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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Virology Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of subcellular pieces of genetic material, called viruses, that inhabit living cells in parasitical relationships and their role in disease. Includes instruction in virus taxonomy and systematics, viral structures, viral genetics, prions, virus/host cell interaction, viral pathogenesis, and applications to specific topics such as cancer biology.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields. Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. Research or study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $79,356
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 8.54%
    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.):  $52,559/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $52,559/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $36,769/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $36,769/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $43,536/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $43,536/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: $79,356

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($118,834) in the New Haven, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($89,818).

Fairbanks, AK $89,818
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $86,735
$87,891
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

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

Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,850
Decatur, AL $68,170
Dothan, AL $72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Huntsville, AL $53,312
Mobile, AL $71,157
Montgomery, AL $63,340
Tuscaloosa, AL $66,065
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,495
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $64,195
$61,580
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($77,498).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $77,498
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $68,770
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $66,094
$70,931
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($102,737).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $88,606
Tucson, AZ $102,737
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $80,660
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,350
Prescott, AZ $55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,640
Yuma, AZ $62,640
$85,387
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($143,786).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $110,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $126,740
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $107,937
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $124,559
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $141,666
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $143,786
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $126,794
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $92,395
Santa Rosa, CA $96,963
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $139,543
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $88,174
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $104,543
Modesto, CA $72,368
Fresno, CA $80,092
Redding, CA $66,130
Salinas, CA $105,948
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $82,684
Chico, CA $111,050
El Centro, CA $102,680
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $111,970
Stockton-Lodi, CA $128,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $114,070
$109,320
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($110,080).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $101,917
Fort Collins, CO $110,080
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $70,290
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $68,270
Colorado Springs, CO $66,270
$87,131
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($137,065).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $124,618
New Haven, CT $137,065
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,820
$118,834
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

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

Gainesville, FL $68,647
Jacksonville, FL $84,890
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $88,913
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $74,165
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $80,143
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $93,800
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $90,750
Tallahassee, FL $58,320
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $82,612
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $76,897
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $75,276
Panama City, FL $63,500
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $68,715
Port St. Lucie, FL $105,280
$78,523
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($97,310).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $95,273
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $69,048
Savannah, GA $97,310
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $76,250
$82,276
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($112,880).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $112,880
$112,880
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($144,200).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $104,943
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $86,951
Iowa City, IA $72,183
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $90,513
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $144,200
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $67,960
$92,187
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($72,581).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $72,581
Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,910
Idaho Falls, ID $69,217
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,540
Pocatello, ID $51,910
Twin Falls, ID $47,060
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $70,882
$67,686
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($85,180).

Peoria, IL $85,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $85,080
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $69,220
$83,135
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($77,160).

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,668
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $60,645
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $77,160
Terre Haute, IN $59,875
Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
$55,287
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($91,950).

Manhattan, KS $84,730
Topeka, KS $83,130
Wichita, KS $91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $75,960
$83,328
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($83,844).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $83,844
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,114
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,600
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $63,690
$70,219
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($81,821).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $81,821
Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $67,668
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$70,090
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($193,060).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $193,060
Springfield, MA-CT $98,932
Worcester, MA-CT $98,399
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,660
$110,010
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($114,150).

Salisbury, MD-DE $114,150
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $98,300
$106,225
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($93,509).

Portland-South Portland, ME $93,509
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $75,846
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $76,032
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
$79,838
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($103,228).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $103,228
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $75,962
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $77,564
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $80,566
Jackson, MI $61,770
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $78,440
$83,373
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($97,474).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $97,474
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $84,214
$91,234
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($127,060).

Kansas City, MO-KS $127,060
St. Louis, MO-IL $82,024
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $74,640
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Springfield, MO $61,790
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,740
$81,468
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($80,990).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $80,990
Hattiesburg, MS $59,670
Jackson, MS $70,240
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $69,943
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,680
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $79,640
$72,757
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($81,889).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $81,889
Missoula, MT $64,480
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $80,022
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,420
$75,647
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Winston-Salem, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($114,983).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $112,380
Greensboro-High Point, NC $109,818
Raleigh, NC $101,354
Wilmington, NC $98,814
Winston-Salem, NC $114,983
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $80,280
Greenville, NC $106,660
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $64,470
Fayetteville, NC $60,310
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,630
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,590
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,430
$98,068
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($74,946).

