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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the formulation of medicinal substances into product vehicles capable of being stored, transported, and then introduced into the patient and behaving in ways optimal to therapeutic interaction. Includes instruction in statistics, biopharmaceutics, drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, physical pharmacy, pharmacological analysis, drug design and development, pharmacological biotechnology, chemical separations, spectroscopy, drug-host interactions, immunology, quantitative drug measurement, enzymatic transformations, and metabolic excretion.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities. Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $75,312
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 8.63%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $32,255/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,426/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $28,426/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,678/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $30,341/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,052/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: $75,312

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($115,920) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($72,020).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($72,910).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,850
Decatur, AL $68,170
Dothan, AL $72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Huntsville, AL $59,395
Mobile, AL $70,890
Montgomery, AL $64,835
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,760
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,180
$61,514
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($92,070).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $56,450
Hot Springs, AR $54,660
Jonesboro, AR $50,500
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $63,100
Pine Bluff, AR $92,070
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,840
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,590
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,680
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,010
$59,474
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($92,620).

Tucson, AZ $92,620
$92,620
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($146,420).

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $99,650
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $105,067
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $124,050
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $110,630
Chico, CA $111,050
El Centro, CA $102,680
Fresno, CA $109,345
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $108,290
Modesto, CA $122,620
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $109,840
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $99,520
Salinas, CA $97,800
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $111,970
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $121,520
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $107,790
Santa Rosa, CA $113,330
Stockton-Lodi, CA $128,060
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $146,420
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $114,070
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $106,180
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $112,210
$110,429
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($97,983).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $97,983
Colorado Springs, CO $67,970
Fort Collins, CO $74,175
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,280
$77,815
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($167,220).

New Haven, CT $108,760
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $167,220
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $71,780
$115,920
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Port St. Lucie, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($105,280).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $79,397
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $65,587
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $70,085
Jacksonville, FL $65,000
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $75,270
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $104,340
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $71,270
Port St. Lucie, FL $105,280
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $81,660
$76,138
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($101,540).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $76,430
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $52,980
Savannah, GA $101,540
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,420
$71,760
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($78,870).

Cedar Rapids, IA $64,050
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $78,870
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $77,300
Dubuque, IA $50,130
Iowa City, IA $59,915
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $62,550
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $68,505
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,650
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,830
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,120
$63,206
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($77,130).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,910
Idaho Falls, ID $66,790
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,540
Pocatello, ID $51,910
Twin Falls, ID $47,060
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,680
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $77,130
$59,882
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

South Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($60,860).

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,580
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,860
$59,220
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($107,070).

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $78,815
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $107,070
Terre Haute, IN $72,870
$84,393
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($63,750).

Manhattan, KS $51,310
Topeka, KS $54,120
Wichita, KS $60,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $63,750
$59,463
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($74,825).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $74,825
Lexington-Fayette, KY $51,520
$67,057
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($68,660).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($107,130).

Springfield, MA-CT $81,950
Worcester, MA-CT $107,130
$98,737
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($100,410).

Salisbury, MD-DE $100,410
$100,410
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($97,250).

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $82,780
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $97,250
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $68,805
Jackson, MI $61,770
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $85,625
$81,188
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($88,000).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $88,000
St. Cloud, MN $62,630
$75,315
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($87,740).

St. Louis, MO-IL $73,470
Kansas City, MO-KS $87,740
Springfield, MO $66,960
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $70,140
$74,356
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($93,737).

Hattiesburg, MS $59,670
Jackson, MS $93,737
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,940
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,210
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,853
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,860
$65,509
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($75,205).

Great Falls, MT $59,210
Missoula, MT $51,100
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $67,315
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $75,205
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,610
$64,423
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($107,555).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $97,725
Raleigh, NC $78,615
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $78,915
Greenville, NC $107,555
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $64,470
Winston-Salem, NC $63,780
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,790
Rocky Mount, NC $57,720
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,820
$78,411
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($92,430).

Fargo, ND-MN $67,440
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $92,430
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $79,795
$77,831
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($88,120).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $73,695
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $88,120
$78,503
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($115,510).

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $115,510
$115,510
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($82,830).

