Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the design of research studies, measurement of variables, data analysis, and formulation of models. Includes instruction in experimental, quasi-experimental, and case study methods; historical research; participant observation; questionnaire design; sampling theory; and statistical methods.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures. Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards. Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse. Plan, develop, or conduct surveys.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $78,774
    "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.): 9.79%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $33,197/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,624/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $30,169/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,005/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $31,720/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,347/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: $78,774

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($109,445) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($88,445).

Fairbanks, AK $86,231
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $88,445
$87,273
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($96,452).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $81,957
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $86,963
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $69,563
Decatur, AL $87,070
Dothan, AL $80,337
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $73,257
Gadsden, AL $76,040
Huntsville, AL $96,452
Mobile, AL $83,273
Montgomery, AL $75,029
Tuscaloosa, AL $79,653
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $71,773
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $75,773
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $72,097
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $74,333
$79,101
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($79,343).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $66,238
Hot Springs, AR $61,710
Jonesboro, AR $65,740
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $75,863
Pine Bluff, AR $79,343
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $62,185
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $69,093
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $61,460
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,010
$67,349
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($97,897).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $72,190
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $97,897
Prescott, AZ $70,031
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $90,120
Tucson, AZ $84,095
Yuma, AZ $75,677
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $75,331
$80,909
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($151,836).

Chico, CA $88,860
El Centro, CA $99,090
Fresno, CA $89,887
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $114,543
Madera, CA $102,050
Merced, CA $103,780
Modesto, CA $101,790
Napa, CA $121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $111,110
Redding, CA $91,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $96,576
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $104,953
Salinas, CA $105,480
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $107,581
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $132,947
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $151,836
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $93,719
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $104,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $102,853
Santa Rosa, CA $113,030
Stockton-Lodi, CA $105,910
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $113,574
Visalia-Porterville, CA $93,470
Yuba City, CA $93,710
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $82,031
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $83,240
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,220
$104,913
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($114,868).

Colorado Springs, CO $97,464
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $114,868
Fort Collins, CO $95,113
Grand Junction, CO $93,157
Greeley, CO $101,644
Pueblo, CO $92,699
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $77,123
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $85,086
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $95,306
$95,663
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($112,706).

Danbury, CT $112,706
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $106,265
New Haven, CT $102,827
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $110,850
Waterbury, CT $99,883
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $93,553
$104,372
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 ($94,704).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $75,670
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $70,643
Gainesville, FL $74,865
Homosassa Springs, FL $68,915
Jacksonville, FL $80,928
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $77,935
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $88,727
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $81,588
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $79,490
Ocala, FL $71,023
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $81,148
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $94,077
Panama City, FL $69,513
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $77,320
Port St. Lucie, FL $77,240
Punta Gorda, FL $67,158
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $76,073
Sebring, FL $61,963
Tallahassee, FL $72,584
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $94,704
The Villages, FL $87,180
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $71,975
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $65,114
$77,188
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($106,219).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $82,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $106,219
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $88,724
Brunswick, GA $84,363
Columbus, GA-AL $82,309
Dalton, GA $80,953
Gainesville, GA $73,524
Hinesville, GA $83,713
Macon, GA $74,376
Rome, GA $73,629
Savannah, GA $83,441
Valdosta, GA $72,953
Warner Robins, GA $78,633
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $68,713
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,153
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $69,490
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $70,934
$79,789
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($92,650).

Urban Honolulu, HI $92,650
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $77,463
$85,057
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($92,813).

Cedar Rapids, IA $92,813
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $90,848
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $89,288
Dubuque, IA $78,540
Iowa City, IA $77,453
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $83,485
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $77,783
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $70,790
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $72,775
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $69,528
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $75,710
$80,032
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($82,367).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $65,795
Idaho Falls, ID $82,367
Lewiston, ID-WA $64,680
Pocatello, ID $58,772
Twin Falls, ID $58,920
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $61,258
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $61,726
$64,788
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($115,400).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $77,800
Champaign-Urbana, IL $86,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $115,400
Danville, IL $88,540
Decatur, IL $81,500
Kankakee, IL $80,590
Peoria, IL $94,280
Rockford, IL $89,540
Springfield, IL $90,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $83,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,610
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,010
$85,453
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($94,380).

Columbus, IN $94,380
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $87,547
Evansville, IN-KY $79,593
Fort Wayne, IN $81,283
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $86,020
Kokomo, IN $76,197
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $82,413
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $74,963
Muncie, IN $73,143
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $76,563
Terre Haute, IN $74,737
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $75,327
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $70,617
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $75,310
$79,150
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($80,364).

Manhattan, KS $72,936
Topeka, KS $74,204
Wichita, KS $80,364
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $71,544
$74,762
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($86,549).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $76,803
Lexington-Fayette, KY $80,210
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $86,549
Owensboro, KY $69,925
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $69,793
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $71,678
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $66,562
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $65,092
$73,684
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($91,756).

Baton Rouge, LA $84,349
Hammond, LA $80,610
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $86,637
Lafayette, LA $86,797
Lake Charles, LA $88,439
Monroe, LA $72,533
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $91,756
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $79,836
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $72,909
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $79,181
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $78,116
$81,897
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($130,600).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $130,600
Leominster-Gardner, MA $99,640
New Bedford, MA $97,530
Pittsfield, MA $89,560
Springfield, MA-CT $97,520
Worcester, MA-CT $98,573
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $89,400
$100,320
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($118,943).

California-Lexington Park, MD $118,943
Cumberland, MD-WV $81,824
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $88,788
Salisbury, MD-DE $91,910
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $82,000
$92,482
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($90,757).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $79,273
Portland-South Portland, ME $90,757
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $72,990
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $74,623
$79,411
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Battle Creek, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($101,110).

Battle Creek, MI $101,110
Bay City, MI $91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $96,812
Flint, MI $88,761
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $87,209
Jackson, MI $96,299
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $96,114
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $89,171
Monroe, MI $93,906
Muskegon, MI $83,247
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $84,324
Saginaw, MI $92,081
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $75,713
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $68,331
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $76,000
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $81,994
Midland, MI $86,060
$87,819
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($120,050).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $89,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $120,050
Rochester, MN $93,040
St. Cloud, MN $91,620
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $86,410
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $91,020
$92,488
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($96,162).

Columbia, MO $77,745
Jefferson City, MO $74,905
Joplin, MO $72,435
Kansas City, MO-KS $96,162
St. Joseph, MO-KS $79,543
St. Louis, MO-IL $90,118
Springfield, MO $74,623
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,243
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,528
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,995
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,775
$76,809
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($71,820).

Hattiesburg, MS $68,002
Jackson, MS $70,082
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,716
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $64,096
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,274
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $71,820
$67,332
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($81,878).

Great Falls, MT $80,015
Missoula, MT $75,055
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $81,878
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $72,818
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $72,118
$76,377
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($111,974).

