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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to counsel and assist disabled individuals and recovering patients in order to achieve their greatest physical, mental, social, educational, and vocational potential. Includes instruction in patient evaluation and testing, rehabilitation program planning, patient support services and referral, job analysis, adjustment psychology, rehabilitation services provision, patient counseling and education, applicable law and regulations, and professional standards and ethics.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Counsel individuals to maximize the independence and employability of persons coping with personal, social, and vocational difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, accidents, aging, or the stress of daily life. Assess client needs and design and implement rehabilitation programs that may include personal and vocational counseling, training, and job placement. Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $59,978
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 11.25%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1 year
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,020/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,983/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $20,034/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,364/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,527/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,174/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: $59,978

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is North Dakota ($81,078) in the West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($53,310).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $53,310
$53,310
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($66,325).

Gadsden, AL $53,580
Mobile, AL $66,325
Montgomery, AL $58,280
Tuscaloosa, AL $33,060
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,320
$52,881
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($51,250).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $20,230
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $50,095
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,500
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,260
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,250
$39,072
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($35,600).

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $32,570
Tucson, AZ $35,600
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $25,160
$31,110
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($83,010).

Chico, CA $31,470
El Centro, CA $41,900
Fresno, CA $69,105
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $32,240
Modesto, CA $35,640
Napa, CA $35,020
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $30,620
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $58,805
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $70,150
Salinas, CA $54,685
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $83,010
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $54,620
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $54,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $31,850
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $38,860
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $32,940
Santa Rosa, CA $36,510
Stockton-Lodi, CA $34,360
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $30,170
Visalia-Porterville, CA $38,520
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,060
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $36,820
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,920
$47,474
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($95,240).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $95,240
Fort Collins, CO $71,265
Grand Junction, CO $37,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $32,990
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $45,485
Colorado Springs, CO $69,670
$62,686
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($102,755).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $102,755
New Haven, CT $37,070
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $48,260
Waterbury, CT $31,170
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $31,080
$57,336
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($59,920).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $31,470
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $53,050
Gainesville, FL $31,810
Jacksonville, FL $50,620
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $59,920
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $55,400
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $43,440
Ocala, FL $42,510
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $56,940
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $25,160
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $33,160
Port St. Lucie, FL $43,890
Tallahassee, FL $29,730
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $35,880
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $31,880
$45,040
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($101,540).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $39,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,530
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,055
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $89,250
Savannah, GA $101,540
$60,097
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($51,980).

Urban Honolulu, HI $51,980
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,450
$50,715
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($65,960).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $35,360
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $31,070
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $30,270
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,960
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $34,610
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $25,880
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,930
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $65,960
$40,333
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($71,220).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $41,120
Idaho Falls, ID $42,420
Pocatello, ID $38,080
Twin Falls, ID $45,850
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $39,690
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $71,220
$49,943
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

South Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($52,415).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $39,270
Decatur, IL $39,940
Peoria, IL $46,890
Rockford, IL $38,840
Springfield, IL $40,680
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,180
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $34,080
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,950
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $52,415
$43,601
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($43,890).

Evansville, IN-KY $38,050
Fort Wayne, IN $34,100
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $43,890
Muncie, IN $35,830
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $31,180
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,930
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,590
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,910
$36,435
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($48,135).

Topeka, KS $29,530
Wichita, KS $31,800
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $48,135
$39,400
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($44,410).

Lexington-Fayette, KY $40,950
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $32,890
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $44,410
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,620
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,060
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,760
$39,091
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($49,050).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $49,050
$49,050
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($85,435).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $45,940
Leominster-Gardner, MA $59,130
New Bedford, MA $39,560
Pittsfield, MA $39,430
Springfield, MA-CT $34,110
Worcester, MA-CT $85,435
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $35,630
$53,084
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($72,210).

California-Lexington Park, MD $72,210
Cumberland, MD-WV $49,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $37,780
Salisbury, MD-DE $66,115
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $38,880
$55,033
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($51,090).