Fargo, ND-MN $58,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $74,946
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,090
$69,985
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($80,203).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $80,203
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $73,914
$77,957
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 ($74,542).

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $74,542
Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
$63,615
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($106,229).

Ocean City, NJ $77,588
Trenton, NJ $106,229
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $83,746
$89,187
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($85,685).

Santa Fe, NM $85,685
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $80,263
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $69,110
$78,258
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($120,110).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $120,110
Reno, NV $79,313
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $72,540
$85,269
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($127,058).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $101,400
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $124,186
Rochester, NY $127,058
Syracuse, NY $107,784
Ithaca, NY $103,935
Binghamton, NY $78,700
Utica-Rome, NY $83,650
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $91,560
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$110,358
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($113,645).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $110,062
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $99,146
Columbus, OH $92,563
Dayton, OH $113,645
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $110,548
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $88,168
Toledo, OH $80,100
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,170
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,850
$100,021
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($92,074).

Tulsa, OK $87,453
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $92,074
$89,475
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($101,168).

Corvallis, OR $82,124
Eugene, OR $79,219
Medford, OR $82,990
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $99,119
Salem, OR $101,168
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $83,165
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,203
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $88,480
Bend-Redmond, OR $62,690
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
$85,729
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($129,838).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $98,352
Lancaster, PA $92,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $129,838
Pittsburgh, PA $79,568
Reading, PA $110,460
State College, PA $71,970
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $105,880
York-Hanover, PA $77,710
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,510
Erie, PA $95,700
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,290
$93,081
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($66,224).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $66,224
$66,224
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 ($78,900).

Columbia, SC $73,383
Florence, SC $53,150
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $78,900
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
$65,692
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($93,020).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,990
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $70,410
Sioux Falls, SD $93,020
$69,180
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($98,500).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $96,701
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $81,360
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $67,660
Knoxville, TN $98,500
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $56,060
$85,322
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($113,560).

College Station-Bryan, TX $73,062
Corpus Christi, TX $96,677
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $92,143
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $97,230
Killeen-Temple, TX $89,790
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $83,789
Midland, TX $113,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $86,461
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $102,673
El Paso, TX $38,230
Lubbock, TX $85,810
Tyler, TX $65,910
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,910
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,960
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,490
$86,819
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($99,750).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $99,750
Provo-Orem, UT $97,440
Salt Lake City, UT $87,068
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $80,701
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $71,784
$83,635
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($103,459).

Lynchburg, VA $72,420
Richmond, VA $103,459
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $91,242
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,290
Charlottesville, VA $55,400
Roanoke, VA $82,325
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $70,530
$90,607
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($72,670).

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $72,670
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,306
$67,915
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($98,304).

Madison, WI $98,304
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $76,288
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $88,973
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $89,895
$86,276
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($101,484).

Morgantown, WV $101,484
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,921
Charleston, WV $54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,470
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,050
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,535
$80,234
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($71,750).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $71,750
Cheyenne, WY $63,810
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $57,640
$67,616

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $86,894

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Massachusetts ($136,794) in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($100,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $100,460
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $93,962
$97,211
Alabama

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

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

Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,850
Decatur, AL $68,170
Dothan, AL $72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Huntsville, AL $56,123
Mobile, AL $71,260
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
$60,122
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 ($79,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $79,070
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $68,770
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,010
$71,617
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($104,358) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $90,145
Tucson, AZ $104,358
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $81,707
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,350
Prescott, AZ $55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,640
Yuma, AZ $62,640
$75,103
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 ($163,376) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $119,635
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $137,795
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $114,278
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $135,142
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $163,376
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $154,828
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $135,834
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $95,450
Santa Rosa, CA $100,243
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $137,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $89,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $96,560
Modesto, CA $58,397
Fresno, CA $72,270
Redding, CA $66,130
Salinas, CA $101,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,810
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$109,113
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($130,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $116,640
Fort Collins, CO $130,040
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $74,690
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $68,270
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
$97,410
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($146,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $127,340
New Haven, CT $146,500
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,820
$122,887
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 ($97,808) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $75,422
Jacksonville, FL $87,626
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $88,966
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $75,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $85,952
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $97,808
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $90,750
Tallahassee, FL $60,444
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $85,152
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $81,200
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,100
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $68,010
Panama City, FL $63,500
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
$78,928
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 ($105,358) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $105,358
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $78,062
Savannah, GA $97,310
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$93,577
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($112,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $112,880
$112,880
Iowa