Farmington, NM $64,710
Las Cruces, NM $63,360
Santa Fe, NM $75,635
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $82,830
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $59,715
$70,554
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($89,020).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $65,010
Reno, NV $89,020
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,000
$79,214
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($117,835).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $68,840
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $113,167
Ithaca, NY $101,515
Rochester, NY $117,835
Syracuse, NY $47,610
Binghamton, NY $95,140
Utica-Rome, NY $80,800
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $84,690
$89,371
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($92,100).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $71,780
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $65,330
Columbus, OH $92,100
Dayton, OH $78,900
Toledo, OH $76,815
Canton-Massillon, OH $81,350
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $88,990
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $78,050
$78,903
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Lawton, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($70,410).

Lawton, OK $70,410
Oklahoma City, OK $65,830
Tulsa, OK $68,483
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $64,410
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,290
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,455
$64,125
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

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

Bend-Redmond, OR $62,690
Corvallis, OR $57,180
Eugene, OR $60,880
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
Medford, OR $58,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $74,095
Salem, OR $74,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $57,485
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $54,815
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,390
$60,344
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Erie, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($104,810).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $80,140
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $100,615
Pittsburgh, PA $77,680
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $103,980
York-Hanover, PA $77,710
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $69,490
Erie, PA $104,810
Lancaster, PA $74,100
$88,478
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($49,857).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Mayaguez, PR $33,915
Ponce, PR $41,975
San German, PR $35,630
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $49,857
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
$41,155
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($76,290).

Columbia, SC $76,290
Florence, SC $57,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $52,930
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $62,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $69,120
Spartanburg, SC $63,860
Sumter, SC $60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$61,873
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($77,830).

Sioux Falls, SD $77,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,375
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$66,924
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($85,553).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $84,250
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $85,553
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $68,880
Knoxville, TN $63,450
$78,296
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($92,893).

College Station-Bryan, TX $79,543
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $92,893
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $87,850
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $72,445
El Paso, TX $57,080
Killeen-Temple, TX $61,455
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $54,620
Austin-Round Rock, TX $91,680
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $49,550
Lubbock, TX $79,750
Tyler, TX $58,050
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,420
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,870
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $77,620
$73,431
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($109,980).

Salt Lake City, UT $109,980
Provo-Orem, UT $83,020
$100,993
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($98,730).

Charlottesville, VA $60,550
Harrisonburg, VA $79,945
Lynchburg, VA $65,590
Richmond, VA $64,130
Roanoke, VA $73,913
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $60,330
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $72,710
Winchester, VA-WV $60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,575
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,270
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,730
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,760
$68,929
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($79,573).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $79,573
Madison, WI $72,160
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $68,720
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $68,930
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $77,670
$74,120
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($75,795).

Charleston, WV $54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,470
Morgantown, WV $75,795
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,050
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,820
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,900
$61,413
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($69,960).

Cheyenne, WY $69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,030
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$64,840

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $62,805

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Michigan ($98,170) in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area.

Alaska

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($92,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $56,450
Hot Springs, AR $54,660
Jonesboro, AR $50,500
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,780
Pine Bluff, AR $92,070
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,840
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,930
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,680
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,010
$58,658
Arizona N/A
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($121,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $72,870
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $78,760
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $121,580
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $105,340
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$94,638
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($83,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $83,970
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,970
Connecticut N/A
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($73,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $73,240
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $58,740
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $65,850
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
$65,943
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($70,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

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

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

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

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($63,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,910
Idaho Falls, ID $63,820
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,540
Pocatello, ID $51,910
Twin Falls, ID $47,060
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,680
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,530
$51,779
Illinois N/A
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($86,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $86,110
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
$86,110
Kansas

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

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

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

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($81,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $81,660
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
$81,660
Louisiana

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

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

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

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($98,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $98,170
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
$98,170
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($84,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $84,270
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$84,270
Mississippi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($102,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $102,990
Raleigh, NC $81,610
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$92,300
North Dakota

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $65,010
Reno, NV $62,560
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,000
$63,857
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($103,350) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $52,810
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $103,350
Ithaca, NY N/A
Rochester, NY N/A
Syracuse, NY N/A
Binghamton, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,080
Ohio N/A
Oklahoma

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($92,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $92,810
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $84,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
$88,675
Texas