Portland-South Portland, ME $51,090
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,880
$48,985
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($77,155).

Bay City, MI $29,890
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $61,295
Flint, MI $44,720
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $52,155
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $45,830
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $77,155
Monroe, MI $30,110
Muskegon, MI $59,550
Saginaw, MI $40,330
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,410
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,400
$51,283
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($51,250).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $45,590
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $42,120
Rochester, MN $45,530
St. Cloud, MN $51,250
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,810
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $32,070
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $31,160
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,780
$41,507
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($62,345).

Columbia, MO $34,840
Kansas City, MO-KS $62,345
St. Joseph, MO-KS $34,280
St. Louis, MO-IL $35,570
Springfield, MO $51,540
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,720
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,940
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,490
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,830
$45,680
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($105,115).

Jackson, MS $105,115
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,860
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,110
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,895
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,710
$58,814
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($57,460).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,460
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,510
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $25,350
$44,945
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($76,295).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $57,480
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $42,880
Fayetteville, NC $27,410
Goldsboro, NC $43,820
Greensboro-High Point, NC $44,425
Greenville, NC $76,295
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $36,960
Raleigh, NC $42,680
Rocky Mount, NC $50,670
Wilmington, NC $45,280
Winston-Salem, NC $40,880
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,950
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,050
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,585
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,105
$48,906
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($117,330).

Grand Forks, ND-MN $32,170
Fargo, ND-MN $76,310
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $117,330
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $98,500
$81,078
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($86,660).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,230
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $86,660
$71,040
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 ($115,510).

Portsmouth, NH-ME $39,690
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,880
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $115,510
$69,360
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $55,990
Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,330
$55,598
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($38,190).

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $38,190
$38,190
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($85,130).

Reno, NV $85,130
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $34,510
$68,257
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($85,895).

Binghamton, NY $64,305
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $53,525
Glens Falls, NY $39,310
Ithaca, NY $75,545
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $84,605
Rochester, NY $85,895
Syracuse, NY $47,025
Utica-Rome, NY $61,460
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $57,825
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $31,530
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $52,170
$62,283
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($59,735).

Canton-Massillon, OH $58,265
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $38,850
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $38,000
Columbus, OH $25,470
Dayton, OH $40,340
Lima, OH $29,280
Mansfield, OH $49,630
Springfield, OH $43,940
Toledo, OH $57,195
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $32,550
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,735
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $28,210
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $32,690
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,790
$45,829
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($44,685).

Tulsa, OK $40,775
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,685
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,840
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,360
$39,354
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Medford, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($49,170).

Bend-Redmond, OR $31,910
Eugene, OR $35,130
Medford, OR $49,170
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $44,120
Salem, OR $46,060
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,890
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,410
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,990
$43,798
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($70,095).

Altoona, PA $38,180
Erie, PA $68,425
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $68,230
Johnstown, PA $50,880
Lancaster, PA $53,855
Lebanon, PA $43,370
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $69,845
Pittsburgh, PA $33,050
Reading, PA $44,900
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $70,095
York-Hanover, PA $31,860
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $33,140
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,250
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,460
$54,105
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Ponce, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($51,590).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $47,010
Mayaguez, PR $26,300
Ponce, PR $51,590
$42,978
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($68,050).

Columbia, SC $68,050
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $42,540
Spartanburg, SC $33,380
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,630
$47,532
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($60,685).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,685
$60,685
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($60,615).

Johnson City, TN $37,450
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $49,415
Knoxville, TN $51,580
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $58,345
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,615
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $24,350
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,460
$47,652
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($121,610).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $71,805
Corpus Christi, TX $47,990
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $93,755
El Paso, TX $40,460
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $87,590
Killeen-Temple, TX $59,215
Longview, TX $39,670
Lubbock, TX $61,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,610
Tyler, TX $50,050
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,420
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,600
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,155
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,100
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $49,550
College Station-Bryan, TX $121,610
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $55,820
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $77,620
$61,970
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($96,625).