Burlington, NC $90,297
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $111,974
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $110,428
Fayetteville, NC $92,546
Goldsboro, NC $84,679
Greensboro-High Point, NC $101,229
Greenville, NC $97,509
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $88,031
Jacksonville, NC $81,664
New Bern, NC $87,194
Raleigh, NC $106,732
Rocky Mount, NC $86,584
Wilmington, NC $91,040
Winston-Salem, NC $98,646
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,226
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $75,631
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,271
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $78,950
$92,300
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($87,303).

Fargo, ND-MN $87,303
Grand Forks, ND-MN $86,160
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $82,410
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $77,088
$83,240
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($85,606).

Lincoln, NE $83,423
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $85,606
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $73,744
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $76,521
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $79,506
$80,222
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($106,706).

Manchester, NH $97,145
Portsmouth, NH-ME $106,706
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,736
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $83,013
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $86,621
$89,044
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($129,563).

Ocean City, NJ $96,483
Trenton, NJ $129,563
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $102,290
$109,445
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($89,965).

Farmington, NM $82,905
Las Cruces, NM $76,853
Santa Fe, NM $80,705
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $89,965
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $78,344
$81,671
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($90,579).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $90,579
Reno, NV $88,746
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $84,529
$87,987
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($138,660).

Binghamton, NY $102,590
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $102,938
Elmira, NY $96,770
Glens Falls, NY $97,930
Ithaca, NY $118,600
Kingston, NY $91,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $138,660
Rochester, NY $105,186
Syracuse, NY $107,460
Utica-Rome, NY $97,300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $92,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $93,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $94,140
$103,446
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($101,418).

Canton-Massillon, OH $88,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $101,418
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $94,699
Columbus, OH $92,825
Dayton, OH $94,447
Lima, OH $86,190
Mansfield, OH $78,640
Springfield, OH $84,920
Toledo, OH $97,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $81,170
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $89,100
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $82,443
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $84,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $83,820
$89,219
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($86,575).

Lawton, OK $79,403
Oklahoma City, OK $86,575
Tulsa, OK $80,276
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $74,870
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $76,578
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $69,925
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $69,435
$76,846
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($98,464).

Bend-Redmond, OR $80,398
Corvallis, OR $89,573
Eugene, OR $77,320
Grants Pass, OR $70,395
Medford, OR $78,093
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $98,464
Salem, OR $88,740
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,538
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,623
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,545
$80,596
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($114,303).

Altoona, PA $86,223
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $98,196
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $91,959
East Stroudsburg, PA $89,450
Erie, PA $82,780
Gettysburg, PA $90,239
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $94,707
Johnstown, PA $78,977
Lancaster, PA $90,344
Lebanon, PA $95,361
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $114,303
Pittsburgh, PA $92,210
Reading, PA $104,830
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $88,673
State College, PA $88,138
Williamsport, PA $86,736
York-Hanover, PA $100,106
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $78,976
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $85,411
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $83,250
$91,506
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($55,635).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $46,320
Arecibo, PR $43,723
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $45,888
Ponce, PR $47,548
San German, PR $39,485
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $55,635
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,153
$46,840
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($88,438).

Columbia, SC $83,016
Florence, SC $83,555
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $84,354
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $81,875
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $79,230
Spartanburg, SC $88,438
Sumter, SC $78,768
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $74,340
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $75,948
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $75,330
$80,638
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($87,887).

Sioux Falls, SD $87,887
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $76,530
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $69,241
$77,886
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($82,370).

Clarksville, TN-KY $76,045
Cleveland, TN $71,295
Jackson, TN $73,630
Johnson City, TN $75,613
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $79,788
Knoxville, TN $77,616
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $82,104
Morristown, TN $69,150
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $82,370
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,413
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,675
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,053
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,028
$73,880
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($105,453).

Amarillo, TX $81,644
Austin-Round Rock, TX $101,926
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $86,733
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $68,809
College Station-Bryan, TX $76,015
Corpus Christi, TX $81,987
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $101,737
El Paso, TX $80,990
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $100,159
Killeen-Temple, TX $82,594
Laredo, TX $77,874
Longview, TX $86,674
Lubbock, TX $80,997
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $77,967
Midland, TX $105,453
Odessa, TX $93,189
San Angelo, TX $73,394
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $86,268
Sherman-Denison, TX $79,593
Texarkana, TX-AR $74,604
Tyler, TX $76,511
Victoria, TX $79,760
Waco, TX $82,617
Wichita Falls, TX $76,550
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $83,281
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $79,030
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $73,021
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,946
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $84,486
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,776
$83,482
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($84,364).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $74,650
Provo-Orem, UT $84,364
St. George, UT $58,130
Salt Lake City, UT $83,228
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $65,361
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $58,739
$71,313
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($106,037).

Charlottesville, VA $106,037
Harrisonburg, VA $91,897
Lynchburg, VA $91,870
Richmond, VA $91,459
Roanoke, VA $92,456
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $91,581
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $97,774
Winchester, VA-WV $100,136
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $77,096
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,716
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $93,921
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $85,614
$91,902
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($77,587).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $73,677
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $77,587
$75,632
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Racine, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($99,590).

Eau Claire, WI $86,093
Fond du Lac, WI $95,723
Green Bay, WI $92,073
Janesville-Beloit, WI $99,188
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $88,400
Madison, WI $95,124
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $99,202
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $95,518
Racine, WI $99,590
Sheboygan, WI $93,403
Wausau, WI $90,293
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $76,903
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $83,175
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,733
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $77,065
$90,649
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($82,398).

Charleston, WV $72,218
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $70,178
Morgantown, WV $82,398
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $76,674
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $78,235
Wheeling, WV-OH $72,726
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,250
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $68,558
$72,768
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($79,904).

Cheyenne, WY $79,904
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $77,606
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $74,048
$77,186