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

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($144,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $122,372
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $92,186
Iowa City, IA $79,045
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $95,800
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $144,200
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$106,721
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($73,848) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $73,848
Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,910
Idaho Falls, ID $68,227
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,540
Pocatello, ID $51,910
Twin Falls, ID $47,060
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $66,990
$59,355
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($85,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $85,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $85,080
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,130
Indiana

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

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($65,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $65,360
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $59,070
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,215
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for a bachelor'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 (Bachelor's)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($94,032) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $94,032
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,964
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,498
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($87,637) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $87,637
Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $67,253
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$62,929
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 ($193,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $193,060
Springfield, MA-CT $109,840
Worcester, MA-CT $107,483
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$136,794
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($115,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $115,580
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $97,860
$106,720
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($102,395) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $102,395
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $80,745
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $81,820
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
$84,040
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($109,834) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $109,834
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $83,682
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $82,312
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $84,662
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
$90,122
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 ($111,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $111,010
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $93,194
$102,102
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($127,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $127,060
St. Louis, MO-IL $90,684
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $78,120
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Springfield, MO N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$91,161
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($89,735) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $89,735
Hattiesburg, MS $59,670
Jackson, MS $70,240
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $69,943
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $79,640
$70,245
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($86,476) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $86,476
Missoula, MT $64,480
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $74,680
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,420
$74,014
North Carolina

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

Winston-Salem, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($132,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $123,440
Greensboro-High Point, NC $124,720
Raleigh, NC $112,272
Wilmington, NC $109,305
Winston-Salem, NC $132,050
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $81,080
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$113,811
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($73,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $58,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $73,710
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,090
$64,715
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 ($83,538) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $83,538
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $76,800
$80,169
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 ($76,963) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $76,963
Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,963
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 ($122,424) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $90,400
Trenton, NJ $122,424
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $96,086
$102,970
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,008) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $84,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $88,008
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $70,850
$81,206
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 ($120,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $120,110
Reno, NV $84,684
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $72,540
$92,445
New York

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

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($147,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $112,580
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $139,618
Rochester, NY $147,540
Syracuse, NY $141,570
Ithaca, NY N/A
Binghamton, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$135,327
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($134,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $134,920
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $107,600
Columbus, OH $95,683
Dayton, OH $122,152
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $125,810
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $92,560
Toledo, OH N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$113,121
Oklahoma

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

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($98,724) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $98,194
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $98,724
$98,459
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 ($105,895) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $91,162
Eugene, OR $83,288
Medford, OR $82,990
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $105,895
Salem, OR $96,225
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $83,165
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $80,797
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $88,480
Bend-Redmond, OR $62,690
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
$82,371
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 ($152,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $109,960
Lancaster, PA $92,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $152,710
Pittsburgh, PA $82,805
Reading, PA $110,460
State College, PA $71,970
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$103,353
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 ($75,015) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $75,015
$75,015
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 ($78,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $73,383
Florence, SC $53,150
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $78,900
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
$63,185
South Dakota

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

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($70,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,990
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $70,410
Sioux Falls, SD N/A
$66,200
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($108,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $108,660
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $87,480
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$98,070
Texas

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

Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($118,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $76,718
Corpus Christi, TX $100,692
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $100,792
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $104,877
Killeen-Temple, TX $107,810
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $94,764
Midland, TX $113,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $97,422
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $118,110
El Paso, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
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
$101,638
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($99,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $99,750
Provo-Orem, UT $97,440
Salt Lake City, UT $94,030
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $80,554
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $70,622
$88,479
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($111,118) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $72,420
Richmond, VA $111,118
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $95,355
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,290
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$94,296
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($80,032) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $80,032
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,690
$71,361
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($109,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $109,370
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $80,213
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $99,290
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $95,868
$96,185
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 ($105,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV $105,470
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $84,968
Charleston, WV $54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,470
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,050
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,190
$69,174
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($78,207) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $78,207
Cheyenne, WY $69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,030
$70,399