Provo-Orem, UT $57,605
Salt Lake City, UT $96,625
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $36,340
$68,960
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($65,315).

Harrisonburg, VA $65,315
Lynchburg, VA $35,520
Richmond, VA $41,590
Roanoke, VA $53,015
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $50,870
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $40,500
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,660
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,210
$50,152
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,680
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$47,680
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($63,765).

Eau Claire, WI $26,880
Green Bay, WI $24,450
Janesville-Beloit, WI $34,620
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $37,260
Madison, WI $47,310
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $63,765
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $33,460
Racine, WI $19,080
Sheboygan, WI $29,500
Wausau, WI $36,630
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $18,910
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,455
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,360
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,825
$41,380
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($38,915).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $38,000
Morgantown, WV $38,120
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,915
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,270
$37,244
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($50,840).

Cheyenne, WY $50,840
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $49,730
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,090
$48,887

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $38,281

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Alaska ($53,310) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($53,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $53,310
$53,310
Alabama

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

Gadsden, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($53,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Gadsden, AL $53,580
Mobile, AL $52,450
Montgomery, AL $44,330
Tuscaloosa, AL $33,060
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,320
$43,548
Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($38,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $20,230
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $36,880
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,500
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,260
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$29,968
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($35,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $32,570
Tucson, AZ $35,600
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $25,160
$31,110
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 ($54,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $31,470
El Centro, CA $41,900
Fresno, CA $30,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $32,240
Modesto, CA $35,640
Napa, CA $35,020
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $30,620
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $30,600
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $36,970
Salinas, CA $37,510
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $30,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $54,620
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $54,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $31,850
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $38,860
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $32,940
Santa Rosa, CA $36,510
Stockton-Lodi, CA $34,360
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $30,170
Visalia-Porterville, CA $38,520
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,060
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $36,820
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,920
$35,830
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($48,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $48,530
Fort Collins, CO $44,380
Grand Junction, CO $37,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $32,990
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,690
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
$42,024
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($38,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $38,290
New Haven, CT $37,070
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $24,740
Waterbury, CT $31,170
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $31,080
$32,470
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Port St. Lucie, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($43,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $31,470
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $24,440
Gainesville, FL $31,810
Jacksonville, FL $35,260
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $31,050
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $37,210
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $43,440
Ocala, FL $42,510
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $36,480
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $25,160
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $33,160
Port St. Lucie, FL $43,890
Tallahassee, FL $29,730
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $35,880
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $31,880
$34,225
Georgia

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

South Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($44,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $39,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,530
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,690
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
$39,457
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($51,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $51,980
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,450
$50,715
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($35,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $35,360
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $31,070
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $30,270
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,660
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $34,610
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $25,880
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,930
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
$30,969
Idaho

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

Twin Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($45,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $41,120
Idaho Falls, ID $42,420
Pocatello, ID $38,080
Twin Falls, ID $45,850
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $39,690
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,710
$40,478
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($46,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $39,270
Decatur, IL $39,940
Peoria, IL $46,890
Rockford, IL $38,840
Springfield, IL $40,680
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,180
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $34,080
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $32,320
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,970
$40,130
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($43,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $38,050
Fort Wayne, IN $34,100
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $43,890
Muncie, IN $35,830
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $31,180
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,930
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,590
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,910
$36,435
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($31,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS $29,530
Wichita, KS $31,800
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $28,320
$29,883
Kentucky

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

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($44,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $30,380
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $32,890
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $44,410
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,620
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,060
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,760
$37,020
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($49,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $49,050
$49,050
Massachusetts