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $87,190

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($113,042) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($90,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $87,456
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $90,270
$88,863
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($105,509) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $84,289
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $88,779
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $70,757
Decatur, AL $88,420
Dothan, AL $80,867
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $74,283
Gadsden, AL $76,716
Huntsville, AL $105,509
Mobile, AL $84,823
Montgomery, AL $81,104
Tuscaloosa, AL $81,183
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $73,276
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $77,060
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $72,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $75,487
$81,025
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($78,205) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $67,325
Hot Springs, AR $62,493
Jonesboro, AR $67,433
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $78,205
Pine Bluff, AR $77,928
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $63,223
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $70,555
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $62,213
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,010
$67,265
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($104,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $75,330
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $104,050
Prescott, AZ $72,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $92,200
Tucson, AZ $84,887
Yuma, AZ $77,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $78,782
$83,641
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($160,913) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $88,860
El Centro, CA $99,090
Fresno, CA $89,362
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $118,548
Madera, CA $102,050
Merced, CA $103,780
Modesto, CA $101,790
Napa, CA $121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $113,540
Redding, CA $91,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $100,503
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $107,840
Salinas, CA $105,480
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $108,533
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $136,316
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $160,913
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $93,303
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $104,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,050
Santa Rosa, CA $113,030
Stockton-Lodi, CA $105,910
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $112,588
Visalia-Porterville, CA $93,470
Yuba City, CA $93,318
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $82,137
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $83,240
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,220
$104,525
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($128,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $111,260
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $128,650
Fort Collins, CO $102,997
Grand Junction, CO $97,660
Greeley, CO $108,220
Pueblo, CO $96,060
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $80,130
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,510
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $100,800
$101,699
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($120,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $120,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $115,093
New Haven, CT $108,993
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $113,530
Waterbury, CT $103,890
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $98,280
$110,026
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($96,223) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $75,933
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $72,738
Gainesville, FL $77,427
Homosassa Springs, FL $70,413
Jacksonville, FL $83,791
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $80,527
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $93,984
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $84,262
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $81,717
Ocala, FL $73,468
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $84,931
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $96,223
Panama City, FL $70,532
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $75,324
Port St. Lucie, FL $78,707
Punta Gorda, FL $69,612
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $78,558
Sebring, FL $63,488
Tallahassee, FL $74,677
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $95,407
The Villages, FL $88,807
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $73,780
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,854
$78,746
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($109,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $82,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $109,870
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $91,730
Brunswick, GA $89,440
Columbus, GA-AL $85,650
Dalton, GA $85,680
Gainesville, GA $80,510
Hinesville, GA $86,950
Macon, GA $79,580
Rome, GA $75,240
Savannah, GA $86,680
Valdosta, GA $75,450
Warner Robins, GA $81,070
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,640
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $75,120
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $72,390
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$82,526
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($94,203) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $94,203
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $79,166
$86,684
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($98,307) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $96,008
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $92,178
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $98,307
Dubuque, IA $81,697
Iowa City, IA $80,511
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $86,190
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $80,325
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $72,350
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,567
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $71,272
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $78,220
$82,875
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($80,927) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $65,774
Idaho Falls, ID $80,927
Lewiston, ID-WA $64,090
Pocatello, ID $59,796
Twin Falls, ID $60,589
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $63,173
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,480
$65,261
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($115,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $77,800
Champaign-Urbana, IL $86,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $115,400
Danville, IL $88,540
Decatur, IL $81,500
Kankakee, IL $80,590
Peoria, IL $99,860
Rockford, IL $89,540
Springfield, IL $90,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $83,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,610
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,010
$85,655
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($96,924) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $96,924
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $88,447
Evansville, IN-KY $80,091
Fort Wayne, IN $82,757
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $87,279
Kokomo, IN $78,119
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $84,116
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $76,824
Muncie, IN $74,184
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $78,140
Terre Haute, IN $75,533
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $76,760
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $72,007
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $76,049
$80,516
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($86,642) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $79,160
Topeka, KS $78,295
Wichita, KS $86,642
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $76,563
$80,165
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($87,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $78,225
Lexington-Fayette, KY $82,847
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $87,810
Owensboro, KY $72,013
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $71,205
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $73,278
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $67,667
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $66,531
$74,947
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($96,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $87,670
Hammond, LA $83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $90,610
Lafayette, LA $90,400
Lake Charles, LA $92,810
Monroe, LA $76,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $96,180
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $81,302
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $83,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $81,620
$85,425
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($130,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $130,600
Leominster-Gardner, MA $99,640
New Bedford, MA $97,530
Pittsfield, MA $89,560
Springfield, MA-CT $97,520
Worcester, MA-CT $103,800
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $89,400
$101,150
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($124,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $124,070
Cumberland, MD-WV $83,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $92,550
Salisbury, MD-DE $96,880
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $86,520
$96,624
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($92,464) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $79,850
Portland-South Portland, ME $92,464
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $73,836
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $75,791
$80,485
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($103,513) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $101,110
Bay City, MI $91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $103,513
Flint, MI $91,730
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $93,645
Jackson, MI $101,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $99,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $96,780
Monroe, MI $96,080
Muskegon, MI $87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $87,910
Saginaw, MI $96,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $78,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $77,650
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $85,490
Midland, MI N/A
$91,160
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($120,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $89,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $120,050
Rochester, MN $93,040
St. Cloud, MN $91,620
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $86,410
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $91,020
$92,488
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($98,288) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $79,733
Jefferson City, MO $75,740
Joplin, MO $73,897
Kansas City, MO-KS $98,288
St. Joseph, MO-KS $82,185
St. Louis, MO-IL $93,521
Springfield, MO $77,132
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,962
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,878
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,817
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,900
$77,550
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($73,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $69,212
Jackson, MS $73,660
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $64,873
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,010
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $69,982
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $71,993
$69,455
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($84,588) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $82,327
Missoula, MT $77,717
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $84,588
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $75,462
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $73,952
$78,809
North Carolina