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

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($84,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $55,800
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $77,820
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $71,490
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $84,810
El Paso, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,480
Utah N/A
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($98,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $65,700
Harrisonburg, VA $67,040
Lynchburg, VA $65,590
Richmond, VA $64,130
Roanoke, VA $62,910
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $60,330
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $72,710
Winchester, VA-WV $60,390
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,270
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,730
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,760
$66,769
Vermont

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

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

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

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($76,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $76,980
Madison, WI N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,980
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($66,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,470
Morgantown, WV $66,050
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,050
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,190
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,900
$58,961
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,030
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$64,840

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $81,457

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($115,673) in the Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($50,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $50,960
Mobile, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,960
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($71,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $71,210
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,210
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($92,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $92,620
$92,620
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($146,420) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $122,750
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $100,770
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $126,520
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $115,920
Chico, CA $111,050
El Centro, CA $102,680
Fresno, CA $111,380
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $108,290
Modesto, CA $122,620
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $109,840
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $112,030
Salinas, CA $123,740
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $111,970
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $121,520
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $107,790
Santa Rosa, CA $113,330
Stockton-Lodi, CA $128,060
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $146,420
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $114,070
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $106,180
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $112,210
$115,673
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($68,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $68,030
Colorado Springs, CO $66,270
Fort Collins, CO $50,200
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,500
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($108,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Haven, CT $108,760
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
$108,760
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Port St. Lucie, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($105,280) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $91,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $60,620
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $74,320
Jacksonville, FL $64,020
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $61,750
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $104,340
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $71,270
Port St. Lucie, FL $105,280
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
$79,120
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($63,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $63,610
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $52,980
Savannah, GA N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,295
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($89,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $89,460
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA $60,960
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,210
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($69,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID $69,760
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,760
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($107,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $71,520
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $107,070
Terre Haute, IN $72,870
$83,820
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($63,870) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $63,870
$63,870
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($67,990) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $67,990
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
$67,990
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($83,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $81,950
Worcester, MA-CT $83,800
$82,875
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($109,860) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $109,860
$109,860
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($112,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $67,390
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $112,010
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $63,530
Jackson, MI $61,770
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $63,350
$73,610
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($88,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $88,000
St. Cloud, MN N/A
$88,000
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($62,670) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $62,670
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,670
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($101,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT N/A
Missoula, MT N/A
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $101,390
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$101,390
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($106,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $92,460
Raleigh, NC $75,620
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $88,080
Greenville, NC $106,660
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $64,470
Winston-Salem, NC $63,780
Greensboro-High Point, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$81,845
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($60,730) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $60,730
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,730
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM $88,460
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $62,150
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $61,240
$70,617
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($80,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $80,490
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$80,490
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($103,260) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $78,770
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $103,260
Ithaca, NY $79,930
Rochester, NY $92,400
Syracuse, NY $31,730
Binghamton, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,218
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($92,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $71,780
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $65,330
Columbus, OH $92,100
Dayton, OH $78,900
Toledo, OH $80,100
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,642
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($77,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $77,450
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,450
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($79,190) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $79,190
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,190
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($114,650) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $78,270
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $101,220
Pittsburgh, PA $77,680
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $114,650
York-Hanover, PA $77,710
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $69,490
Erie, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
$86,503
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($40,110) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $40,110
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,110
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($93,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $93,020
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$93,020
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($89,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $89,000
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $78,450
Knoxville, TN N/A
$83,725
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($63,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $61,220
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $63,900
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $61,690
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $60,080
El Paso, TX $57,080
Killeen-Temple, TX $61,000
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $53,420
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,770
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($66,180) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $66,180
Provo-Orem, UT N/A
$66,180
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($91,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $55,400
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA $91,220
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,310
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($81,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $75,020
Madison, WI $81,460
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $76,680
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,720
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($85,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Morgantown, WV $85,540
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,540
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,030
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$64,840

Master's

Average Salary Median: $81,675

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Massachusetts ($130,460) in the Worcester, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($80,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL N/A
Mobile, AL $80,200
Montgomery, AL $72,230
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,215
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 ($63,310) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $63,310
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,250
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,280
Arizona N/A
California

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

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($135,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $103,330
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $135,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $107,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $87,010
Salinas, CA $71,860
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$101,036
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($141,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $141,950
Colorado Springs, CO $69,670
Fort Collins, CO $98,150
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,280
$88,513
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($167,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Haven, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $167,220
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $71,780
$119,500
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($88,790) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $73,590
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $77,400
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $65,980
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $88,790
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $81,660
$77,484
Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($101,540) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $89,250
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Savannah, GA $101,540
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,420
$80,737
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($80,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $65,960
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $80,260
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,110
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($106,730) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $106,730
$106,730
Illinois

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

South Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($60,860) for a master's degree in this area of study.

