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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Religious & Sacred Music Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the history, theory, composition, and performance of music for religious or sacred purposes, and that prepares individuals for religious musical vocations such as choir directors, cantors, organists, and chanters.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Conduct, direct, plan, and lead instrumental or vocal performances by musical artists or groups, such as orchestras, bands, choirs, and glee clubs; or create original works of music.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $46,987
    "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.): 11.6%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,898/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,653/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,334/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,127/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,405/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,179/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: $46,987

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Massachusetts ($85,115) in the Springfield, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($56,480).

Fairbanks, AK $56,480
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $52,185
$54,333
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($50,805).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $50,805
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $47,435
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $38,925
Decatur, AL $45,530
Dothan, AL $39,815
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $43,750
Gadsden, AL $36,870
Huntsville, AL $48,490
Mobile, AL $42,860
Montgomery, AL $45,735
Tuscaloosa, AL $46,780
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,855
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,425
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,415
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $44,510
$43,280
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($47,300).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $37,440
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $38,035
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $46,530
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,935
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,490
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,735
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,465
$39,363
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($46,560).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $34,330
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $46,330
Prescott, AZ $39,075
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $46,560
Tucson, AZ $41,885
Yuma, AZ $39,190
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $38,620
$40,856
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($87,860).

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $87,860
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $79,220
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $73,440
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $38,350
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $57,190
$69,817
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

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($52,570).

Urban Honolulu, HI $52,570
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $47,620
$50,095
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($49,090).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $47,935
Cedar Rapids, IA $38,980
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $39,560
Dubuque, IA $43,980
Iowa City, IA $49,090
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $33,340
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $37,200
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,180
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,220
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,990
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,960
$39,198
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($42,220).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,390
Idaho Falls, ID $30,670
Lewiston, ID-WA $36,360
Pocatello, ID $41,560
Twin Falls, ID $35,930
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $42,220
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $39,790
$36,989
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 ($49,350).

Manhattan, KS $49,350
Topeka, KS $47,000
Wichita, KS $40,975
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $33,820
$42,786
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($48,995).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $48,995
Lexington-Fayette, KY $46,775
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $46,070
Owensboro, KY $42,685
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,955
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,575
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,395
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,655
$44,013
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($45,850).

Baton Rouge, LA $45,850
Hammond, LA $36,100
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $30,270
Lafayette, LA $37,490
Lake Charles, LA $37,900
Monroe, LA $39,420
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,360
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $35,760
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $27,170
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,930
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,580
$36,803
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 ($49,300).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,410
Portland-South Portland, ME $49,300
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $37,750
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,330
$42,698
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($69,470).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $69,470
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $68,525
$68,840
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 ($59,055).

St. Louis, MO-IL $59,055
Springfield, MO $52,115
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,570
Columbia, MO $42,000
Jefferson City, MO $48,860
Joplin, MO $31,880
Kansas City, MO-KS $48,110
St. Joseph, MO-KS $36,940
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $32,780
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,450
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,800
$45,664
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($41,150).

Hattiesburg, MS $40,590
Jackson, MS $41,150
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,405
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,445
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,055
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,280
$38,321
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($37,700).

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $34,340
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$34,518
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($64,310).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,505
Greensboro-High Point, NC $57,805
Raleigh, NC $58,805
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,300
Burlington, NC $42,690
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $57,700
Fayetteville, NC $64,310
Goldsboro, NC $42,620
Greenville, NC $42,100
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $38,940
Jacksonville, NC $40,600
New Bern, NC $33,520
Wilmington, NC $39,460
Winston-Salem, NC $45,410
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,040
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,410
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,180
$49,324
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($47,450).

Fargo, ND-MN $47,450
Grand Forks, ND-MN $46,735
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,935
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,125
$44,061
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($55,385).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $55,385
Lincoln, NE $42,170
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,320
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $34,130
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,640
$41,672
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($54,700).

Manchester, NH $49,470
Portsmouth, NH-ME $54,700
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,350
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,550
$46,090
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($65,815).

Ocean City, NJ $49,050
Trenton, NJ $65,815
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $49,760
$54,875
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($50,165).

Farmington, NM $41,990
Las Cruces, NM $46,765
Santa Fe, NM $50,165
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,930
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,075
$44,385
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($50,890).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $50,890
Reno, NV $44,790
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $46,180
$47,287
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Syracuse, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($77,590).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $47,675
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $71,515
Rochester, NY $60,270
Syracuse, NY $77,590
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $52,430
Binghamton, NY $30,020
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,070
$59,511
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($75,630).