Master's

Average Salary Median: $75,790

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Ohio ($95,725) in the Dayton, OH metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($88,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $88,300
$88,300
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($76,100) 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 $50,270
Mobile, AL $76,100
Montgomery, AL N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,185
Arkansas

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

North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($68,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $68,770
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $67,010
$67,890
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($83,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $83,990
Tucson, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $77,520
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$80,755
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($124,590) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $84,910
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $86,780
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $91,590
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $103,910
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $124,590
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $106,830
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $77,060
Santa Rosa, CA $78,940
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $73,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $98,090
Modesto, CA $68,200
Fresno, CA $72,270
Redding, CA $66,130
Salinas, CA $101,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,810
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$87,377
Colorado

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

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($74,690) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $74,690
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $68,270
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
$71,480
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $94,820
$94,820
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($88,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $51,710
Jacksonville, FL $80,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $88,630
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $81,830
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $83,780
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $53,010
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $76,800
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,140
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $68,010
Panama City, FL $63,500
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
$71,407
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 ($80,850) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $80,850
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $51,280
Savannah, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,065
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($80,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $80,030
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $77,360
Iowa City, IA $57,210
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,533
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($76,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID $70,430
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $76,720
$71,977
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($85,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $85,080
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,080
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($59,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $59,070
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,070
Kansas N/A
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 ($66,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $66,300
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,610
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,955
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($70,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $70,630
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA $68,290
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,460
Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($81,010) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $81,010
Worcester, MA-CT $76,860
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,935
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

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

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

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($94,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $94,270
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $67,770
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $59,970
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $74,690
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
$74,175
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($77,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $77,770
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $68,780
$73,275
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($77,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $77,670
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $72,540
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Springfield, MO N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,997
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($86,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Jackson, MS $79,280
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $76,810
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $86,030
$77,725
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($74,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,420
Missoula, MT $64,480
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $74,680
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,420
$70,000
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 ($89,160) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $89,160
Greensboro-High Point, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $86,980
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $81,080
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,740
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($76,800) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN N/A
Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $76,800
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,800
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 ($84,660) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $84,660
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $76,800
$80,730
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($82,140) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $82,140
Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
$82,140
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 ($93,870) for a master's degree in this area of study.

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

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($70,850) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $70,410
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $70,850
$70,630
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($72,540) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $53,280
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $72,540
$62,910
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 ($95,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $86,270
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $95,300
Rochester, NY N/A
Syracuse, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Binghamton, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$90,785
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($109,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $81,700
Dayton, OH $109,750
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$95,725
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($76,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $76,720
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $75,450
$76,085
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 ($92,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $55,010
Eugene, OR $67,010
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $92,370
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $70,420
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
$71,203
Pennsylvania

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

State College, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($71,970) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD N/A
Pittsburgh, PA $69,850
Reading, PA N/A
State College, PA $71,970
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,910
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 ($52,910) for a master's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $52,910
$52,910
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

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

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($70,410) for a master's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,990
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $70,410
Sioux Falls, SD N/A
$66,200
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($81,060) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $81,060
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $63,340
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,200
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($94,600) for a master's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $56,390
Corpus Christi, TX $86,640
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $86,190
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $94,600
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $81,840
Midland, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $79,500
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
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
$80,860
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($81,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $81,070
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $74,690
$77,880
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($98,290) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $84,310
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $87,360
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $98,290
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$89,987
Vermont

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

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

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

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

South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($81,570) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI N/A
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $67,230
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $81,570
$74,400
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($68,780) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $68,780
Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,780
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,590) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $69,590
Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,590

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $75,386

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($116,542) in the Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($68,535) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $68,535
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $63,490
$66,013
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($73,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $50,960
Mobile, AL $60,960
Montgomery, AL $69,240
Tuscaloosa, AL $73,890
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,230
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $70,210
$62,748
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $71,210
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $62,430
$66,820
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($99,495) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $99,495
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$99,495
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