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

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($59,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $45,940
Leominster-Gardner, MA $59,130
New Bedford, MA $39,560
Pittsfield, MA $39,430
Springfield, MA-CT $34,110
Worcester, MA-CT $40,410
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $35,630
$42,030
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($72,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $72,210
Cumberland, MD-WV $49,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $37,780
Salisbury, MD-DE $41,270
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $38,880
$47,848
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($51,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $51,090
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,880
$48,985
Michigan

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

Muskegon, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($59,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bay City, MI $29,890
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $40,100
Flint, MI $44,720
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $30,230
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $45,830
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $46,410
Monroe, MI $30,110
Muskegon, MI $59,550
Saginaw, MI $40,330
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,410
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,400
$42,774
Minnesota

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

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($45,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $45,590
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $42,120
Rochester, MN $45,530
St. Cloud, MN $39,870
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,810
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $32,070
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $31,160
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,780
$38,866
Missouri

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

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($37,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $34,840
Kansas City, MO-KS $36,950
St. Joseph, MO-KS $34,280
St. Louis, MO-IL $35,570
Springfield, MO $36,120
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,300
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,940
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,490
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,830
$35,924
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($44,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $33,340
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,860
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,110
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,710
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,710
$34,946
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($39,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,770
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,510
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $25,350
$34,210
North Carolina

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

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($45,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $45,210
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $42,880
Fayetteville, NC $27,410
Goldsboro, NC $43,820
Greensboro-High Point, NC $25,060
Greenville, NC $44,140
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $36,960
Raleigh, NC $42,680
Rocky Mount, NC $43,620
Wilmington, NC $45,280
Winston-Salem, NC $40,880
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,950
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,050
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,620
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,390
$40,330
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($32,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Grand Forks, ND-MN $32,170
Fargo, ND-MN N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$32,170
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($38,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,340
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA N/A
$38,340
New Hampshire

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

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portsmouth, NH-ME $39,690
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,880
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,285
New Jersey

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

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($52,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $52,510
Ocean City, NJ N/A
Trenton, NJ N/A
$52,510
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 ($38,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $38,190
$38,190
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($46,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $46,250
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $34,510
$40,380
New York

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

Central East New York nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($52,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $33,470
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $32,110
Glens Falls, NY $39,310
Ithaca, NY $27,990
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $36,320
Rochester, NY $28,520
Syracuse, NY $30,560
Utica-Rome, NY $42,120
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $30,960
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $31,530
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $52,170
$35,005
Ohio

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

Mansfield, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($49,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $35,180
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $38,850
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $38,000
Columbus, OH $25,470
Dayton, OH $40,340
Lima, OH $29,280
Mansfield, OH $49,630
Springfield, OH $43,940
Toledo, OH $40,860
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $32,550
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $30,480
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $28,210
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $32,690
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $37,530
$35,929
Oklahoma

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

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($27,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $24,080
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $27,200
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,840
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $25,000
$24,530
Oregon

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

Medford, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($49,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $31,910
Eugene, OR $35,130
Medford, OR $49,170
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $44,120
Salem, OR $46,060
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,260
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $35,090
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,990
$39,716
Pennsylvania

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

Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($59,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $38,180
Erie, PA $32,040
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $54,450
Johnstown, PA $50,880
Lancaster, PA $33,610
Lebanon, PA $43,370
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $39,680
Pittsburgh, PA $33,050
Reading, PA $44,900
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $46,880
York-Hanover, PA $31,860
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $33,140
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,250
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,460
$40,982
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 ($25,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $25,950
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
$25,950
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($39,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $39,180
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $36,820
Spartanburg, SC $33,380
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,630
$35,003
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($43,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,630
$43,630
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($41,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Johnson City, TN $37,450
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $39,520
Knoxville, TN $39,710
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $41,000
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $38,110
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $24,350
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $22,460
$34,657
Texas