Dayton, OH $62,650
Toledo, OH $72,580
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $75,630
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $73,390
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $46,740
Columbus, OH $32,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $47,940
$59,206
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($59,335).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $59,335
Eugene, OR $48,210
Medford, OR $42,950
Salem, OR $24,870
$46,940
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($90,470).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $90,470
Lancaster, PA $64,975
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $68,630
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $84,090
Pittsburgh, PA $43,420
Reading, PA $19,850
$63,130
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($33,150).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,830
Arecibo, PR $23,780
Mayaguez, PR $19,650
Ponce, PR $19,220
San German, PR $23,070
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,150
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,810
$22,359
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 ($42,350).

Sioux Falls, SD $42,350
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,630
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,345
$39,108
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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($64,350).

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $56,680
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,950
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $52,000
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $64,350
$57,332
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($45,745).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $36,055
Provo-Orem, UT $42,315
St. George, UT $39,680
Salt Lake City, UT $45,745
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,055
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $36,315
$40,028
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 $61,475
$74,685
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($49,025).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $47,095
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $49,025
$48,060
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($56,580).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $56,580
$56,580
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($44,390).

Charleston, WV $40,415
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $42,625
Morgantown, WV $42,750
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $38,085
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $44,390
Wheeling, WV-OH $43,440
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,915
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,395
$41,002
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($49,055).

Cheyenne, WY $49,055
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $44,505
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $41,385
$44,982

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
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
$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
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
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
$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
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Burlington, NC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Binghamton, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Salem, OR N/A
$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
Pittsburgh, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
$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
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
$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

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $39,806

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is Michigan ($59,210) in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($49,410) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $46,200
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $49,410
$47,805
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($46,710) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $44,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $41,580
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $32,180
Decatur, AL $38,370
Dothan, AL $33,770
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $35,110
Gadsden, AL $26,240
Huntsville, AL $46,710
Mobile, AL $37,040
Montgomery, AL $40,520
Tuscaloosa, AL $39,450
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $27,870
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,890
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,710
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,090
$36,387
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($44,260) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $31,990
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR $35,170
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $44,260
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,130
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,250
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,980
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,830
$33,516
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($51,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $32,100
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $47,040
Prescott, AZ $37,170
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $51,980
Tucson, AZ $43,330
Yuma, AZ $40,700
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $36,650
$41,281
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($63,600) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $43,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $63,600
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $38,350
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $57,190
$50,755
Colorado N/A
Connecticut N/A
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida N/A
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($52,570) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $52,570
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $47,620
$50,095
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($49,090) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $44,650
Cedar Rapids, IA $38,980
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $39,560
Dubuque, IA $43,980
Iowa City, IA $49,090
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $33,340
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $37,200
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,180
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,220
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,990
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,960
$38,105
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($36,430) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,370
Idaho Falls, ID $29,150
Lewiston, ID-WA $33,270
Pocatello, ID $33,070
Twin Falls, ID $33,440
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,460
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $36,430
$33,313
Illinois N/A
Indiana N/A
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($47,230) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $42,910
Topeka, KS $47,230
Wichita, KS $37,700
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $27,640
$38,870
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($48,790) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $48,790
Lexington-Fayette, KY $44,330
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $43,610
Owensboro, KY $37,080
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,420
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,680
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,780
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,760
$39,056
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($45,850) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $45,850
Hammond, LA $36,100
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $30,270
Lafayette, LA $37,490
Lake Charles, LA $37,900
Monroe, LA $39,420
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $35,360
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $35,760
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $27,170
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,930
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,580
$36,803
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($48,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,230
Portland-South Portland, ME $48,140
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,110
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,350
$41,208
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($59,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $59,210
$59,210
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

Jefferson City, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($48,860) for jobs which don't require a degree.

St. Louis, MO-IL $45,530
Springfield, MO $35,940
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,100
Columbia, MO $42,000
Jefferson City, MO $48,860
Joplin, MO $31,880
Kansas City, MO-KS $48,110
St. Joseph, MO-KS $36,940
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $32,780
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,450
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,800
$38,854
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($38,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $37,490
Jackson, MS $38,920
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,650
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,010
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,940
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,000
$35,002
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($24,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT N/A
Missoula, MT N/A
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $24,680
West Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$24,680
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (No Degree)

