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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Technical and Scientific Communication Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the communication of technical and scientific knowledge to a variety of audiences through print, video, and digital media; and that prepares individuals to function as technical writers and editors, documentation developers, web designers, and usability specialists. Includes instruction in scientific and technical writing and editing, graphic and information design, web design, audience analysis, document usability and field testing, publications management, and applications to specific technical fields.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $58,145
    "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.): 12.1%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $30,831/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,708/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,609/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,329/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $28,348/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,577/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: $58,145

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($75,146) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($60,277).

Fairbanks, AK $56,480
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $60,277
$58,758
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($78,695).

Huntsville, AL $78,695
Mobile, AL $56,040
Montgomery, AL $48,440
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,450
$61,727
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($51,030).

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,030
Fort Smith, AR-OK $30,200
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $47,800
$43,010
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($63,140).

Tucson, AZ $63,140
Prescott, AZ $42,830
$58,063
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($97,185).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $95,850
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $75,263
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $74,293
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $83,427
Chico, CA $41,020
Fresno, CA $67,425
Modesto, CA $45,920
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $70,610
Salinas, CA $56,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $97,185
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $89,720
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $75,390
Santa Rosa, CA $82,350
Stockton-Lodi, CA $71,200
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $40,600
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,250
$75,146
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($70,320).

Fort Collins, CO $60,237
Colorado Springs, CO $62,445
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $70,320
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,290
Greeley, CO $61,080
$60,734
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($76,050).

New Haven, CT $75,153
Danbury, CT $69,170
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $76,050
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $72,225
$73,898
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($64,680).

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $54,093
Tallahassee, FL $59,027
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $54,610
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $40,335
Gainesville, FL $51,980
Jacksonville, FL $61,265
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $59,035
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $47,760
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $48,600
Ocala, FL $52,440
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $64,680
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $51,000
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $56,485
$54,582
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($90,370).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $61,120
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $60,065
Savannah, GA $47,510
Warner Robins, GA $90,370
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,190
$61,053
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($85,830).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $66,310
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $85,830
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $55,490
Dubuque, IA $46,600
Iowa City, IA $57,630
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $38,770
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,160
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,445
$55,483
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($56,125).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $56,125
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $41,910
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$44,394
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($68,670).

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $61,050
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $68,670
Peoria, IL $54,630
Rockford, IL $64,195
Springfield, IL $42,500
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,780
$57,591
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($56,110).

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $41,395
Fort Wayne, IN $42,147
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $56,110
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $55,290
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $43,295
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,245
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,295
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,830
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $50,310
$45,585
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($63,030).

Topeka, KS $63,030
Wichita, KS $55,655
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $43,410
$52,232
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($59,780).

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,510
Lexington-Fayette, KY $52,730
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $59,780
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,960
$50,712
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($61,470).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $61,470
Lafayette, LA $35,350
$54,940
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($79,753).

Springfield, MA-CT $63,543
Worcester, MA-CT $79,753
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $72,430
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $52,530
$69,356
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($82,080).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $31,660
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $37,480
California-Lexington Park, MD $81,030
Salisbury, MD-DE $82,080
$58,063
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($52,480).

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,800
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $52,480
$47,253
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($75,073).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $75,073
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $50,793
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $71,595
Flint, MI $53,190
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $58,840
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,730
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,330
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,160
$57,849
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($64,080).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $64,080
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,685
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,890
$62,084
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($64,337).

St. Louis, MO-IL $64,337
Springfield, MO $59,900
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,835
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,545
Jefferson City, MO $38,540
Kansas City, MO-KS $54,440
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,610
$52,892
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($38,920).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,555
Hattiesburg, MS $37,490
Jackson, MS $38,920
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,010
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,940
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,000
$35,210
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($42,600).

Great Falls, MT $31,475
Missoula, MT $36,087
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $42,600
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $34,405
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $26,473
$34,403
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($81,330).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $81,330
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,447
Raleigh, NC $69,330
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,910
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,545
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $55,460
Wilmington, NC $55,025
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,640
Winston-Salem, NC $75,140
$61,423
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($43,680).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($60,535).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $60,535
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $33,210
$51,427
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($68,850).