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

Killeen-Temple, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($56,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $51,930
Corpus Christi, TX $47,990
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $50,550
El Paso, TX $40,460
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $44,810
Killeen-Temple, TX $56,520
Longview, TX $39,670
Lubbock, TX $42,290
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,610
Tyler, TX $42,050
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,420
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,780
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,440
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,100
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,044
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($39,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $32,190
Salt Lake City, UT $39,470
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $36,340
$36,000
Virginia

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

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($50,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $37,780
Lynchburg, VA $35,520
Richmond, VA $41,590
Roanoke, VA $38,420
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $50,870
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $40,500
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,840
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,210
$40,966
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($38,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $38,590
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area N/A
$38,590
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($40,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $26,880
Green Bay, WI $24,450
Janesville-Beloit, WI $34,620
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $37,260
Madison, WI $31,760
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $40,810
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $33,460
Racine, WI $19,080
Sheboygan, WI $29,500
Wausau, WI $36,630
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $18,910
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $33,980
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $27,960
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $33,980
$30,663
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 ($38,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $38,000
Morgantown, WV $38,120
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $23,380
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,270
$32,943
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($50,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $50,840
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $49,730
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,090
$48,887

Master's

Average Salary Median: $81,675

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Massachusetts ($130,460) in the Worcester, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

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

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($80,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Gadsden, AL N/A
Mobile, AL $80,200
Montgomery, AL $72,230
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,215
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($63,310) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $63,310
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,250
$57,280
Arizona N/A
California

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

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($135,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $107,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $87,010
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $103,330
Salinas, CA $71,860
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $135,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$101,036
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($141,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $141,950
Fort Collins, CO $98,150
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,280
Colorado Springs, CO $69,670
$88,513
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($167,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $167,220
New Haven, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $71,780
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$119,500
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($88,790) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $81,660
Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $65,980
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $88,790
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $73,590
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $77,400
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,484
Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($101,540) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,420
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $89,250
Savannah, GA $101,540
$80,737
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($80,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $80,260
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $65,960
$73,110
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 ($106,730) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $106,730
$106,730
Illinois

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

South Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($60,860) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,580
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $60,860
$59,220
Indiana N/A
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($67,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $67,950
$67,950
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,520) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $51,520
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,520
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($130,460) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT N/A
Worcester, MA-CT $130,460
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$130,460
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($90,960) for a master's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV N/A
Salisbury, MD-DE $90,960
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
$90,960
Maine N/A
Michigan

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($107,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $82,490
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $74,080
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $107,900
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$88,157
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($62,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN $62,630
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$62,630
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($87,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS $87,740
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL N/A
Springfield, MO $66,960
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $70,140
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,947
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($176,890) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $176,890
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $60,080
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$118,485
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($77,150) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $77,150
West Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,150
North Carolina

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

Greenville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($108,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $69,750
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,790
Greenville, NC $108,450
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC $57,720
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,820
$70,347
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 ($117,330) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
Fargo, ND-MN $76,310
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $117,330
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $98,500
$97,380
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($88,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $88,120
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $86,660
$87,390
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 ($115,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $115,510
$115,510
New Jersey

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

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

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

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($124,010) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $124,010
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$124,010
New York

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

Rochester, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($143,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $95,140
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $74,940
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY $123,100
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $132,890
Rochester, NY $143,270
Syracuse, NY $63,490
Utica-Rome, NY $80,800
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $84,690
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$99,790
Ohio

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

West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($88,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $81,350
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH N/A
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $73,530
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $88,990
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $78,050
$80,480
Oklahoma

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

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($62,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $57,470
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,170
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,720
$59,120
Oregon

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

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($61,730) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA N/A
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $58,520
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,730
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$60,125
Pennsylvania