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,580
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,860
$59,220
Indiana N/A
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($67,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $67,950
$67,950
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,520) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY $51,520
$51,520
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($130,460) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT N/A
Worcester, MA-CT $130,460
$130,460
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($90,960) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $90,960
$90,960
Maine N/A
Michigan

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($107,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $82,490
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $74,080
Jackson, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $107,900
$88,157
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($62,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
St. Cloud, MN $62,630
$62,630
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($87,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS $87,740
Springfield, MO $66,960
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $70,140
$74,947
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($176,890) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Jackson, MS $176,890
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $60,080
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$118,485
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($77,150) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT N/A
Missoula, MT N/A
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $77,150
West Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,150
North Carolina

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

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($108,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $69,750
Greenville, NC $108,450
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,790
Rocky Mount, NC $57,720
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,820
$70,347
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 ($117,330) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $76,310
Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $117,330
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $98,500
$97,380
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($88,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $86,660
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $88,120
$87,390
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($115,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $115,510
$115,510
New Jersey

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

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

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

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($124,010) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $124,010
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$124,010
New York

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

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($143,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $74,940
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $132,890
Ithaca, NY $123,100
Rochester, NY $143,270
Syracuse, NY $63,490
Binghamton, NY $95,140
Utica-Rome, NY $80,800
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $84,690
$99,790
Ohio

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

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($88,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $73,530
Canton-Massillon, OH $81,350
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $88,990
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $78,050
$80,480
Oklahoma

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

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($62,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $57,470
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,170
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,720
$59,120
Oregon

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

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($61,730) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA N/A
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $58,520
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,730
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,125
Pennsylvania

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

Erie, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($104,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $82,010
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $100,010
Pittsburgh, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $93,310
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Erie, PA $104,810
Lancaster, PA $74,100
$90,848
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($68,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR $26,300
Ponce, PR $51,590
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $68,070
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,653
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($96,920) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $96,920
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $48,260
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,590
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($77,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD N/A
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $77,740
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,740
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($83,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $75,690
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $83,120
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $59,310
Knoxville, TN $63,450
$70,393
Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($136,960) for a master's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $121,610
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $136,960
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $130,370
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX $61,910
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $55,820
Austin-Round Rock, TX $91,680
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $49,550
Lubbock, TX $79,750
Tyler, TX $58,050
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,420
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,870
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $77,620
$81,718
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($153,780) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $153,780
Provo-Orem, UT $83,020
$118,400
Virginia

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

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($92,850) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA $92,850
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA $67,610
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $63,480
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,647
Vermont

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

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

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

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($86,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $86,720
Madison, WI $62,860
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,760
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $68,930
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $77,670
$71,388
West Virginia

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

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($54,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,450
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,450
Wyoming N/A

3 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $62,805.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $81,457.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $81,675. 

  Biochemists and Biophysicists

Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.

Salary Ratio: 0.53    

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    
  • Analytical Research Chemist
  • Biochemist
  • Biochemistry Scientist
  • Biological Chemist
  • Biophysicist
  • Biophysics Researcher
  • Clinical Biochemist
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist
  • Clinical Researcher
  • Formulation Scientist
  • Pharmaceutical Scientist
  • Physical Biochemist
  • Protein Biochemist
  • Protein Biochemistry Scientist
  • R&D Scientist (Research and Development Scientist)
  • Scientist
  • Toxicologist
  • US Salary Median: $73,436
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities.