Portsmouth, NH-ME $48,960
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,850
$62,220
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($79,080).

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $79,080
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$68,958
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($55,863).

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $50,300
Santa Fe, NM $55,863
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$50,559
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $51,087
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$52,230
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 ($84,007).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $59,563
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $84,007
Rochester, NY $60,933
Syracuse, NY $71,620
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $54,207
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $62,267
Binghamton, NY $47,660
Ithaca, NY $64,000
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $39,440
$63,280
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($79,450).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $59,987
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $63,483
Columbus, OH $68,373
Dayton, OH $62,310
Toledo, OH $63,670
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $79,450
Canton-Massillon, OH $47,290
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,735
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $57,380
$62,211
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($53,947).

Tulsa, OK $53,947
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,510
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,435
$48,703
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($61,695).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $61,695
Eugene, OR $54,980
Medford, OR $37,120
Salem, OR $60,265
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,220
$53,606
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($72,877).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $64,513
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $72,877
Pittsburgh, PA $65,900
Lancaster, PA $52,930
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $54,915
State College, PA $46,050
Williamsport, PA $50,510
York-Hanover, PA $56,230
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,030
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,070
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,700
$56,460
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($38,430).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $38,430
$38,430
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($68,855).

Columbia, SC $52,295
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $68,855
$60,575
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

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

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

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($69,153).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $69,153
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,233
Johnson City, TN $49,380
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,180
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,060
$58,642
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($68,360).

College Station-Bryan, TX $68,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $62,630
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $61,497
Killeen-Temple, TX $58,340
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,683
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,740
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,050
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,465
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,890
Corpus Christi, TX $45,890
El Paso, TX $51,920
Longview, TX $54,340
Lubbock, TX $43,330
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $50,610
Waco, TX $57,165
$54,150
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($78,200).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $78,200
Provo-Orem, UT $55,385
Salt Lake City, UT $59,895
$64,493
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($65,180).

Charlottesville, VA $63,280
Lynchburg, VA $49,050
Richmond, VA $65,067
Roanoke, VA $49,900
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,590
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $62,600
Winchester, VA-WV $65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,645
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,425
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,430
$56,403
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($52,050).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $49,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $52,050
$50,910
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($67,185).

Madison, WI $67,185
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,260
Green Bay, WI $33,950
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $56,885
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,970
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,090
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $64,220
$55,725
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($54,570).

Charleston, WV $54,570
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,640
$52,105
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

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

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

Master's

Average Salary Median: $59,217

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($106,473) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

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

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama N/A
Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($51,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,030
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
$51,030
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($72,330) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $72,330
Prescott, AZ N/A
$72,330
California

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($133,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $133,120
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $89,680
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $81,730
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $121,360
Chico, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$106,473
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($61,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Collins, CO $61,260
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
$61,260
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($83,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Haven, CT $83,560
Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
$83,560
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tallahassee, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($78,970) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $71,380
Tallahassee, FL $78,970
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
$75,175
Georgia N/A
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($89,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $89,950
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $85,830
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$87,890
Idaho

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

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

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

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

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($61,050) for a master's degree in this area of study.

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $61,050
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,050
Indiana

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

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

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

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($60,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,260
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,260
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($61,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $61,420
Lafayette, LA N/A
$61,420
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($93,230) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $77,190
Worcester, MA-CT $93,230
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,210
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,930) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $80,440
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $51,570
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $86,930
Flint, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Upper 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
$72,980
Minnesota

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

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($70,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $65,380
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,800
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,090
Missouri

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

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($68,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $65,890
Springfield, MO $67,270
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,880
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,880
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,980
Mississippi N/A
Montana

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

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

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

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($83,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $83,380
Greensboro-High Point, NC $70,130
Raleigh, NC $50,860
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,200
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,840
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
$64,482
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($87,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $58,180
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $87,260
Rochester, NY $59,670
Syracuse, NY $83,890
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $54,050
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $71,600
Binghamton, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,108
Ohio

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

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($82,280) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,090
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $71,810
Columbus, OH $70,700
Dayton, OH $58,960
Toledo, OH $82,280
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $79,450
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
$71,548
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($59,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $59,600
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,600
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($70,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $70,420
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,420
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 ($73,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $70,060
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $73,120
Pittsburgh, PA $72,340
Lancaster, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
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
$71,840
Puerto Rico N/A
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
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 ($42,830) for a master's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($71,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $71,370
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,210
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,790
Texas