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

Erie, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($104,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Erie, PA $104,810
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $82,010
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $74,100
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $100,010
Pittsburgh, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $93,310
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$90,848
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 ($68,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $68,070
Mayaguez, PR $26,300
Ponce, PR $51,590
$48,653
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($96,920) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $96,920
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $48,260
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,590
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($77,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $77,740
$77,740
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($83,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $59,310
Knoxville, TN $63,450
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $75,690
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $83,120
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,393
Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($136,960) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $91,680
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $136,960
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $130,370
Killeen-Temple, TX $61,910
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX $79,750
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Tyler, TX $58,050
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,420
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,870
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $49,550
College Station-Bryan, TX $121,610
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $55,820
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $77,620
$81,718
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($153,780) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $83,020
Salt Lake City, UT $153,780
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$118,400
Virginia

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

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($92,850) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $92,850
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA $67,610
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $63,480
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,647
Vermont

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

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

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

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($86,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, WI $62,860
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $86,720
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $68,930
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,760
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $77,670
$71,388
West Virginia

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

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($54,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Morgantown, WV N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,450
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,450
Wyoming N/A

2 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 $38,281.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $81,675. 

  Rehabilitation Counselors

Counsel individuals to maximize the independence and employability of persons coping with personal, social, and vocational difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, accidents, aging, or the stress of daily life. Coordinate activities for residents of care and treatment facilities. Assess client needs and design and implement rehabilitation programs that may include personal and vocational counseling, training, and job placement.

Salary Ratio: 0.56    

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    
  • Career Navigator
  • Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
  • Classification Counselor
  • Client Navigator
  • Direct Care Counselor
  • Direct Care Specialist
  • Disability Counselor
  • Disability Program Navigator
  • Disability Service Coordinator
  • Employment Advisor
  • Employment Case Manager
  • Employment Instructional Associate (EIA)
  • Employment Navigator
  • Employment Services Case Manager
  • Employment Specialist
  • Employment Trainer
  • Group Counselor
  • Group Home Counselor
  • Homemaking Rehabilitation Consultant
  • Human Services Care Specialist
  • Job Coach
  • Job Developer
  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • On-Site Services Specialist
  • Options Advisor
  • Placement Coordinator
  • Psychosocial Rehabilitation Counselor
  • Psychosocial Rehabilitation Specialist
  • Qualified Developmental Disability Professional (QDDP)
  • Rehabilitation Counselor
  • Rehabilitation Engineer
  • Rehabilitation Liaison (Rehab Liaison)
  • Rehabilitation Services Specialist
  • Rehabilitation Specialist
  • Rehabilitation Technician
  • Residence Counselor
  • Resource Navigator
  • Transition Specialist
  • Veterans Rehabilitation Counselor
  • Veterans' Rehabilitation Counselor
  • Vocational Case Manager
  • Vocational Counselor
  • Vocational Placement Specialist
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Case Manager
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC)
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Job Coach
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Technician
  • Vocational Services Specialist
  • Work Counselor
  • US Salary Median: $39,770
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 12.4%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