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

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $109,840
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $104,630
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $110,070
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $125,780
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $125,145
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $115,920
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $121,520
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $107,790
Santa Rosa, CA $113,330
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $146,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $112,210
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $122,970
Modesto, CA $122,620
Fresno, CA $111,380
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA $123,740
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $106,180
Chico, CA $111,050
El Centro, CA $102,680
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $111,970
Stockton-Lodi, CA $128,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $114,070
$116,542
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($72,470) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $72,470
Fort Collins, CO $50,200
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,690
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Colorado Springs, CO $66,270
$60,408
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($116,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $116,450
New Haven, CT $108,760
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
$112,605
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

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

Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $82,280
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $89,065
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $71,270
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $63,935
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $82,075
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $104,340
Panama City, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $68,715
Port St. Lucie, FL $105,280
$83,370
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($76,250) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $63,610
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $59,775
Savannah, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $76,250
$64,536
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($83,455) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $67,620
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $83,455
Iowa City, IA $60,960
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,650
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $67,960
$70,929
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($69,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $69,220
$69,220
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($77,160) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $63,795
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $77,160
Terre Haute, IN $59,875
Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
$48,593
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $67,990
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,870
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,600
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $63,690
$63,288
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($69,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $69,310
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,310
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($92,685) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $89,585
Worcester, MA-CT $92,685
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,660
$86,310
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

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

Salisbury, MD-DE $109,860
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $99,620
$104,740
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($76,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $76,830
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
$76,830
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($95,670) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $95,670
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $64,855
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $80,915
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $71,840
Jackson, MI $61,770
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $78,440
$75,582
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($83,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $83,340
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,180
$76,760
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

North Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($64,740) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $64,730
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,440
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Springfield, MO $61,790
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,740
$63,175
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.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,940
Hattiesburg, MS $59,670
Jackson, MS $52,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,210
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,400
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,860
$57,040
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $92,460
Greensboro-High Point, NC $65,110
Raleigh, NC $82,975
Wilmington, NC $56,850
Winston-Salem, NC $63,780
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $78,680
Greenville, NC $106,660
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $64,470
Fayetteville, NC $60,310
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,630
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,590
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,430
$71,245
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($67,410) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $67,410
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,370
$64,890
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
$48,196
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($78,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $57,075
Trenton, NJ $78,100
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $65,370
$66,848
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

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

Santa Fe, NM $88,460
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $61,240
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $62,150
$70,617
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($91,920) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $91,920
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$91,920
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($106,775) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $88,580
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $106,775
Rochester, NY $86,095
Syracuse, NY $57,105
Ithaca, NY $103,935
Binghamton, NY $78,700
Utica-Rome, NY $83,650
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $91,560
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$83,532
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($94,065) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $72,775
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $65,330
Columbus, OH $94,065
Dayton, OH $78,900
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $64,760
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,990
Toledo, OH $80,100
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $70,170
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,850
$75,104
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($71,335) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $71,335
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,335
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($120,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $85,540
Salem, OR $120,940
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
$103,240
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($105,880) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $80,940
Lancaster, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $95,530
Pittsburgh, PA $79,575
Reading, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $105,880
York-Hanover, PA $77,710
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,510
Erie, PA $95,700
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,290
$85,767
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $40,110
$40,110
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($98,500) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $68,190
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $81,020
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $67,660
Knoxville, TN $98,500
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $56,060
$74,286
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Lubbock, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($85,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $80,595
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $72,150
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $76,920
Killeen-Temple, TX $62,760
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $58,300
Midland, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $60,540
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,360
El Paso, TX $38,230
Lubbock, TX $85,810
Tyler, TX $65,910
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,910
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,960
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,490
$62,072
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT $66,180
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,180
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($82,325) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $74,330
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Charlottesville, VA $55,400
Roanoke, VA $82,325
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $70,530
$70,646
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($81,705) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $81,705
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,570
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,020
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $76,680
$72,494
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

Morgantown, WV $85,540
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $75,880
$80,710
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($60,735) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,540
Cheyenne, WY $60,735
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,945
$56,740

10 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 $86,894.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $75,790.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $75,386. 

  Natural Sciences Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.