Salary Ratio: 0.27    

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    
  • Anatomist
  • Cancer Researcher
  • Chemotherapist
  • Clinical Analyst
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Clinical Lab Scientist)
  • Clinical Pharmacologist
  • Clinical Research Analyst
  • Clinical Research Scientist
  • Clinical Research Specialist
  • Clinical Researcher
  • Cytologist
  • Endocrinologist
  • Gerontologist
  • Histologist
  • Histopathologist
  • Immunochemist
  • Medical Health Researcher
  • Medical Laboratory Scientist (Medical Lab Scientist)
  • Medical Physicist
  • Medical Research Scientist
  • Medical Researcher
  • Medical Science Liaison (MSL)
  • Medical Scientist
  • Neurophysiologist
  • Neuroscientist
  • Parasitologist
  • Pharmaceutical Botanist
  • Pharmacognosist
  • Pharmacologist
  • Physician Scientist
  • Research Scientist
  • Research Specialist
  • Researcher
  • Scientist
  • Serologist
  • Study Director
  • Toxicologist
  • US Salary Median: $77,511
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

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    
  • Activity Therapy Teacher
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Anatomy Teacher
  • Anesthesiology Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Childbirth Teacher
  • Chiropractic Teacher
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Clinical Instructor
  • Clinical Laboratory Aides Teacher
  • Clinical Laboratory Science Professor
  • Clinical Laboratory Service Teacher
  • Clinical Professor
  • Clinical Sciences Professor
  • Coding Educator
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Correctional Therapy Teacher
  • Corrective Therapy Aide Teacher
  • Dental Assistant Teacher
  • Dental Hygiene Teacher
  • Dental Laboratory Technology Teacher
  • Dentistry Professor
  • Dentistry Teacher
  • Dermatology Teacher
  • Dietary Aide Teacher
  • Dietetics Teacher
  • Dietitian Teacher
  • Educational Therapy Teacher
  • Faculty Member
  • First Aid Teacher
  • Gastroenterology Professor
  • Gastroenterology Teacher
  • Gericare Aide Teacher
  • Gynecology Teacher
  • Health and Safety Instructor
  • Health Assessment and Treatment Teacher
  • Health Diagnostics Teacher
  • Health Education Teacher
  • Health Records Technology Teacher
  • Health Teacher
  • Hearing Therapy Teacher
  • Histology Teacher
  • Home Care and Home Health Aides Teacher
  • Hospital Aides and Assistants Teacher
  • Hygiene Teacher
  • Immunology Teacher
  • Infant Care Teacher
  • Inhalation Therapy Aides Teacher
  • Inhalation Therapy Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Laboratory Technology Teacher
  • Lecturer
  • Manual Arts Therapy Teacher
  • Medical Aides Teacher
  • Medical Assistant Instructor
  • Medical Pathology Teacher
  • Medicine Teacher
  • Mental Health Aides Teacher
  • Music Therapy Teacher
  • Neurological Surgery Teacher
  • Neurology Professor
  • Neurology Teacher
  • Nutrition Aides Teacher
  • Nutrition Educator
  • Nutrition Professor
  • Nutrition Teacher
  • Obstetrics Teacher
  • Occupational Therapy Aides Teacher
  • Occupational Therapy Professor
  • Occupational Therapy Teacher
  • Opticianry Teacher
  • Optometry Professor
  • Optometry Teacher
  • Orthopedics Teacher
  • Osteopathic Medicine Teacher
  • Otolaryngology Teacher
  • Oxygen Therapy Teacher
  • Pathology Laboratory Aides Teacher
  • Pathology Teacher
  • Pediatrics Teacher
  • Pharmacology Professor
  • Pharmacology Teacher
  • Pharmacy Teacher
  • Physical Medicine Teacher
  • Physical Therapy Professor
  • Physical Therapy Teacher
  • Physiology Teacher
  • Podiatric Medicine Professor
  • Podiatry Professor
  • Podiatry Teacher
  • Professor
  • Prosthetic Aides Teacher
  • Psychiatric Aides Teacher
  • Psychiatry Teacher
  • Public Health Aides Teacher
  • Public Health Professor
  • Public Health Teacher
  • Radiologic Technology Teacher
  • Radiology Teacher
  • Recreation Therapy Aides Teacher
  • Recreation Therapy Teacher
  • Roentgenology Teacher
  • Serology Teacher
  • Speech Pathology Teacher
  • Speech Therapy Teacher
  • Surgery Teacher
  • Surgical Aides Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Therapy Teacher
  • Toxicology Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Urology Teacher
  • Veterinary Medicine Teacher
  • Veterinary Science Teacher
  • Virology Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $84,916
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $17,426 per year (or $32,255 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $69,704 to earn a bachelor's (or $129,020 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $16,678 per year (or $28,426 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $66,712 to earn a doctorate (or $113,704 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($69,704 if you're in-state, $129,020 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($33,356 if you're in-state, $56,852 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $16,678 per year (or $28,426 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $33,356 to earn a master's (or $56,852 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($69,704 if you're in-state, $129,020 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Degrees