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($120,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $95,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $120,110
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $114,835
Fayetteville, NC $95,950
Goldsboro, NC $88,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC $107,730
Greenville, NC $105,200
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $93,720
Jacksonville, NC $84,400
New Bern, NC $91,420
Raleigh, NC $111,210
Rocky Mount, NC $92,120
Wilmington, NC $96,770
Winston-Salem, NC $104,730
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,610
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $79,770
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,300
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $82,880
$96,388
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($90,495) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $90,495
Grand Forks, ND-MN $88,457
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $84,063
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $78,865
$85,470
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($91,055) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $91,055
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $80,440
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $83,240
$84,231
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($110,463) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $102,781
Portsmouth, NH-ME $110,463
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $70,540
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $86,921
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $89,419
$92,025
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($133,528) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $99,862
Trenton, NJ $133,528
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $105,737
$113,042
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $84,927
Las Cruces, NM $78,352
Santa Fe, NM $82,693
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $88,460
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $80,024
$82,891
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($94,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $94,840
Reno, NV $91,595
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $87,950
$91,462
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($145,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $102,590
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $108,590
Elmira, NY $96,770
Glens Falls, NY $97,930
Ithaca, NY $118,600
Kingston, NY $91,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $145,710
Rochester, NY $106,500
Syracuse, NY $107,460
Utica-Rome, NY $97,300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $92,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $93,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $94,140
$103,140
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($104,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $88,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $104,460
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $98,967
Columbus, OH $94,133
Dayton, OH $101,025
Lima, OH $86,190
Mansfield, OH $78,640
Springfield, OH $84,920
Toledo, OH $97,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $81,170
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $89,100
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $86,960
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $84,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $83,820
$89,944
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($89,472) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $80,402
Oklahoma City, OK $88,880
Tulsa, OK $89,472
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $75,783
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $78,165
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $70,843
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $71,240
$79,255
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($101,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $82,365
Corvallis, OR $93,172
Eugene, OR $79,147
Grants Pass, OR $72,770
Medford, OR $80,298
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $101,070
Salem, OR $93,397
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $77,658
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $74,258
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $74,007
$82,814
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($122,092) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $91,250
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $104,360
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $93,980
Erie, PA $85,260
Gettysburg, PA $96,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $107,950
Johnstown, PA $82,960
Lancaster, PA $97,270
Lebanon, PA $98,720
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $122,092
Pittsburgh, PA $100,356
Reading, PA $112,130
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $94,140
State College, PA $96,700
Williamsport, PA $90,840
York-Hanover, PA $106,640
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $82,280
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $88,873
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $86,950
$96,834
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($61,829) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $47,260
Arecibo, PR $44,495
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $46,372
Ponce, PR $49,235
San German, PR $39,913
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $61,829
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,382
$47,888
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($91,168) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $91,110
Florence, SC $86,437
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $88,208
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $84,040
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $80,353
Spartanburg, SC $91,168
Sumter, SC $80,848
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $76,593
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $77,725
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $77,367
$83,385
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($94,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $94,240
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $82,046
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $72,724
$83,003
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($85,986) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $77,350
Cleveland, TN $73,243
Jackson, TN $75,650
Johnson City, TN $76,398
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $81,505
Knoxville, TN $81,220
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $84,589
Morristown, TN $69,953
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $85,986
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $69,095
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,403
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $66,365
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,195
$75,073
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($113,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $85,330
Austin-Round Rock, TX $108,710
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $89,520
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $71,130
College Station-Bryan, TX $85,202
Corpus Christi, TX $85,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $109,725
El Paso, TX $84,127
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $109,075
Killeen-Temple, TX $84,837
Laredo, TX $81,730
Longview, TX $91,340
Lubbock, TX $86,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $81,080
Midland, TX $113,270
Odessa, TX $99,430
San Angelo, TX $77,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $91,060
Sherman-Denison, TX $83,040
Texarkana, TX-AR $76,310
Tyler, TX $80,080
Victoria, TX $82,200
Waco, TX $86,260
Wichita Falls, TX $79,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $86,140
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,900
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,130
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $85,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $83,970
$87,116
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($90,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,350
Provo-Orem, UT $88,790
St. George, UT $60,610
Salt Lake City, UT $90,130
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $67,400
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,030
$74,052
Virginia

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

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($112,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $112,760
Harrisonburg, VA $96,040
Lynchburg, VA $96,250
Richmond, VA $98,401
Roanoke, VA $97,380
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $96,790
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $105,628
Winchester, VA-WV $106,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,000
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,290
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $93,120
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $90,090
$96,376
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($78,574) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $74,461
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $78,574
$76,518
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($109,833) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $88,678
Fond du Lac, WI $99,652
Green Bay, WI $96,148
Janesville-Beloit, WI $101,895
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $91,447
Madison, WI $104,178
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $109,833
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $98,205
Racine, WI $102,653
Sheboygan, WI $97,048
Wausau, WI $94,395
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $79,498
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $86,200
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $88,015
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $79,630
$94,498
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($88,008) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $78,732
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $75,595
Morgantown, WV $88,008
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $77,863
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $83,790
Wheeling, WV-OH $77,117
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,982
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $69,075
$77,020
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($85,153) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $85,153
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $81,851
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $78,451
$81,819