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

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($83,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $83,800
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,560
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $67,130
Killeen-Temple, TX $72,640
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,740
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,740
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,420
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,660
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
$56,711
Utah N/A
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($65,180) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $63,280
Lynchburg, VA $49,050
Richmond, VA $50,380
Roanoke, VA $49,900
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,590
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $56,250
Winchester, VA-WV $65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,430
$51,755
Vermont

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

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

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

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($80,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $80,620
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,060
Green Bay, WI N/A
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
$68,840
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

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

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

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

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $50,306

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($77,440) 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 ($49,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($88,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL $88,000
Mobile, AL $41,480
Montgomery, AL $48,440
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,450
$57,593
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 ($47,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Fort Smith, AR-OK $30,200
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $47,800
$39,000
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($52,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $52,280
Prescott, AZ $42,830
$47,555
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($81,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $68,540
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $54,310
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $59,650
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,400
Chico, CA $41,020
Fresno, CA $64,170
Modesto, CA $45,920
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $51,770
Salinas, CA $56,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $81,140
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $67,010
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $62,280
Santa Rosa, CA $73,880
Stockton-Lodi, CA $71,200
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $40,600
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $47,250
$58,792
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($61,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Collins, CO $49,940
Colorado Springs, CO $56,540
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $61,290
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,290
Greeley, CO N/A
$51,765
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($76,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Haven, CT $76,610
Danbury, CT $69,170
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $71,460
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $61,520
$69,690
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 ($62,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $40,500
Tallahassee, FL $45,010
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $44,420
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $41,330
Gainesville, FL $48,800
Jacksonville, FL $45,550
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $52,330
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $47,760
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $44,570
Ocala, FL $52,440
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $62,780
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $51,000
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,680
$48,244
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($90,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $61,120
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $44,190
Savannah, GA $47,510
Warner Robins, GA $90,370
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,190
$58,076
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($62,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $57,960
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $62,700
Dubuque, IA $46,600
Iowa City, IA $57,630
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $38,770
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $24,160
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,500
$47,189
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($34,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $34,840
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$34,840
Illinois

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

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($71,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $61,880
Peoria, IL $40,130
Rockford, IL $71,040
Springfield, IL $42,500
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,780
$51,066
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($54,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY $40,130
Fort Wayne, IN $40,670
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $51,340
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $54,510
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN $39,710
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,550
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $33,190
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $50,310
$43,576
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($63,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS $63,030
Wichita, KS $51,700
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $33,950
$49,560
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($52,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,760
Lexington-Fayette, KY $52,730
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $45,630
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,960
$42,520
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($46,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $46,230
Lafayette, LA $35,350
$40,790
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 ($72,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $50,260
Worcester, MA-CT $66,830
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $72,430
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $52,530
$60,513
Maryland

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

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($37,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $31,660
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $37,480
California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Salisbury, MD-DE N/A
$34,570
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($46,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,800
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,280
$41,540
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($62,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $62,630
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $50,110
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Flint, MI $53,190
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $58,840
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,730
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,330
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,160
$49,141
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 ($62,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $62,780
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,570
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,890
$58,080
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($58,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $58,030
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $26,790
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,210
Jefferson City, MO $38,540
Kansas City, MO-KS $47,000
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,610
$40,030
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($36,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,460
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Jackson, MS N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$36,460
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($41,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT N/A
Missoula, MT $38,720
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $41,110
West Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $25,200
$35,010
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($76,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $76,450
Greensboro-High Point, NC $55,070
Raleigh, NC N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $27,620
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,250
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $55,460
Wilmington, NC $43,240
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,640
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
$48,961
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 ($43,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($51,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $51,430
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $33,210
$42,320
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($57,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portsmouth, NH-ME $48,960
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,840
$53,400
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 ($77,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ N/A
Trenton, NJ $77,440
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ N/A
$77,440
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($55,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM $55,580
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$55,580
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($38,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $38,600
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$38,600
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 ($80,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $57,460
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $80,250
Rochester, NY $63,080
Syracuse, NY $50,610
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $49,880
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $56,260
Binghamton, NY $47,660
Ithaca, NY $64,000
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $39,440
$56,516
Ohio