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($64,310) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $51,710
Greensboro-High Point, NC $47,550
Raleigh, NC $55,860
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,110
Burlington, NC $42,690
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $57,700
Fayetteville, NC $64,310
Goldsboro, NC $42,620
Greenville, NC $42,100
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $38,940
Jacksonville, NC $40,600
New Bern, NC $33,520
Wilmington, NC $39,460
Winston-Salem, NC $45,410
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,040
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,410
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,180
$44,365
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (No Degree)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($43,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $43,680
Grand Forks, ND-MN $43,090
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,130
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $31,920
$39,205
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($46,440) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $46,440
Lincoln, NE $42,170
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,320
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $34,130
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,640
$37,140
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (No Degree)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($54,700) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $49,470
Portsmouth, NH-ME $54,700
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,350
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,550
$46,090
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (No Degree)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($69,300) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $50,020
Trenton, NJ $69,300
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $40,050
$53,123
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (No Degree)

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($49,310) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $34,110
Las Cruces, NM $35,920
Santa Fe, NM $49,310
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,060
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $38,540
$39,788
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($48,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $48,100
Reno, NV $44,670
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $38,150
$43,640
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (No Degree)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($64,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $34,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $64,130
Rochester, NY $40,810
Syracuse, NY $55,010
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Binghamton, NY $30,020
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,070
$47,025
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($48,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Dayton, OH $48,540
Toledo, OH N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $46,740
Columbus, OH $32,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $47,940
$43,823
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Eugene, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($48,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $47,590
Eugene, OR $48,210
Medford, OR $42,950
Salem, OR $24,870
$40,905
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($62,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $38,340
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $62,520
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
Pittsburgh, PA $43,420
Reading, PA $19,850
$41,033
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (No Degree)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($33,150) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,830
Arecibo, PR $23,780
Mayaguez, PR $19,650
Ponce, PR $19,220
San German, PR $23,070
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,150
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,810
$22,359
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (No Degree)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($41,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $41,870
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,870
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,670
$37,137
Tennessee N/A
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($64,350) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $57,390
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $52,000
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $64,350
$57,913
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($45,090) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $36,600
Provo-Orem, UT $34,710
St. George, UT $32,590
Salt Lake City, UT $45,090
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $38,080
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $32,260
$36,555
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($58,500) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $58,500
$58,500
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($44,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,420
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,370
$43,895
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($51,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $51,180
$51,180
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (No Degree)

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($41,850) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $38,010
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $40,730
Morgantown, WV $41,850
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $33,630
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $39,350
Wheeling, WV-OH $39,250
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,340
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,530
$37,336
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($46,600) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $46,600
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $42,150
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $35,220
$41,323

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $54,169.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $39,806. 

  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: 0.28    

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

  Music Directors and Composers

Conduct, direct, plan, and lead instrumental or vocal performances by musical artists or groups, such as orchestras, bands, choirs, and glee clubs; or create original works of music.

Salary Ratio: 3.65    

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    
  • Arranger
  • Artistic Director
  • Band Director
  • Band Leader
  • Band Master
  • Children's Choir Director
  • Choir Director
  • Choir Leader
  • Choir Teacher
  • Choirmaster
  • Choral Director
  • Chorus Master
  • Composer
  • Conceptor
  • Conductor
  • Creative Director
  • Digital Composer
  • Film Composer
  • Handbell Choir Director
  • Jingle Writer
  • Liturgical Music Director
  • Maestro
  • Music Adapter
  • Music Arranger
  • Music Composer
  • Music Copyist
  • Music Director
  • Music Instructor
  • Music Manager
  • Music Minister
  • Music Ministries Director
  • Music Orchestrator
  • Music Pastor
  • Music Producer
  • Music Supervisor
  • Music Writer
  • Musician
  • Orchestra Conductor
  • Orchestra Director
  • Orchestra Leader
  • Orchestrator
  • Record Producer
  • Score Composer
  • Song Writer
  • Songwriter
  • US Salary Median: $44,649
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $15,127 per year (or $15,334 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $60,508 to earn a doctorate (or $61,336 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($106,612 if you're in-state, $107,588 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($30,254 if you're in-state, $30,668 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Religious & Sacred Music Degrees

Urshan College

1151 Century Tel Drive - Wentzville, MO

Out-of-state cost: $5,556/year
In-state cost: $5,556/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Grace College of Divinity

5117 Cliffdale Road - Fayetteville, NC

Out-of-state cost: $6,200/year
In-state cost: $6,200/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Union Bible College

434 S. Union Street - Westfield, IN

Out-of-state cost: $6,380/year
In-state cost: $6,380/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Bethlehem College & Seminary