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $90,146

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is New Jersey ($120,237) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($93,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $93,580
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $93,920
$93,750
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($120,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $98,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $99,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $77,920
Decatur, AL $96,520
Dothan, AL $84,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $80,440
Gadsden, AL $80,770
Huntsville, AL $120,580
Mobile, AL $94,120
Montgomery, AL $90,570
Tuscaloosa, AL $90,360
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $84,780
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $77,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,410
$89,333
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($82,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $69,500
Hot Springs, AR $64,060
Jonesboro, AR $70,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $82,890
Pine Bluff, AR $75,100
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $65,300
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $73,480
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $63,720
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,609
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($104,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $75,330
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $104,050
Prescott, AZ $72,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $92,200
Tucson, AZ $88,140
Yuma, AZ $77,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $78,680
$84,091
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($175,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $88,860
El Centro, CA $99,090
Fresno, CA $93,040
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $125,020
Madera, CA $102,050
Merced, CA $103,780
Modesto, CA $101,790
Napa, CA $121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $113,540
Redding, CA $91,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $103,040
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $113,270
Salinas, CA $105,480
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $123,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $155,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $175,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $96,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $104,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,050
Santa Rosa, CA $113,030
Stockton-Lodi, CA $105,910
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $119,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA $93,470
Yuba City, CA $96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $81,400
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $83,240
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,220
$107,343
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($136,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $111,260
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $136,280
Fort Collins, CO $111,360
Grand Junction, CO $97,660
Greeley, CO $108,220
Pueblo, CO $96,060
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $80,130
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,510
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $100,800
$103,476
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($126,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $120,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $126,710
New Haven, CT $114,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $113,530
Waterbury, CT $103,890
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $98,280
$112,802
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($102,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $76,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $76,930
Gainesville, FL $82,550
Homosassa Springs, FL $73,410
Jacksonville, FL $90,940
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $85,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $99,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $89,610
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $86,170
Ocala, FL $78,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $92,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $102,580
Panama City, FL $72,570
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $77,320
Port St. Lucie, FL $81,640
Punta Gorda, FL $74,520
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $83,530
Sebring, FL $66,540
Tallahassee, FL $81,910
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $98,020
The Villages, FL $92,060
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $77,390
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $70,480
$83,056
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($109,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $82,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $109,870
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $90,640
Brunswick, GA $89,440
Columbus, GA-AL $85,650
Dalton, GA $85,680
Gainesville, GA $80,510
Hinesville, GA $86,950
Macon, GA $79,580
Rome, GA $75,240
Savannah, GA $86,680
Valdosta, GA $75,450
Warner Robins, GA $81,070
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,640
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $75,120
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $72,390
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$82,462
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($103,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $103,520
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $89,380
$96,450
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($104,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $102,400
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $94,840
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $104,940
Dubuque, IA $88,010
Iowa City, IA $86,670
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $91,600
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $85,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $75,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $78,150
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,760
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $83,240
$87,772
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($87,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $70,120
Idaho Falls, ID $87,770
Lewiston, ID-WA $68,710
Pocatello, ID $62,950
Twin Falls, ID $66,000
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $70,570
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $68,460
$70,654
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($115,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $77,800
Champaign-Urbana, IL $86,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $115,400
Danville, IL $88,540
Decatur, IL $81,500
Kankakee, IL $80,590
Peoria, IL $99,860
Rockford, IL $89,540
Springfield, IL $90,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $83,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,610
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $74,010
$85,655
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($112,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $112,190
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $93,850
Evansville, IN-KY $83,080
Fort Wayne, IN $91,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $94,830
Kokomo, IN $89,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $94,330
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $87,990
Muncie, IN $80,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $87,600
Terre Haute, IN $80,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $85,360
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $80,350
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $80,480
$88,718
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $84,730
Topeka, KS $83,130
Wichita, KS $91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $79,990
$84,950
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($90,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $81,070
Lexington-Fayette, KY $88,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $90,420
Owensboro, KY $76,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,030
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $76,480
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $74,510
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $67,200
$78,503
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($96,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $87,670
Hammond, LA $83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $90,610
Lafayette, LA $90,400
Lake Charles, LA $92,810
Monroe, LA $76,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $96,180
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $82,220
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $83,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $81,620
$85,508
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($130,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $130,600
Leominster-Gardner, MA $99,640
New Bedford, MA $97,530
Pittsfield, MA $89,560
Springfield, MA-CT $97,520
Worcester, MA-CT $103,800
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $89,400
$101,150
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($124,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $124,070
Cumberland, MD-WV $83,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $92,550
Salisbury, MD-DE $96,880
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $86,520
$96,624
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($102,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $83,310
Portland-South Portland, ME $102,710
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $78,910
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $82,800
$86,933
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($116,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $101,110
Bay City, MI $91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $116,250
Flint, MI $91,730
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $100,830
Jackson, MI $101,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $99,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $102,910
Monroe, MI $96,080
Muskegon, MI $87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $87,910
Saginaw, MI $96,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $78,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $69,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $77,650
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $85,490
Midland, MI N/A
$92,789
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($120,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $89,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $120,050
Rochester, MN $93,040
St. Cloud, MN $91,620
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $86,410
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $91,020
$92,488
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($104,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $83,710
Jefferson City, MO $77,410
Joplin, MO $76,820
Kansas City, MO-KS $104,840
St. Joseph, MO-KS $87,470
St. Louis, MO-IL $103,250
Springfield, MO $82,150
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,400
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $70,580
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,460
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,150
$81,295
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($77,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $71,120
Jackson, MS $77,960
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,260
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $69,170
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,530
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,020
$72,010
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($90,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $86,950
Missoula, MT $83,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $90,010
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $80,750
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $77,620
$83,674
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($125,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $95,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $120,110
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $125,790
Fayetteville, NC $95,950
Goldsboro, NC $88,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC $107,730
Greenville, NC $105,200
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $93,720
Jacksonville, NC $84,400
New Bern, NC $91,420
Raleigh, NC $117,510
Rocky Mount, NC $92,120
Wilmington, NC $96,770
Winston-Salem, NC $104,730
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,610
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $79,770
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,300
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $82,880
$97,347
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($96,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $96,880
Grand Forks, ND-MN $93,050
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $87,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $82,420
$89,930
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($97,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $97,810
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $77,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $80,440
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $83,240
$85,582
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($124,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $114,830
Portsmouth, NH-ME $124,140
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,020
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,450
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $98,910
$101,470
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($141,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $106,620
Trenton, NJ $141,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $112,630
$120,237
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $88,970
Las Cruces, NM $81,350
Santa Fe, NM $86,670
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $85,450
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $86,740
$85,836
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($97,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $94,840
Reno, NV $97,840
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $87,950
$93,543
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($156,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $102,590
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $108,590
Elmira, NY $96,770
Glens Falls, NY $97,930
Ithaca, NY $118,600
Kingston, NY $91,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $156,280
Rochester, NY $113,290
Syracuse, NY $107,460
Utica-Rome, NY $97,300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $92,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $93,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $94,140
$104,380
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($104,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $88,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $104,460
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $104,530
Columbus, OH $104,980
Dayton, OH $101,850
Lima, OH $86,190
Mansfield, OH $78,640
Springfield, OH $84,920
Toledo, OH $97,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $81,170
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $89,100
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $86,960
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $84,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $83,820
$91,175
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($93,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $82,400
Oklahoma City, OK $93,490
Tulsa, OK $93,260
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $77,610
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $81,340
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $72,680
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $74,850
$82,233
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($109,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $86,300
Corvallis, OR $100,370
Eugene, OR $82,800
Grants Pass, OR $77,520
Medford, OR $84,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $109,690
Salem, OR $97,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $81,900
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,530
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,930
$87,897
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($129,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $91,250
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $104,360
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $93,980
Erie, PA $85,260
Gettysburg, PA $96,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $107,950
Johnstown, PA $82,960
Lancaster, PA $97,270
Lebanon, PA $98,720
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $129,250
Pittsburgh, PA $112,220
Reading, PA $112,130
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $94,140
State College, PA $96,700
Williamsport, PA $90,840
York-Hanover, PA $106,640
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $82,280
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $89,750
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $86,950
$97,829
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($65,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $49,140
Arecibo, PR $46,040
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $47,340
Ponce, PR $52,610
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $65,190
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$49,444
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($98,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $98,200
Florence, SC $92,200
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $94,330
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $88,370
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $82,600
Spartanburg, SC $96,630
Sumter, SC $85,010
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,100
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,440
$88,116
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($106,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $106,880
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $96,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $80,130
$94,357
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($96,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $79,960
Cleveland, TN $77,140
Jackson, TN $79,690
Johnson City, TN $77,970
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $84,940
Knoxville, TN $84,020
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $91,360
Morristown, TN $71,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $96,400
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,460
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,860
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,530
$78,683
Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($114,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $85,330
Austin-Round Rock, TX $108,710
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $89,520
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $71,130
College Station-Bryan, TX $89,190
Corpus Christi, TX $85,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $114,010
El Paso, TX $84,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $111,570
Killeen-Temple, TX $87,720
Laredo, TX $81,730
Longview, TX $91,340
Lubbock, TX $86,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $81,080
Midland, TX $113,270
Odessa, TX $99,430
San Angelo, TX $77,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $101,880
Sherman-Denison, TX $83,040
Texarkana, TX-AR $76,310
Tyler, TX $80,080
Victoria, TX $82,200
Waco, TX $86,260
Wichita Falls, TX $79,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $86,140
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $81,900
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,130
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $85,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $83,970
$87,952
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($90,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,350
Provo-Orem, UT $88,790
St. George, UT $60,610
Salt Lake City, UT $90,130
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $67,400
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,030
$74,052
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($113,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $112,760
Harrisonburg, VA $96,040
Lynchburg, VA $96,250
Richmond, VA $113,150
Roanoke, VA $97,380
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $96,790
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $108,420
Winchester, VA-WV $106,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,000
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,290
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $93,120
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $90,090
$97,838
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $79,170
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $84,500
$81,835
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($118,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $93,850
Fond du Lac, WI $107,510
Green Bay, WI $104,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI $107,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $97,540
Madison, WI $112,110
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $118,460
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $103,580
Racine, WI $108,780
Sheboygan, WI $104,340
Wausau, WI $102,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,690
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $92,250
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $94,580
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,760
$101,111
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($92,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $83,560
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $78,820
Morgantown, WV $92,400
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $81,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $83,790
Wheeling, WV-OH $79,930
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,310
$80,011
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($91,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $91,230
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $89,380
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $85,220
$88,610