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

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($62,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $49,630
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $52,890
Columbus, OH $62,150
Dayton, OH $57,370
Toledo, OH $52,840
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Canton-Massillon, OH $47,290
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,210
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $41,960
$53,293
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($50,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $50,110
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,510
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,170
$44,263
Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($61,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $52,970
Eugene, OR $54,980
Medford, OR $37,120
Salem, OR $61,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,220
$49,114
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 ($67,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $55,780
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $67,310
Pittsburgh, PA $53,120
Lancaster, PA $39,900
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $43,680
State College, PA $34,010
Williamsport, PA $50,510
York-Hanover, PA $52,470
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,030
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,070
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $29,330
$45,837
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 ($42,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $42,590
$42,590
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($68,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $51,050
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $68,620
$59,835
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($63,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $63,250
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $52,430
Johnson City, TN $49,380
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,180
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,060
$51,060
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($54,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $52,920
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $52,000
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $54,890
Killeen-Temple, TX $44,040
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,470
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,680
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,270
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,890
Corpus Christi, TX $45,890
El Paso, TX $51,920
Longview, TX $54,340
Lubbock, TX $43,330
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $50,610
Waco, TX $47,620
$48,419
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($88,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $88,130
Provo-Orem, UT $44,060
Salt Lake City, UT $53,110
$61,767
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($58,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $56,590
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $58,030
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,390
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,337
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($50,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,420
$49,595
Wisconsin

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

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($54,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $53,750
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,460
Green Bay, WI $33,950
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $45,820
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,970
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,750
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
$47,950
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($54,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $54,570
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,640
$52,105
Wyoming N/A

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $64,911

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is New Jersey ($97,470) 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 ($76,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $76,460
$76,460
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($70,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Huntsville, AL $69,390
Mobile, AL $70,600
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
$69,995
Arkansas N/A
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($64,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $64,810
Prescott, AZ N/A
$64,810
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($113,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $85,890
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $81,800
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $81,500
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $73,520
Chico, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $70,680
Modesto, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $89,450
Salinas, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $113,230
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $112,430
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $88,500
Santa Rosa, CA $90,820
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$88,782
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($79,350) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Collins, CO $69,510
Colorado Springs, CO $68,350
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $79,350
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Greeley, CO $61,080
$69,573
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($82,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

New Haven, CT $65,290
Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $80,640
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $82,930
$76,287
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Jacksonville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($76,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $50,400
Tallahassee, FL $53,100
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $64,800
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $39,340
Gainesville, FL $55,160
Jacksonville, FL $76,980
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $65,740
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $52,630
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $66,580
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $62,290
$58,702
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($75,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $75,940
Savannah, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,940
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($60,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $51,020
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $48,280
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $60,390
$53,230
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($80,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID $80,060
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$80,060
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 ($75,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $75,460
Peoria, IL $69,130
Rockford, IL $57,350
Springfield, IL N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,313
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($69,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN $42,500
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $69,740
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $57,130
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
$56,457
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($59,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS $59,610
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $52,870
$56,240
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 ($73,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $73,930
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,930
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($76,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $76,760
Lafayette, LA N/A
$76,760
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($79,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $63,180
Worcester, MA-CT $79,200
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,190
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($82,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
California-Lexington Park, MD $81,030
Salisbury, MD-DE $82,080
$81,555
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($58,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,680
$58,680
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($82,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $82,150
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $50,700
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $56,260
Flint, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Upper 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
$63,037
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($69,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $69,090
Springfield, MO $52,530
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS $61,880
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,167
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($38,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($42,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $30,800
Missoula, MT $34,470
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $42,690
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,110
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $20,710
$31,956
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($87,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $84,160
Greensboro-High Point, NC $65,140
Raleigh, NC $87,800
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Wilmington, NC $66,810
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Winston-Salem, NC $75,140
$75,810
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($69,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $69,640
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,640
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($79,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $79,860
$79,860
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 ($97,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ N/A
Trenton, NJ $97,470
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ N/A
$97,470
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($60,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM $42,990
Santa Fe, NM $60,990
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,990
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($69,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $69,750
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,750
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 ($84,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $63,050
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $84,510
Rochester, NY $60,050
Syracuse, NY $80,360
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $58,690
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $58,940
Binghamton, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,600
Ohio