South Dakota State University

1004 Campanile Ave - Brookings, SD

Out-of-state cost: $12,675/year
In-state cost: $9,200/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Doctorate

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University of Toledo

2801 W Bancroft - Toledo, OH

Out-of-state cost: $19,890/year
In-state cost: $10,530/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania

University Avenue And High Street - West Chester, PA

Out-of-state cost: $22,247/year
In-state cost: $10,423/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

1700 Lomas Blvd NE - Albuquerque, NM

Out-of-state cost: $24,499/year
In-state cost: $8,161/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Medical University of South Carolina

179 Ashley Ave - Charleston, SC

Out-of-state cost: $25,833/year
In-state cost: $16,947/year
Degrees: Doctorate, Certificate

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University at Buffalo

12 Capen Hall - Buffalo, NY

Out-of-state cost: $28,196/year
In-state cost: $10,526/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Purdue University-Main Campus

Hovde Hall Of Administration - West Lafayette, IN

Out-of-state cost: $28,794/year
In-state cost: $9,992/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Temple University

1801 North Broad Street - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $29,882/year
In-state cost: $16,970/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate, Certificate

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University of Iowa

101 Jessup Hall - Iowa City, IA

Out-of-state cost: $31,569/year
In-state cost: $9,606/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

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Auburn University

Out-of-state cost: $31,956/year
In-state cost: $11,796/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Degrees

Butler University

4600 Sunset Ave - Indianapolis, IN

Out-of-state cost: $13,716/year
In-state cost: $13,716/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Houston

212 E. Cullen Building - Houston, TX

Out-of-state cost: $18,689/year
In-state cost: $9,547/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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University of Louisiana at Monroe

700 University Avenue - Monroe, LA

Out-of-state cost: $21,410/year
In-state cost: $9,310/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center

1105 Stonewall Avenue - Oklahoma City, OK

Out-of-state cost: $22,122/year
In-state cost: $7,463/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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MCPHS University

179 Longwood Ave - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $23,280/year
In-state cost: $23,280/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Long Island University

720 Northern Blvd - Brookville, NY

Out-of-state cost: $23,479/year
In-state cost: $23,479/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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Duquesne University

Administration Bldg 600 Forbes Ave - Pittsburgh, PA

Out-of-state cost: $24,048/year
In-state cost: $24,048/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Utah

201 Presidents Circle, ROOM 201 - Salt Lake City, UT

Out-of-state cost: $24,695/year
In-state cost: $7,824/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Kansas

Strong Hall, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 230 - Lawrence, KS

Out-of-state cost: $25,007/year
In-state cost: $11,045/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Mississippi

Oxford, Mississippi - University, MS

Out-of-state cost: $25,099/year
In-state cost: $8,828/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

500 Lincoln Dr - Madison, WI

Out-of-state cost: $25,523/year
In-state cost: $12,197/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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West Virginia University

PO Box 6201 - Morgantown, WV

Out-of-state cost: $26,154/year
In-state cost: $10,134/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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Idaho State University

921 S 8th Ave - Pocatello, ID

Out-of-state cost: $26,548/year
In-state cost: $9,926/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Georgia

Administration Building - Athens, GA

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

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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

100 Church Street SE - Minneapolis, MN

Out-of-state cost: $28,845/year
In-state cost: $19,221/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Rhode Island

Green Hall, 35 Campus Avenue - Kingston, RI

Out-of-state cost: $29,082/year
In-state cost: $15,964/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia-Campus - Columbia, SC

Out-of-state cost: $30,160/year
In-state cost: $14,137/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of the Sciences

600 South 43rd Street - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $30,168/year
In-state cost: $30,168/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

103 South Bldg Cb 9100 - Chapel Hill, NC

Out-of-state cost: $30,248/year
In-state cost: $12,522/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

1400 NE Campus Parkway - Seattle, WA

Out-of-state cost: $30,294/year
In-state cost: $17,394/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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