Master's

Average Salary Median: $76,877

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Georgia ($114,210) in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($67,000) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $67,000
Mobile, AL N/A
Montgomery, AL $54,790
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,895
Arkansas N/A
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($92,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $92,260
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$92,260
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($126,940) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $97,290
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $103,820
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $81,560
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $95,380
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $91,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $126,940
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $112,530
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $81,260
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$98,773
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($83,570) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $68,660
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $83,570
Fort Collins, CO $78,990
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,073
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($91,920) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $83,380
New Haven, CT $91,920
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$87,650
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($93,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $77,460
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $75,560
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $74,220
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $93,170
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $90,940
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$82,270
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($114,210) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $114,210
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$114,210
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($71,430) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $66,480
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA $71,430
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
$68,955
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($93,980) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $69,150
Idaho Falls, ID $93,980
Lewiston, ID-WA $70,800
Pocatello, ID $56,530
Twin Falls, ID $55,470
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,190
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,820
$66,706
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($77,540) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL $77,540
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,540
Indiana N/A
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($67,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $59,180
Topeka, KS $67,510
Wichita, KS $65,870
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,320
$62,720
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($92,060) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $92,060
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$92,060
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($82,890) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT N/A
Worcester, MA-CT $82,890
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$82,890
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($91,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $91,200
Salisbury, MD-DE N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
$91,200
Maine N/A
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($80,400) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $80,400
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $72,180
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $70,750
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Midland, MI N/A
$74,443
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($100,760) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS $100,760
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $86,460
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$93,610
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($73,180) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $66,980
Jackson, MS $64,370
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,860
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,760
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,180
$63,948
Montana N/A
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($110,460) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $110,460
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $108,440
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC $100,530
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$106,477
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($72,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $72,880
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,880
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($100,060) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $80,820
Portsmouth, NH-ME $100,060
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $80,480
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,070
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $81,150
$82,716
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico N/A
Nevada N/A
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($108,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $85,980
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $108,700
Rochester, NY $97,190
Syracuse, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$97,290
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($92,290) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $92,290
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $76,980
Columbus, OH $82,170
Dayton, OH $71,010
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $68,890
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,268
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($51,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $51,070
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,070
Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($77,760) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA N/A
Salem, OR $77,760
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,760
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($101,310) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $68,800
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $101,310
Pittsburgh, PA $70,720
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA $73,760
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,648
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($36,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $36,300
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$36,300
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($81,180) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $64,820
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $81,180
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,000
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($68,780) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $68,780
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,220
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,120
$63,373
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($78,440) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN $66,920
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $78,440
Morristown, TN N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $73,700
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,020
Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($89,140) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX $56,360
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $89,140
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $82,640
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $71,710
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,963
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($74,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT N/A
St. George, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT $74,740
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,740
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($81,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $69,980
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $81,420
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,700
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($74,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, WI $74,770
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,930
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,350
West Virginia

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

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($79,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $55,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,960
Morgantown, WV $68,740
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $79,270
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $61,570
Wheeling, WV-OH $60,790
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,840
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,960
$63,119
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($64,150) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $60,840
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,150
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,310
$61,433

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $60,883

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($104,970) in the San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($77,640) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,350
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $60,980
Prescott, AZ $55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,640
Tucson, AZ $58,180
Yuma, AZ $62,640
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $51,280
$59,993
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($117,280) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $98,460
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $117,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $99,170
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$104,970
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($73,360) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $72,300
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $73,360
Fort Collins, CO $63,810
Grand Junction, CO $66,140
Greeley, CO $62,190
Pueblo, CO $72,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $59,080
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,340
$65,588
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $66,720
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,620
New Haven, CT $76,440
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,770
Waterbury, CT $75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $65,190
$76,263
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($73,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,780
Gainesville, FL $51,810
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Jacksonville, FL $57,810
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $54,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $67,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $57,520
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,450
Ocala, FL $49,010
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $57,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $70,550
Panama City, FL $60,340
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $59,590
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,040
Punta Gorda, FL $45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $53,700
Sebring, FL $48,230
Tallahassee, FL $48,610
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
The Villages, FL $72,540
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,730
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,570
$57,353
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($68,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $68,330
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $68,770
Brunswick, GA $53,900
Columbus, GA-AL $62,260
Dalton, GA $52,590
Gainesville, GA $31,610
Hinesville, GA $64,290
Macon, GA $43,150
Rome, GA $63,960
Savannah, GA $64,010
Valdosta, GA $57,970
Warner Robins, GA $64,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,350
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,360
$57,363
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($74,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $58,760
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $74,940
Evansville, IN-KY $72,620
Fort Wayne, IN $60,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $68,400
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $58,580
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $48,910
Muncie, IN $58,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
Terre Haute, IN $63,590
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,260
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,970
$60,013
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,830
Owensboro, KY $51,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,270
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,880
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
$56,573
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($88,180) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $88,180
Cumberland, MD-WV $74,170
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $61,390
Salisbury, MD-DE $62,090
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $54,880
$68,142
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
Portland-South Portland, ME $66,850
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,270
$64,368
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,060) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $63,290
Flint, MI $70,950
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $65,030
Jackson, MI $63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $75,260
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $66,620
Monroe, MI $80,860
Muskegon, MI $55,870
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,810
Saginaw, MI $65,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,670
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,080
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,020
Midland, MI $86,060
$66,965
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($67,650) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $59,850
Jefferson City, MO $67,390
Joplin, MO $59,280
Kansas City, MO-KS $65,530
St. Joseph, MO-KS $55,760
St. Louis, MO-IL $60,480
Springfield, MO $52,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,770
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,600
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,650
$60,247
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($72,120) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $61,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,160
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $68,560
Fayetteville, NC $72,120
Goldsboro, NC $63,550
Greensboro-High Point, NC $62,220
Greenville, NC $51,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,900
Jacksonville, NC $65,250
New Bern, NC $61,840
Raleigh, NC $65,670
Rocky Mount, NC $53,370
Wilmington, NC $56,660
Winston-Salem, NC $58,370
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,920
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,100
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,370
$59,784
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($66,160) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $52,900
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $66,160
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,010
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,100
$55,584
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,270) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,100
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,690
$68,412
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($78,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $56,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $61,210
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $56,670
East Stroudsburg, PA $62,270
Erie, PA $67,900
Gettysburg, PA $55,190
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $67,060
Johnstown, PA $55,080
Lancaster, PA $48,790
Lebanon, PA $75,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $78,610
Pittsburgh, PA $58,160
Reading, PA $61,030
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $55,870
State College, PA $65,520
Williamsport, PA $62,110
York-Hanover, PA $60,900
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,150
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,300
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,050
$61,407
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $64,300
Cleveland, TN $53,760
Jackson, TN $55,450
Johnson City, TN $68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,330
Knoxville, TN $67,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,780
Morristown, TN $61,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,370
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,520
$59,998
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($78,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $59,530
Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,220
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,010
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $54,880
College Station-Bryan, TX $47,030
Corpus Christi, TX $60,010
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $66,730
El Paso, TX $58,420
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $70,290
Killeen-Temple, TX $64,010
Laredo, TX $54,740
Longview, TX $58,680
Lubbock, TX $49,720
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $59,290
Midland, TX $58,550
Odessa, TX $55,740
San Angelo, TX $49,840
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $66,230
Sherman-Denison, TX $58,910
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,370
Tyler, TX $55,100
Victoria, TX $65,120
Waco, TX $60,760
Wichita Falls, TX $59,750
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,130
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,810
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,570
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,840
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,940
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $68,610
$60,761
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $64,450
Provo-Orem, UT $57,810
St. George, UT $43,250
Salt Lake City, UT $58,790
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,130
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,990
$53,737
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($74,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $62,820
Fond du Lac, WI $60,360
Green Bay, WI $55,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $60,980
Madison, WI $64,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $66,700
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,330
Racine, WI $72,020
Sheboygan, WI $60,590
Wausau, WI $53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,540
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,950
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,190
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,980
$61,437
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