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

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($72,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $64,240
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $65,750
Columbus, OH $72,270
Dayton, OH $70,600
Toledo, OH $55,890
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,260
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $72,800
$64,401
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($52,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $52,130
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,700
$49,915
Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($59,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Salem, OR $59,250
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,250
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 ($78,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $67,700
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $78,200
Pittsburgh, PA $72,240
Lancaster, PA $65,960
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $66,150
State College, PA $58,090
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA $59,990
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,070
$65,300
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 ($34,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $34,270
$34,270
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $53,540
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $69,090
$61,315
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($72,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $72,840
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $68,060
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,450
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 ($76,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $76,330
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $62,470
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $70,840
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Waco, TX $66,710
$69,088
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($68,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $68,270
Provo-Orem, UT $66,710
Salt Lake City, UT $66,680
$67,220
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($88,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $88,230
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $73,520
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $73,780
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,510
Vermont N/A
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 ($67,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $67,950
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,430
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $64,220
$62,533
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($46,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

3 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $59,217.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $50,306.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $64,911. 

  Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.29    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Communications Faculty Member
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Communication Arts Lecturer
  • Communication Arts Professor
  • Communication Instructor
  • Communication Lecturer
  • Communication Professor
  • Communication Skills Instructor
  • Communication Studies Professor
  • Communications Assistant Professor
  • Communications Faculty Member
  • Communications Media Professor
  • Communications Professor
  • Instructor
  • Interpersonal Communications Professor
  • Journalism Instructor
  • Journalism Professor
  • Journalism Teacher
  • Journalist Professor
  • Lecturer
  • Mass Communications Professor
  • Media Arts Professor
  • Professor
  • Public Speaking Professor
  • Public Speaking Teacher
  • Rhetoric Professor
  • Speech Communication Professor
  • Speech Instructor
  • Speech Professor
  • Speech Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $63,498
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Editors

Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.

Salary Ratio: 0.36    

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    
  • Acquisitions Editor
  • Acute Editor
  • Advertising Editor
  • Art Editor
  • Assignment Editor
  • Book Editor
  • Business Editor
  • Censor
  • Communications Editor
  • Content Editor
  • Continuity Editor
  • Continuity Reader
  • Copy Reader
  • Dictionary Editor
  • Editor
  • Editorial Specialist
  • Fashion Editor
  • Features Editor
  • Food Editor
  • Greeting Card Editor
  • Index Editor
  • Legal Editor
  • Magazine Editor
  • Make Up Editor
  • Manuscript Editor
  • Manuscript Reader
  • Market Editor
  • Medical Editor
  • News Editor
  • Newspaper Copy Editor
  • Newspaper Editor
  • Newspaper Managing Editor
  • Newspaper Photo Editor
  • Online Content Editor
  • Photo Editor
  • Play Reader
  • Production Editor
  • Program Proposals Coordinator
  • Publication Editor
  • Publications Editor
  • Reader
  • Reviewer
  • Rewrite Editor
  • Science Editor
  • Scientific Publications Editor
  • Script Editor
  • Script Reader
  • Slot Editor
  • Society Editor
  • Sports Editor
  • Story Editor
  • Story Reader
  • Technical Editor
  • Telegraph Editor
  • Web Editor
  • US Salary Median: $51,140
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Technical Writers

Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.