Salary Ratio: 0.53    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Agricultural Research Director
  • Agriculture Research Director
  • Analytical Services Manager
  • Chemical Engineer Supervisor
  • Chemical Plant Technical Director
  • Chemical Process Exploration Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Environmental Program Manager
  • Environmental Research Project Manager
  • Geochemical Manager
  • Geological Manager
  • Geophysical Manager
  • Gravity Manager
  • Lab Director (Laboratory Director)
  • Lab Manager (Laboratory Manager)
  • Natural Resources Manager
  • Natural Sciences Manager
  • Ocean Program Administrator
  • Quarrying Manager
  • Research Administrator
  • Research and Development Director (R and D Director)
  • Research Coordinator
  • Research Development Director
  • Research Development Manager
  • Research Director
  • Research Manager
  • Research Project Coordinator
  • Water Team Leader
  • Wild Life Manager
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Clinical Research Coordinators

Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.

Salary Ratio: 0.53    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Clinical Coordinator
  • Clinical Data Coordinator
  • Clinical Manager
  • Clinical Program Coordinator
  • Clinical Program Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Research Administrator
  • Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Clinical Research Director
  • Clinical Research Manager
  • Clinical Research Monitor
  • Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator
  • Clinical Study Manager
  • Clinical Trial Coordinator
  • Clinical Trial Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Research Coordinator
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Water Resource Specialists

Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

Salary Ratio: 0.53    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Community Resource Consultant
  • Environmental Resource Specialist
  • Hydrotechnical Specialist
  • Hydrotechnician
  • Power Supply Engineer
  • Resource Specialist
  • Water Quality Specialist
  • Water Resource Agent
  • Water Resource Consultant
  • Water Resource Engineering Specialist
  • Water Resource Specialist
  • Water Resources Planner
  • Water Restoration Technician
  • Water Rights Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Microbiologists

Investigate the growth, structure, development, and other characteristics of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, algae, or fungi. Includes medical microbiologists who study the relationship between organisms and disease or the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms.

Salary Ratio: 0.37    

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    
  • Bacteriologist
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist
  • Clinical Microbiologist
  • Cytologist
  • Electron Microscopist
  • Medical Microbiologist
  • Microbiological Analyst
  • Microbiologist
  • Microbiology Analyst
  • Microbiology Scientist
  • Microscopist
  • Pharmaceutical Microbiologist
  • Public Health Microbiologist
  • Quality Control Microbiologist (QC Microbiologist)
  • Research Microbiologist
  • Virologist
  • US Salary Median: $66,242
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Bioinformatics Scientists

Conduct research using bioinformatics theory and methods in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. May design databases and develop algorithms for processing and analyzing genomic information, or other biological information.

Salary Ratio: 0.41    

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    
  • Bioinformatician
  • Bioinformaticist
  • Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Bioinformatics Associate
  • Bioinformatics Computer Scientist
  • Bioinformatics Consultant
  • Bioinformatics Data Analyst
  • Bioinformatics Developer
  • Bioinformatics Engineer
  • Bioinformatics Research Specialist
  • Bioinformatics Scientist
  • Bioinformatics Specialist
  • Bioinformatics Support Specialist
  • Computational Biologist
  • Data Analyst
  • Drug Discovery Informatics Specialist
  • Genetics Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Genomics Specialist
  • Laboratory Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Microarray Analyst
  • Microarray Specialist
  • Molecular Modeler
  • Oncology Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Programmer Analyst
  • Research Associate
  • Research Scientist
  • Scientific Database Curator
  • Scientist
  • Statistical Genetic Analyst
  • Systems Analyst
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Molecular and Cellular Biologists

Research and study cellular molecules and organelles to understand cell function and organization.

Salary Ratio: 0.41    

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    
  • Biologist
  • Biology Researcher
  • Cell Biologist
  • Cell Biology Scientist
  • Cellular Biologist
  • DNA Sequencing Associate
  • Molecular Biologist
  • Molecular Biology Researcher
  • Molecular Biology Scientist
  • Molecular Biology Specialist
  • Molecular Research Biologist
  • Molecular Research Scientist
  • Purification Scientist
  • Research Scientist
  • Research Technician
  • Structural Biologist
  • Structural Biology Research Laboratory Specialist
  • Synthetic Biology Researcher
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Geneticists

Research and study the inheritance of traits at the molecular, organism or population level. May evaluate or treat patients with genetic disorders.