11 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $87,190.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $90,146.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $76,877.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $60,883. 

  Regulatory Affairs Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures.

Salary Ratio: 0.7    

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    
  • Global Regulatory Affairs Director (Global RA Director)
  • Global Regulatory Affairs Manager (Global RA Manager)
  • Regulatory Administrator
  • Regulatory Affairs Director (RA Director)
  • Regulatory Affairs Manager (RA Manager)
  • Regulatory Affairs Quality Assurance Director (RA QA Director)
  • Regulatory Director
  • Regulatory Process Manager
  • Regulatory Reports Manager
  • Regulatory Science Director
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Compliance Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.

Salary Ratio: 0.7    

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    
  • Accreditation Lieutenant
  • Accreditation Manager
  • Audit Manager
  • Compliance Coordinator
  • Compliance Director
  • Compliance Manager
  • Compliance Operations Manager
  • Compliance Program Manager
  • Corporate Compliance Director
  • Environmental Health and Safety Director
  • Environmental Health and Safety Manager
  • Environmental Manager
  • Environmental Program Manager
  • Ethics Manager
  • Governance Compliance and Risk Manager (GCR Manager)
  • Health
  • Safety
  • and Environmental Manager (HSE Manager)
  • Licensing Manager
  • Privacy Compliance Manager
  • Privacy Officer
  • Regulatory Compliance Director
  • Regulatory Compliance Manager
  • Risk Manager
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Loss Prevention Managers

Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Determine risk exposure or potential liability, and develop risk control measures.

Salary Ratio: 0.7    

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    
  • Area Loss Prevention Manager
  • Asset Protection Leader
  • Asset Protection Manager
  • Asset Protection Supervisor
  • Asset Safety Manager
  • Logistics Loss Prevention Manager
  • Loss Control Manager
  • Loss Prevention Director
  • Loss Prevention Leader
  • Loss Prevention Manager
  • Loss Prevention Operations Director
  • Loss Prevention Operations Manager
  • Loss Prevention Supervisor
  • Market Asset Protection Manager
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Wind Energy Operations Managers

Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.

Salary Ratio: 1.41    

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    
  • Clean Energy Site Manager
  • Energy Environmental Manager
  • Energy Operations Manager
  • Energy Quality Control Manager (Energy QC Manager)
  • Energy Services Manager
  • Offshore Energy Environmental Manager
  • Offshore Wind Operations Manager
  • Renewable Energy Development Manager
  • Service Site Manager
  • Site Manager
  • Turbine Site Manager
  • Wind Facilities Manager
  • Wind Farm Operations Manager
  • Wind Field Service Manager
  • Wind Operations Manager
  • Wind Operations Supervisor
  • Wind Plant Manager
  • Wind Plant Operations Manager
  • Wind Power Development Manager
  • Wind Site Manager
  • Wind Site Supervisor
  • Wind Technician Leader
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Wind Energy Development Managers

Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.

Salary Ratio: 0.7    

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    
  • Business Development Director
  • Business Development Manager
  • Development Director
  • Development Manager
  • Energy Director
  • Energy Project Director
  • Environmental Projects Advisor
  • Project Development Leader
  • Renewable Energy Civil Foreman
  • Renewable Energy Field Coordinator
  • Renewable Energy Project Handler
  • Renewable Energy Project Manager
  • Renewable Power Director
  • Renewable Project Management and Construction Director
  • Wind Development Director
  • Wind Development Leader
  • Wind Energy Project Manager
  • Wind Power Project Manager
  • Wind Power Technical Leader
  • Wind Project Manager
  • Wind Projects Supervisor
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers

Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse. Does not include properties sufficiently contaminated to qualify as Superfund sites.

Salary Ratio: 0.7    

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    
  • Brownfield Program Director
  • Brownfield Program Manager
  • Brownfield Redevelopment Coordinator
  • Brownfield Redevelopment Site Manager
  • Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist
  • Brownfields Practice Leader
  • Brownfields Program Coordinator
  • Brownfields Program Manager
  • Cleanup Monitor
  • Contaminated Land Consultant
  • Contamination Consultant
  • Corridor Redevelopment Manager
  • Damage Restoration Specialist
  • Debris Cleanup Monitor
  • Debris Monitor
  • Environmental Management Specialist
  • Environmental Practice Leader
  • Environmental Program Manager
  • Environmental Quality Division Manager
  • Environmental Quality Specialist
  • Environmental Remediation Consultant
  • Environmental Remediation Specialist
  • Grounds Restoration Specialist
  • Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP)
  • Redevelopment Manager
  • Redevelopment Specialist
  • Remedial Project Manager
  • Remediation Bioanalytics Consultant
  • Remediation Consultant
  • Remediation Expert
  • Sediment Remediation Consultant
  • Site Remediation Professional
  • Urban Redevelopment Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $91,966
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Statisticians

Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.

Salary Ratio: 0.33    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Analytical Statistician
  • Applied Scientist
  • Applied Statistician
  • Biometrician
  • Clinical Analyst
  • Clinical Data Coordinator
  • Clinical Documentation Consultant
  • Data Analyst
  • Data Analytics Specialist
  • Data Coordinator
  • Data Specialist
  • Demographer
  • Education Research Analyst
  • Environmental Statistician
  • Mathematical Statistician
  • Psychometric Consultant
  • Quantitative Methodologist
  • Research Analyst
  • Research Scientist
  • Research Statistician
  • Researcher
  • Sampling Expert
  • Sports Statistician
  • Statistical Analyst
  • Statistical Consultant
  • Statistical Engineer
  • Statistical Programmer
  • Statistical Reporting Analyst
  • Statistician
  • Survey Statistician
  • Time Study Statistician
  • Trend Investigator
  • US Salary Median: $78,002
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 14.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Biostatisticians

Develop and apply biostatistical theory and methods to the study of life sciences.

