700
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $64,930
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,610
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,710
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,230
Amarillo, TX $66,930
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,780
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $69,890
College Station-Bryan, TX $70,940
Corpus Christi, TX $68,810
Longview, TX $61,450
Lubbock, TX $67,650
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $68,180
Midland, TX $68,630
San Angelo, TX $61,540
Sherman-Denison, TX $68,570
Victoria, TX $75,070
Waco, TX $67,910
Wichita Falls, TX $68,990
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,570
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,870
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
$69,432
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($68,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $68,680
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $65,650
Provo-Orem, UT $64,960
St. George, UT $67,040
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,880
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $64,890
$65,683
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($77,210) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $63,990
Richmond, VA $77,210
Roanoke, VA $65,840
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $70,620
Charlottesville, VA $68,940
Lynchburg, VA $65,180
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $69,590
Winchester, VA-WV $70,550
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,730
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,850
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,520
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,170
$66,266
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($71,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $71,540
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $67,770
$69,655
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($80,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $80,820
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $75,980
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $68,090
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $73,280
Eau Claire, WI $63,980
Fond du Lac, WI $62,690
Green Bay, WI $68,520
Janesville-Beloit, WI $71,250
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $74,680
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,380
Racine, WI $71,760
Sheboygan, WI $66,980
Wausau, WI $68,360
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $69,410
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $72,980
$70,677
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($63,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $60,990
Charleston, WV $63,490
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $63,220
Morgantown, WV $61,580
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $61,310
Wheeling, WV-OH $59,570
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,570
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,220
$61,369
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($76,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $76,390
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $69,510
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,460
$71,453

7 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a master's degree.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $82,387.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $70,140.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $70,140. 

  Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.26    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Advanced Nursing Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Clinical Nursing Instructor
  • Clinical Nursing Professor
  • CPR Instructor (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Instructor)
  • Faculty Member
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Nurse Educator
  • Nurse Instructor
  • Nurse's Aides Teacher
  • Nursing Assistant Professor
  • Nursing Assistants Teacher
  • Nursing Faculty Member
  • Nursing Instructor
  • Nursing Professor
  • Practical Nursing Instructor
  • Practical Nursing Teacher
  • Professor
  • Registered Nurse Teacher (RN Teacher)
  • Registered Nursing Professor (RN Professor)
  • US Salary Median: $70,578
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Registered Nurses

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.

Salary Ratio: 0.57    

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    
  • Cardiac Care Unit Nurse (CCU Nurse)
  • Cardiac Nurse Specialist
  • Central Supply Nurse
  • Certified Operating Room Nurse (CNOR)
  • Charge Nurse
  • Circulating Nurse
  • Community Health Nurse
  • Consultant Nurse
  • Consulting Nurse
  • Coronary Care Unit Nurse (CCU Nurse)
  • County Nurse
  • Delivery Nurse
  • Dialysis Nurse
  • Dialysis Registered Nurse (Dialysis RN)
  • Discharge Planner
  • Emergency Department RN (Emergency Department Registered Nurse)
  • Emergency Room Nurse (ER Nurse)
  • Emergency Room Registered Nurse (ER RN)
  • Endoscopy Registered Nurse (Endoscopy RN)
  • Field Nurse
  • Flight Nurse
  • Forensic Nurse
  • General Duty Nurse
  • Genetics Nurse
  • Geriatric Nurse
  • Home Health RN (Home Health Registered Nurse)
  • Hospice Registered Nurse (Hospice RN)
  • Industrial Nurse
  • Industrial RN (Industrial Registered Nurse)
  • Industrial Staff Nurse
  • Infection Control Nurse
  • Labor and Delivery Nurse
  • Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse (Labor and Delivery RN)
  • Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC)
  • Maternity Nurse
  • Medical RN (Medical Registered Nurse)
  • Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (Med-Surg RN)
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse (NICU RN)
  • Neonatal Nurse
  • Nephrology Nurse
  • Nurse
  • Nurse Clinician
  • Nurse Consultant
  • Nurse Receptionist
  • OB/GYN Nurse (Obstetrics/Gynecology Nurse)
  • Obstetrical Nurse
  • Obstetrics Nurse (OB Nurse)
  • Obstetrics Scrub Nurse (OB Scrub Nurse)
  • Occupational Health Nurse
  • Occupational Nurse
  • Oncology Nurse
  • Oncology RN (Oncology Registered Nurse)
  • Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN)
  • OR Nurse (Operating Room Nurse)
  • PACU Nurse (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Nurse)
  • PACU RN (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Registered Nurse)
  • Pediatric Nurse
  • Pediatric Oncology Nurse
  • Pediatric RN (Pediatric Registered Nurse)
  • Perianesthesia Nurse
  • Perinatal Nurse
  • Perioperative Nurse
  • Physical Therapy Nurse (PT Nurse)
  • Post-Anesthesia Room Nurse
  • Prenatal Nurse
  • Private Duty Nurse
  • Psychiatric RN (Psychiatric Registered Nurse)
  • Public Health Staff Nurse
  • Receptionist Nurse
  • Recovery Room Nurse
  • Registered Health Nurse
  • Registered Private Duty Nurse
  • Registered Public Health Nurse
  • Relief Charge Nurse
  • RN Case Manager (Registered Nurse Case Manager)
  • School Nurse
  • Scrub Nurse
  • Special Duty Nurse
  • Staff Nurse
  • Staff RN (Staff Registered Nurse)
  • Surgical Nurse
  • Surgical RN (Surgery Registered Nurse)
  • Surgical RN (Surgical Registered Nurse)
  • Telemetry Registered Nurse (Telemetry RN)
  • Telephone Triage Nurse
  • Transverse Abdominal Muscle Nurse (TRAM Nurse)
  • Trauma Nurse
  • Travel RN (Travel Registered Nurse)
  • Traveling Nurse
  • Triage Nurse
  • Triage RN (Triage Registered Nurse)
  • Visiting Nurse
  • Ward Nurse
  • X-Ray Nurse
  • US Salary Median: $71,003
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Acute Care Nurses

Provide advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions such as heart attacks, respiratory distress syndrome, or shock. May care for pre- and post-operative patients or perform advanced, invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.