Salary Ratio: 0.27    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Academic Pediatric Geneticist
  • Behavioral Geneticist
  • Cardiovascular Geneticist
  • Clinical Biochemical Geneticist
  • Clinical Cytogeneticist
  • Clinical Geneticist
  • Clinical Molecular Geneticist
  • Computational Geneticist
  • Crop Quantitative Geneticist
  • Genetic Scientist
  • Geneticist
  • Genomics Scientist
  • Laboratory Geneticist (Lab Geneticist)
  • Medical Geneticist
  • Molecular Geneticist
  • Pediatric Clinical Geneticist
  • Pediatric Geneticist
  • Pediatric Medical Geneticist
  • Pharmacogeneticist
  • Plants Geneticist
  • Population Geneticist
  • Proteomics Scientist
  • Research Geneticist
  • Research Scientist
  • Scientist
  • Statistical Geneticist
  • Swine Genetics Researcher
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Biologists

Research or study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions.

Salary Ratio: 0.27    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Aquatic Biologist
  • Aquatic Scientist
  • Biological Scientist
  • Biologist
  • Biology Scientist
  • Botanist
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist
  • Clinical Researcher
  • Dolphin Researcher
  • Endangered Species Specialist
  • Entomologist
  • Horticulturist
  • Marine Biologist
  • Marine Scientist
  • Molecular Biology Scientist
  • Mycologist
  • Nematologist
  • Neurobiologist
  • Neurophysiologist
  • Ocean Biologist
  • Physiologist
  • Rare Species Specialist
  • Research Biologist
  • Research Scientist
  • Scientist
  • US Salary Median: $76,364
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

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

Salary Ratio: 0.18    

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

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

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

  Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.14    

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 Biology Instructor
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Algology Teacher
  • Anatomy Instructor
  • Anatomy Professor
  • Apiculture Teacher
  • Arboriculture Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Bacteriology Professor
  • Bacteriology Teacher
  • Biochemistry Professor
  • Biochemistry Teacher
  • Biological Sciences Instructor
  • Biological Sciences Professor
  • Biology Adjunct Instructor
  • Biology Assistant Professor
  • Biology Faculty Member
  • Biology Instructor
  • Biology Lecturer
  • Biology Professor
  • Biology Teacher
  • Biophysics Teacher
  • Botany Professor
  • Botany Teacher
  • Cardiology Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Cytology Teacher
  • Ecology Teacher
  • Embryology Professor
  • Embryology Teacher
  • Endocrinology Teacher
  • Entomology Teacher
  • Etiology Teacher
  • Faculty Member
  • Genetics Teacher
  • Helminthology Teacher
  • Herpetology Teacher
  • Human Anatomy Teacher
  • Ichthyology Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Lab Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Life Sciences Teacher
  • Limnology Teacher
  • Mammalogy Teacher
  • Microbiology Instructor
  • Microbiology Professor
  • Microbiology Teacher
  • Morphology Teacher
  • Mycology Teacher
  • Nematology Teacher
  • Ornithology Teacher
  • Osteology Teacher
  • Parasitology Teacher
  • Physiology Instructor
  • Phytopathology Teacher
  • Plant Anatomy Teacher
  • Plant Physiology Teacher
  • Plant Taxonomy Teacher
  • Professor
  • Protozoology Teacher
  • Science Instructor
  • Science Professor
  • Taxonomy Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Zoology Professor
  • Zoology Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $75,221
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $52,558 per year (or $52,558 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $210,232 to earn a bachelor's (or $210,232 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $36,769 per year (or $36,769 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $73,538 to earn a master's (or $73,538 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($210,232 if you're in-state, $210,232 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $36,769 per year (or $36,769 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $147,076 to earn a doctorate (or $147,076 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($210,232 if you're in-state, $210,232 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($73,538 if you're in-state, $73,538 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Virology Degrees

Quinnipiac University

Mt Carmel Ave - Hamden, CT

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

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Baylor College of Medicine

One Baylor Plaza - Houston, TX

Out-of-state cost: $28,375/year
In-state cost: $28,375/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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