Salary Ratio: 0.33    

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    
  • Biomathematician
  • Biometrician
  • Biostatistical Consultant
  • Biostatistician
  • Clinical Biostatistician
  • NGS Biostatistician (Next-Generation Sequencing)
  • Research Biostatistician
  • Research Scientist
  • Statistical Scientist
  • US Salary Median: $78,002
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 14.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Survey Researchers

Plan, develop, or conduct surveys. May analyze and interpret the meaning of survey data, determine survey objectives, or suggest or test question wording. Includes social scientists who primarily design questionnaires or supervise survey teams.

Salary Ratio: 0.51    

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    
  • Analytic Methodologist
  • Data Analyst
  • Data Collection Specialist
  • Field Interviewer
  • Interviewer
  • Market Survey Representative
  • Methodologist
  • Pollster
  • Proctor
  • Public Opinion Analyst
  • Research Associate
  • Research Fellow
  • Research Interviewer
  • Screening Field Interviewer
  • Survey Analyst
  • Survey Associate
  • Survey Methodologist
  • Survey Questionnaire Designer
  • Survey Research Analyst
  • Survey Research Associate
  • Survey Research Consultant
  • Survey Researcher
  • Survey Statistician
  • Telephone Interviewer
  • Telephone Survey Interviewer
  • US Salary Median: $60,342
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Sociologists

Study human society and social behavior by examining the groups and social institutions that people form, as well as various social, religious, political, and business organizations. May study the behavior and interaction of groups, trace their origin and growth, and analyze the influence of group activities on individual members.

Salary Ratio: 0.25    

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    
  • Clinical Evaluator
  • Clinical Sociologist
  • Criminologist
  • Family Sociologist
  • Medical Sociologist
  • Penologist
  • Policy Advisor
  • Policy Officer
  • Program Evaluator
  • Research Associate
  • Research Coordinator
  • Research Scientist
  • Research Specialist
  • Rural Sociologist
  • Social Scientist
  • Social Welfare Research Worker
  • Sociologist
  • Urban Sociologist
  • US Salary Median: $64,045
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Transportation Planners

Prepare studies for proposed transportation projects. Gather, compile, and analyze data. Study the use and operation of transportation systems. Develop transportation models or simulations.

Salary Ratio: 0.51    

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    
  • Planner
  • Traffic Analyst
  • Transit Planner
  • Transportation Analyst
  • Transportation Consultant
  • Transportation Management Consultant
  • Transportation Modeler
  • Transportation Planner
  • US Salary Median: $76,789
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $23,623 per year (or $33,196 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $94,492 to earn a bachelor's (or $132,784 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $23,623 per year (or $33,196 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $47,246 to earn an associate's (or $66,392 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $21,005 per year (or $30,168 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $42,010 to earn a master's (or $60,336 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($94,492 if you're in-state, $132,784 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $21,005 per year (or $30,168 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $84,020 to earn a doctorate (or $120,672 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($94,492 if you're in-state, $132,784 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($42,010 if you're in-state, $60,336 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods Degrees

University of Phoenix-Arizona

4035 South Riverpoint Parkway - Phoenix, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $9,552/year
In-state cost: $9,552/year
Degrees: Certificate

University of West Georgia

1601 Maple St - Carrollton, GA

Out-of-state cost: $17,576/year
In-state cost: $6,521/year
Degrees: Certificate

Kent State University at Kent

Executive Office, 2nd Floor Library - Kent, OH

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

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

9201 University City Blvd - Charlotte, NC

Out-of-state cost: $20,530/year
In-state cost: $7,096/year
Degrees: Certificate

Montclair State University

1 Normal Avenue - Montclair, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $21,033/year
In-state cost: $13,073/year
Degrees: Certificate

University of Colorado Colorado Springs

1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway - Colorado Springs, CO

Out-of-state cost: $21,230/year
In-state cost: $10,840/year
Degrees: Certificate

William Paterson University of New Jersey

300 Pompton Rd - Wayne, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $22,336/year
In-state cost: $13,770/year
Degrees: Certificate

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

1000 Hilltop Circle - Baltimore, MD

Out-of-state cost: $25,054/year
In-state cost: $9,420/year
Degrees: Certificate

University of Utah

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

Out-of-state cost: $27,220/year
In-state cost: $8,615/year
Degrees: Certificate

University of Idaho

875 Perimeter Drive MS 2282 - Moscow, ID

Out-of-state cost: $27,540/year
In-state cost: $8,304/year
Degrees: Certificate

University at Buffalo

12 Capen Hall - Buffalo, NY

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

Purdue University-Main Campus

Hovde Hall Of Administration - West Lafayette, IN

Out-of-state cost: $28,794/year
In-state cost: $9,992/year
Degrees: Certificate

University of Missouri-Columbia

105 Jesse Hall - Columbia, MO

Out-of-state cost: $29,005/year
In-state cost: $10,723/year
Degrees: Certificate

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

University Drive And Mill Avenue - Tempe, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $29,428/year
In-state cost: $11,338/year
Degrees: Certificate

University of Iowa

101 Jessup Hall - Iowa City, IA

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

Oklahoma City University

2501 N Blackwelder - Oklahoma City, OK

Out-of-state cost: $32,744/year
In-state cost: $32,744/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Arizona

1401 E University - Tucson, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $34,667/year
In-state cost: $12,384/year
Degrees: Certificate

University of Massachusetts-Boston

100 Morrissey Boulevard - Boston, MA

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

University of Connecticut

352 Mansfield Road - Storrs, CT

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

DePaul University

1 E Jackson Blvd - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $41,202/year
In-state cost: $41,202/year
Degrees: Certificate


Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods Degrees

Utica College

1600 Burrstone Rd - Utica, NY

Out-of-state cost: $22,030/year
In-state cost: $22,030/year
Degrees: Master's

SUNY College at Old Westbury

223 Store Hill Rd - Old Westbury, NY

Out-of-state cost: $23,956/year
In-state cost: $12,166/year
Degrees: Master's

The University of Texas at Dallas

800 West Campbell Road - Richardson, TX

Out-of-state cost: $28,610/year
In-state cost: $14,560/year
Degrees: Master's

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Lincoln Drive - Carbondale, IL

Out-of-state cost: $32,928/year
In-state cost: $16,026/year
Degrees: Doctorate

Michigan State University

Out-of-state cost: $37,056/year
In-state cost: $18,858/year
Degrees: Master's


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