Salary Ratio: 1.13    

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    
  • Acute Care Nurse
  • Admission Nurse
  • Cardiac Interventional Care Nurse
  • Care Transitions Nurse
  • Charge Nurse
  • Chronic Condition Nurse
  • Nurse
  • Pediatric Acute Care Unit Nurse
  • Preceptor
  • Progressive Care Unit RN (Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse)
  • Screening Unit RN (Screening Unit Registered Nurse)
  • Staff Nurse
  • US Salary Median: $71,003
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

Assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with mental health or substance use disorders or the potential for such disorders. Apply therapeutic activities, including the prescription of medication, per state regulations, and the administration of psychotherapy.

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    
  • Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Advanced Practice Nurse Psychotherapist (APN Psychotherapist)
  • Advanced Practice Provider
  • Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse
  • Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Mental Health Nurse
  • Nurse
  • PMH-APRN (Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurse)
  • Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse (PMH Nurse)
  • Psychiatric Nurse
  • Psychiatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $71,003
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Critical Care Nurses

Provide specialized nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.

Salary Ratio: 0.57    

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    
  • Certified Critical Care Nurse
  • Critical Care Nurse (CCN)
  • Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Critical Care Nurse Specialist
  • Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
  • Critical Care Unit Nurse
  • ICU Critical Care NP (Intensive Care Unit Critical Care Nurse Practitioner)
  • ICU Nurse (Intensive Care Unit Nurse)
  • Intensive Care Registered Nurse (Intensive Care RN)
  • Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse (ICU RN)
  • Neonatal Critical Care Nurse
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse
  • Newborn ICU RN (Newborn Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse)
  • Nurse
  • Pediatric Critical Care Nurse
  • Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Progressive Care Nurse
  • Staff Nurse
  • Step-Down Nurse
  • Telemetry Nurse
  • Vascular Nurse
  • US Salary Median: $71,003
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Clinical Nurse Specialists

Direct nursing staff in the provision of patient care in a clinical practice setting, such as a hospital, hospice, clinic, or home. Ensure adherence to established clinical policies, protocols, regulations, and standards.

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    
  • Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Clinical Nurse
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Community Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Emergency Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • ICU Clinical Nurse Specialist (Intensive Care Unit Clinical Nurse Specialist)
  • Infection Preventionist
  • Nephrology Nurse
  • Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Pediatric Oncology Nurse
  • Psychiatric Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Quality Management Nurse
  • Trauma ICU Clinical Nurse Specialist (Trauma Intensive Care Unit Clinical Nurse Specialist)
  • US Salary Median: $71,003
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Nurse Practitioners

Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.

Salary Ratio: 0.62    

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    
  • ACNP (Acute Care Nurse Practitioner)
  • Adult Nurse Practitioner
  • Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
  • ARNP Specialist (Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Specialist)
  • Cardiology Nurse Practitioner
  • Certified Nurse Practitioner
  • Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
  • CPNP (Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner)
  • Dermatology Nurse Practitioner
  • Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner
  • Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner
  • Family Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
  • Family Practice Certified Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
  • Family Practice Nurse Practitioner
  • Gastroenterology Nurse Practitioner
  • Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
  • Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioner
  • Licensed Nurse Practitioner (LNP)
  • Medical Surgery Nurse
  • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP)
  • Neurosurgical Nurse Practitioner
  • Nurse Practitioner (NP)
  • OB-GYN NP (Obstetrics-Gynecology Nurse Practitioner)
  • Orthopedic Nurse Practitioner
  • Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)
  • Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
  • Surgical Nurse Practitioner
  • Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner
  • US Salary Median: $108,803
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's



Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $22,747 per year (or $29,372 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $45,494 to earn a master's (or $58,744 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($107,592 if you're in-state, $133,168 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $26,898 per year (or $33,292 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $107,592 to earn a bachelor's (or $133,168 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $26,898 per year (or $33,292 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $53,796 to earn an associate's (or $66,584 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Palliative Care Nursing Degrees

Grand Valley State University

1 Campus Dr - Allendale, MI

Out-of-state cost: $19,168/year
In-state cost: $13,576/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Kent State University at Kent

Executive Office, 2nd Floor Library - Kent, OH

Out-of-state cost: $19,686/year
In-state cost: $10,810/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Madonna University

36600 Schoolcraft Rd - Livonia, MI

Out-of-state cost: $24,000/year
In-state cost: $24,000/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate, Certificate

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The Pennsylvania State University

201 Old Main - University Park, PA

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

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The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

527 Andy Holt Tower - Knoxville, TN

Out-of-state cost: $30,684/year
In-state cost: $13,264/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Ursuline College

2550 Lander Rd - Pepper Pike, OH

Out-of-state cost: $34,630/year
In-state cost: $34,630/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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University of Connecticut

352 Mansfield Road - Storrs, CT

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

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Case Western Reserve University

10900 Euclid Ave - Cleveland, OH

Out-of-state cost: $52,948/year
In-state cost: $52,948/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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George Washington University

1918 F Street, NW - Washington, DC

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

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Palliative Care Nursing Degrees

Daemen College

4380 Main St - Amherst, NY

Out-of-state cost: $24,053/year
In-state cost: $24,053/year
Degrees: Master's

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