720 13th Avenue South - Minneapolis, MN

Out-of-state cost: $6,600/year
In-state cost: $6,600/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Gods Bible School and College

1810 Young Street - Cincinnati, OH

Out-of-state cost: $7,150/year
In-state cost: $7,150/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Antioch College AG

1705 Todds Ln - Hampton, VA

Out-of-state cost: $8,420/year
In-state cost: $8,420/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

5001 N. Oak Trafficway - Kansas City, MO

Out-of-state cost: $9,020/year
In-state cost: $9,020/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's

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The King's University

2121 E. Southlake Boulevard - Southlake, TX

Out-of-state cost: $12,360/year
In-state cost: $12,360/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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International Baptist College and Seminary

2211 W Germann Road - Chandler, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $12,900/year
In-state cost: $12,900/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Boise Bible College

8695 W Marigold St - Boise, ID

Out-of-state cost: $13,100/year
In-state cost: $13,100/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Bethel University

325 Cherry Ave - McKenzie, TN

Out-of-state cost: $13,611/year
In-state cost: $13,611/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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William Carey University

710 William Carey Parkway - Hattiesburg, MS

Out-of-state cost: $13,650/year
In-state cost: $13,650/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Moody Bible Institute

820 N LaSalle Blvd - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $13,970/year
In-state cost: $13,970/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Lincoln Christian University

100 Campus View Drive - Lincoln, IL

Out-of-state cost: $13,980/year
In-state cost: $13,980/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Carolina University

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

Out-of-state cost: $14,280/year
In-state cost: $14,280/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Baptist Bible College

628 E Kearney - Springfield, MO

Out-of-state cost: $14,890/year
In-state cost: $14,890/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Liberty University

1971 University Blvd - Lynchburg, VA

Out-of-state cost: $15,460/year
In-state cost: $15,460/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

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Ohio Christian University

1476 Lancaster Pike - Circleville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $15,750/year
In-state cost: $15,750/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Blue Mountain College

201 W Main St - Blue Mountain, MS

Out-of-state cost: $15,800/year
In-state cost: $15,800/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Randall University

3701 S. I-35 Frontage Road - Moore, OK

Out-of-state cost: $16,547/year
In-state cost: $16,547/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Religious & Sacred Music Degrees

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

3939 Gentilly Blvd - New Orleans, LA

Out-of-state cost: $6,935/year
In-state cost: $6,935/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Calvary University

15800 Calvary Road - Kansas City, MO

Out-of-state cost: $7,944/year
In-state cost: $7,944/year
Degrees: Master's

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The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

2825 Lexington Rd - Louisville, KY

Out-of-state cost: $9,132/year
In-state cost: $9,132/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Concordia University-Chicago

7400 Augusta - River Forest, IL

Out-of-state cost: $9,378/year
In-state cost: $9,378/year
Degrees: Master's

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Capital University

1 College And Main - Columbus, OH

Out-of-state cost: $13,000/year
In-state cost: $13,000/year
Degrees: Master's

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Mercer University

1501 Mercer University Drive - Macon, GA

Out-of-state cost: $15,264/year
In-state cost: $15,264/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of St Thomas

3800 Montrose Blvd - Houston, TX

Out-of-state cost: $21,634/year
In-state cost: $21,634/year
Degrees: Master's

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Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

2121 Sheridan Road - Evanston, IL

Out-of-state cost: $22,747/year
In-state cost: $22,747/year
Degrees: Master's

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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

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Academy for Jewish Religion-California

574 Hilgard Avenue - Los Angeles, CA

Out-of-state cost: $26,360/year
In-state cost: $26,360/year
Degrees: Master's

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Andrews University

4150 Administration Drive, Room 136 - Berrien Springs, MI

Out-of-state cost: $28,910/year
In-state cost: $28,910/year
Degrees: Master's

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Emory University

201 Dowman Drive - Atlanta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $44,676/year
In-state cost: $44,676/year
Degrees: Master's

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Southern Methodist University

6425 Boaz St - Dallas, TX

Out-of-state cost: $47,478/year
In-state cost: $47,478/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Southern California

University Park - Los Angeles, CA

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

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Northwestern University

633 Clark St - Evanston, IL

Out-of-state cost: $56,567/year
In-state cost: $56,567/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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University of Notre Dame

400 Main Building - Notre Dame, IN

Out-of-state cost: $57,522/year
In-state cost: $57,522/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Boston University

One Silber Way - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $57,666/year
In-state cost: $57,666/year
Degrees: Master's

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