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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Philosophy Degree

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Teach courses in philosophy, religion, and theology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $54,169
    "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.): 10.1%
    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.):  $34,786/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $29,424/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $24,507/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $20,571/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $29,647/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $24,998/yr

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

DOCTORATE Most Required Degree
Doctorate

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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: $54,169

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($95,233) in the San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($66,760).

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($57,330).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $53,290
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $45,670
Decatur, AL $52,690
Dothan, AL $45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
Gadsden, AL $47,500
Huntsville, AL $50,270
Mobile, AL $48,680
Montgomery, AL $50,950
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,110
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,960
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,120
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,930
$50,173
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($48,800).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,800
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$43,910
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($45,620).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Tucson, AZ $40,440
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$40,430
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($114,560).

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $87,860
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $114,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $83,280
$95,233
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($77,150).

Colorado Springs, CO $77,150
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,040
$70,595
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($78,030).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,030
New Haven, CT $77,170
$77,600
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($78,880).

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,820
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $78,880
$75,350
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($41,700).

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,700
$41,700
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($51,220).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $51,220
$51,220
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($50,050).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($56,070).

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($55,790).

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $44,250
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$46,703
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($51,010).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,530
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,970
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($89,970).

Springfield, MA-CT $89,970
Worcester, MA-CT $80,260
$85,115
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($50,460).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,460
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,310
$44,188
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($77,840).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $69,470
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $77,840
$73,655
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($83,210).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $71,850
St. Cloud, MN $83,210
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,670
$75,577
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($72,580).

St. Louis, MO-IL $72,580
Springfield, MO $68,290
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $71,040
$70,637
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($43,690).

Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
Jackson, MS $43,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$41,640
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($44,000).

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($76,490).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $75,300
Greensboro-High Point, NC $68,060
Raleigh, NC $61,750
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $76,490
$70,400
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($51,220).

Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$48,918
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($64,330).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,330
$64,330
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($62,330).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($57,610).

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($54,210).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Syracuse, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($100,170).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $61,240
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $78,900
Rochester, NY $79,730
Syracuse, NY $100,170
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $52,430
$74,494
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($76,760).

Dayton, OH $76,760
Toledo, OH $72,580
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $75,630
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $73,390
$74,590
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($71,080).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $71,080
$71,080
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Lancaster, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($91,610).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $90,470
Lancaster, PA $91,610
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,740
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $84,090
$85,228
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($66,290).

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $66,290
$66,290
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($42,830).

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$41,080
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($71,140).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $71,140
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,170
$66,655
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($56,950).

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $55,970
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,950
$56,460
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($49,920).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $35,510
Provo-Orem, UT $49,920
St. George, UT $46,770
Salt Lake City, UT $46,400
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,370
$43,500
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($100,480).

Charlottesville, VA $100,480
Richmond, VA $75,310
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $64,450
$80,080
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($53,680).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($61,980).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $61,980
$61,980
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($49,430).

Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
$44,668
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($51,510).

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

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $54,169

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($95,233) in the San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $53,290
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $45,670
Decatur, AL $52,690
Dothan, AL $45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
Gadsden, AL $47,500
Huntsville, AL $50,270
Mobile, AL $48,680
Montgomery, AL $50,950
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,110
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,960
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,120
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,930
$50,173
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 ($48,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,800
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$43,910
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Tucson, AZ $40,440
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$40,430
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($114,560) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $87,860
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $114,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $83,280
$95,233
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($77,150) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $77,150
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,040
$70,595
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($78,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,030
New Haven, CT $77,170
$77,600
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($78,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,820
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $78,880
$75,350
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($41,700) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,700
$41,700
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 ($51,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $51,220
$51,220
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($56,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $44,250
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$46,703
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,530
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,970
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($89,970) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $89,970
Worcester, MA-CT $80,260
$85,115
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($50,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,460
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,310
$44,188
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($77,840) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $69,470
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $77,840
$73,655
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($83,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $71,850
St. Cloud, MN $83,210
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,670
$75,577
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($72,580) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $72,580
Springfield, MO $68,290
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $71,040
$70,637
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($43,690) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
Jackson, MS $43,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$41,640
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($44,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($76,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $75,300
Greensboro-High Point, NC $68,060
Raleigh, NC $61,750
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $76,490
$70,400
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$48,918
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($64,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,330
$64,330
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 ($62,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Syracuse, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($100,170) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $61,240
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $78,900
Rochester, NY $79,730
Syracuse, NY $100,170
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $52,430
$74,494
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($76,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Dayton, OH $76,760
Toledo, OH $72,580
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $75,630
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $73,390
$74,590
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($71,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $71,080
$71,080
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Lancaster, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($91,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $90,470
Lancaster, PA $91,610
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,740
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $84,090
$85,228
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($66,290) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $66,290
$66,290
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 ($42,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$41,080
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($71,140) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $71,140
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,170
$66,655
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($56,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $55,970
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,950
$56,460
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($49,920) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $35,510
Provo-Orem, UT $49,920
St. George, UT $46,770
Salt Lake City, UT $46,400
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,370
$43,500
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($100,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $100,480
Richmond, VA $75,310
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $64,450
$80,080
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($61,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $61,980
$61,980
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($49,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
$44,668
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($51,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $54,169. 

  Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in philosophy, religion, and theology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.21    

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 Faculty Member
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Biblical Studies Professor
  • Church History Teacher
  • Church Music Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Divinity Professor
  • Divinity Teacher
  • Eastern Philosophy Professor
  • Educator
  • Ethics Professor
  • Humanities Professor
  • Instructor
  • Metaphysics Teacher
  • Old Testament Professor
  • Online Philosophy Instructor
  • Pastoral Ministries Professor
  • Philosophy Adjunct Instructor
  • Philosophy Assistant Professor
  • Philosophy Faculty Member
  • Philosophy Instructor
  • Philosophy Lecturer
  • Philosophy Professor
  • Professor
  • Religion Instructor
  • Religion Professor
  • Religious Educator
  • Religious Studies Professor
  • Systematic Theology Professor
  • Theology Professor
  • Theology Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Western Philosophy Professor
  • US Salary Median: $63,971
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $20,570 per year (or $24,507 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $82,280 to earn a doctorate (or $98,028 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($117,696 if you're in-state, $139,140 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($41,140 if you're in-state, $49,014 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Philosophy Degrees

CUNY Graduate School and University Center

365 Fifth Ave - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,360/year
In-state cost: $7,410/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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College of Staten Island CUNY

2800 Victory Blvd - Staten Island, NY

Out-of-state cost: $15,440/year
In-state cost: $7,490/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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SUNY College at Oswego

7060 State Route 104 - Oswego, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,561/year
In-state cost: $8,651/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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York College of Pennsylvania

441 Country Club Rd - York, PA

Out-of-state cost: $21,700/year
In-state cost: $21,700/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Mount Vernon Nazarene University

800 Martinsburg Rd - Mount Vernon, OH

Out-of-state cost: $22,650/year
In-state cost: $22,650/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Pontifical College Josephinum

7625 N High Street - Columbus, OH

Out-of-state cost: $27,794/year
In-state cost: $27,794/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Mercer University

1501 Mercer University Drive - Macon, GA

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

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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: Bachelor's

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Carroll University

100 N East Ave - Waukesha, WI

Out-of-state cost: $34,010/year
In-state cost: $34,010/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio Northern University

525 S. Main St - Ada, OH

Out-of-state cost: $34,440/year
In-state cost: $34,440/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Lewis University

One University Parkway - Romeoville, IL

Out-of-state cost: $34,478/year
In-state cost: $34,478/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Massachusetts-Boston

100 Morrissey Boulevard - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $35,139/year
In-state cost: $14,677/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Saint Vincent College

300 Fraser Purchase Rd - Latrobe, PA

Out-of-state cost: $37,604/year
In-state cost: $37,604/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Millsaps College

1701 N State St - Jackson, MS

Out-of-state cost: $41,314/year
In-state cost: $41,314/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Loyola University New Orleans

6363 Saint Charles Ave - New Orleans, LA

Out-of-state cost: $42,030/year
In-state cost: $42,030/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Butler University

4600 Sunset Ave - Indianapolis, IN

Out-of-state cost: $43,400/year
In-state cost: $43,400/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of California-Riverside

900 University Ave - Riverside, CA

Out-of-state cost: $43,613/year
In-state cost: $13,859/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Wartburg College

100 Wartburg Blvd. - Waverly, IA

Out-of-state cost: $45,680/year
In-state cost: $45,680/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Saint Louis University

One North Grand Blvd - Saint Louis, MO

Out-of-state cost: $47,124/year
In-state cost: $47,124/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Pacific University

2043 College Way - Forest Grove, OR

Out-of-state cost: $48,095/year
In-state cost: $48,095/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Philosophy Degrees

Carolina University

420 S. Broad St. - Winston-Salem, NC

Out-of-state cost: $8,230/year
In-state cost: $8,230/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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Xavier University

3800 Victory Parkway - Cincinnati, OH

Out-of-state cost: $12,076/year
In-state cost: $12,076/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of California-Irvine

501 Aldrich Hall - Irvine, CA

Out-of-state cost: $28,456/year
In-state cost: $13,354/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: Doctorate

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