Salary Ratio: 0.69    

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    
  • Assembly Instructions Writer
  • Clinical Writer
  • Contracts Writer
  • Document Specialist
  • Documentation Designer
  • Documentation Specialist
  • Documentation Writer
  • Engineering Documentation Specialist
  • Engineering Writer
  • Grant Writer
  • Handbook Writer
  • Health Science Writer
  • Health Technical Writer
  • Information Developer
  • Lexicographer
  • Manual Writer
  • Medical Technical Writer
  • Medical Writer
  • Narrative Writer
  • Process Description Writer
  • Proposal Coordinator
  • Proposal Writer
  • Report Writer
  • Requirements Analyst
  • Scientific Writer
  • Specifications Writer
  • Technical Communicator
  • Technical Publications Writer
  • Technical Writer
  • Technician Writer
  • US Salary Median: $65,064
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $17,329 per year (or $25,608 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $34,658 to earn a master's (or $51,216 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($78,828 if you're in-state, $123,324 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $19,707 per year (or $30,831 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $78,828 to earn a bachelor's (or $123,324 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $19,707 per year (or $30,831 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $39,414 to earn an associate's (or $61,662 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Technical and Scientific Communication Degrees

Metropolitan State University

700 East Seventh Street - Saint Paul, MN

Out-of-state cost: $15,673/year
In-state cost: $8,249/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Northern Arizona University

1900 S Knoles Dr, Babbitt Administrative Center, Room 200 - Flagstaff, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $17,386/year
In-state cost: $11,381/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Kennesaw State University

1000 Chastain Rd - Kennesaw, GA

Out-of-state cost: $17,690/year
In-state cost: $6,436/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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SUNY Polytechnic Institute

100 Seymour Rd - Utica, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,307/year
In-state cost: $8,397/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

State Route 7 - Cobleskill, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,501/year
In-state cost: $8,591/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of North Texas

1501 W.Chestnut Ave. - Denton, TX

Out-of-state cost: $20,906/year
In-state cost: $11,090/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Metropolitan State University of Denver

Speer Blvd And Colfax Ave - Denver, CO

Out-of-state cost: $23,967/year
In-state cost: $8,693/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Washington State University

French Administration Building - Pullman, WA

Out-of-state cost: $27,113/year
In-state cost: $12,170/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Stony Brook University

310 Administration Building - Stony Brook, NY

Out-of-state cost: $27,761/year
In-state cost: $10,091/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Mercer University

1501 Mercer University Drive - Macon, GA

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

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Colorado State University-Fort Collins

102 Administration Building - Fort Collins, CO

Out-of-state cost: $30,535/year
In-state cost: $11,814/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Oregon State University

1500 SW Jefferson Avenue - Corvallis, OR

Out-of-state cost: $31,457/year
In-state cost: $11,858/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

420 University Blvd - Indianapolis, IN

Out-of-state cost: $31,626/year
In-state cost: $9,944/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Arizona

1401 E University - Tucson, AZ

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

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California Baptist University

8432 Magnolia Ave - Riverside, CA

Out-of-state cost: $36,220/year
In-state cost: $36,220/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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George Mason University

4400 University Dr - Fairfax, VA

Out-of-state cost: $36,474/year
In-state cost: $13,014/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Michigan Technological University

1400 Townsend Drive - Houghton, MI

Out-of-state cost: $38,388/year
In-state cost: $17,645/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

500 Lincoln Dr - Madison, WI

Out-of-state cost: $38,630/year
In-state cost: $10,742/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Simmons University

300 The Fenway - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $41,917/year
In-state cost: $41,917/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Illinois Institute of Technology

10 West 35th Street - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $50,230/year
In-state cost: $50,230/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Technical and Scientific Communication Degrees

Arizona State University Digital Immersion

1475 N Scottsdale Rd - Scottsdale, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $6,724/year
In-state cost: $6,724/year
Degrees: Master's

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Georgia Southern University

1332 Southern Drive - Statesboro, GA

Out-of-state cost: $22,004/year
In-state cost: $7,100/year
Degrees: Master's

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Texas A & M University-College Station

JKW Administration Building, Suite 200 - College Station, TX

Out-of-state cost: $22,743/year
In-state cost: $10,470/year
Degrees: Master's

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Arizona State University Campus Immersion

University Drive And Mill Avenue - Tempe, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $27,048/year
In-state cost: $12,608/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of California-Santa Cruz

1156 High St - Santa Cruz, CA

Out-of-state cost: $28,952/year
In-state cost: $13,850/year
Degrees: Master's

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Stanford University

Out-of-state cost: $55,011/year
In-state cost: $55,011/year
Degrees: Master's

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

110 8th St - Troy, NY

Out-of-state cost: $58,325/year
In-state cost: $58,325/year
Degrees: Master's

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