Salary Ratio: 0.54    

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    
  • Activity Therapy Teacher
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Anatomy Teacher
  • Anesthesiology Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Childbirth Teacher
  • Chiropractic Teacher
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Clinical Instructor
  • Clinical Laboratory Aides Teacher
  • Clinical Laboratory Science Professor
  • Clinical Laboratory Service Teacher
  • Clinical Professor
  • Clinical Sciences Professor
  • Coding Educator
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Correctional Therapy Teacher
  • Corrective Therapy Aide Teacher
  • Dental Assistant Teacher
  • Dental Hygiene Teacher
  • Dental Laboratory Technology Teacher
  • Dentistry Professor
  • Dentistry Teacher
  • Dermatology Teacher
  • Dietary Aide Teacher
  • Dietetics Teacher
  • Dietitian Teacher
  • Educational Therapy Teacher
  • Faculty Member
  • First Aid Teacher
  • Gastroenterology Professor
  • Gastroenterology Teacher
  • Gericare Aide Teacher
  • Gynecology Teacher
  • Health and Safety Instructor
  • Health Assessment and Treatment Teacher
  • Health Diagnostics Teacher
  • Health Education Teacher
  • Health Records Technology Teacher
  • Health Teacher
  • Hearing Therapy Teacher
  • Histology Teacher
  • Home Care and Home Health Aides Teacher
  • Hospital Aides and Assistants Teacher
  • Hygiene Teacher
  • Immunology Teacher
  • Infant Care Teacher
  • Inhalation Therapy Aides Teacher
  • Inhalation Therapy Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Laboratory Technology Teacher
  • Lecturer
  • Manual Arts Therapy Teacher
  • Medical Aides Teacher
  • Medical Assistant Instructor
  • Medical Pathology Teacher
  • Medicine Teacher
  • Mental Health Aides Teacher
  • Music Therapy Teacher
  • Neurological Surgery Teacher
  • Neurology Professor
  • Neurology Teacher
  • Nutrition Aides Teacher
  • Nutrition Educator
  • Nutrition Professor
  • Nutrition Teacher
  • Obstetrics Teacher
  • Occupational Therapy Aides Teacher
  • Occupational Therapy Professor
  • Occupational Therapy Teacher
  • Opticianry Teacher
  • Optometry Professor
  • Optometry Teacher
  • Orthopedics Teacher
  • Osteopathic Medicine Teacher
  • Otolaryngology Teacher
  • Oxygen Therapy Teacher
  • Pathology Laboratory Aides Teacher
  • Pathology Teacher
  • Pediatrics Teacher
  • Pharmacology Professor
  • Pharmacology Teacher
  • Pharmacy Teacher
  • Physical Medicine Teacher
  • Physical Therapy Professor
  • Physical Therapy Teacher
  • Physiology Teacher
  • Podiatric Medicine Professor
  • Podiatry Professor
  • Podiatry Teacher
  • Professor
  • Prosthetic Aides Teacher
  • Psychiatric Aides Teacher
  • Psychiatry Teacher
  • Public Health Aides Teacher
  • Public Health Professor
  • Public Health Teacher
  • Radiologic Technology Teacher
  • Radiology Teacher
  • Recreation Therapy Aides Teacher
  • Recreation Therapy Teacher
  • Roentgenology Teacher
  • Serology Teacher
  • Speech Pathology Teacher
  • Speech Therapy Teacher
  • Surgery Teacher
  • Surgical Aides Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Therapy Teacher
  • Toxicology Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Urology Teacher
  • Veterinary Medicine Teacher
  • Veterinary Science Teacher
  • Virology Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $84,916
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $12,983 per year (or $23,019 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $51,932 to earn a bachelor's (or $92,076 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $11,363 per year (or $20,034 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $22,726 to earn a master's (or $40,068 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($51,932 if you're in-state, $92,076 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor Degrees

Sinte Gleska University

E. Highway 18, 101 Antelope Lake Circle - Mission, SD

Out-of-state cost: $3,154/year
In-state cost: $3,154/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Universidad Central de Bayamon

Avenida Zaya Verde La Milagrosa Barrio Hato Tejas - Bayam?n",PR, 00960-1725

Out-of-state cost: $5,462/year
In-state cost: $5,462/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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New Mexico Highlands University

803 University Ave - Las Vegas, NM

Out-of-state cost: $10,998/year
In-state cost: $6,558/year
Degrees: Certificate

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University of Memphis

Southern Avenue - Memphis, TN

Out-of-state cost: $13,752/year
In-state cost: $9,912/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Winston-Salem State University

601 Martin Luther King Jr Dr - Winston-Salem, NC

Out-of-state cost: $16,188/year
In-state cost: $5,941/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Cambridge College

500 Rutherford Avenue - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $16,266/year
In-state cost: $16,266/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Southern University and A & M College

P.O. Box 9374, Harding Blvd - Baton Rouge, LA

Out-of-state cost: $16,720/year
In-state cost: $9,340/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Thomas University

1501 Millpond Rd - Thomasville, GA

Out-of-state cost: $16,970/year
In-state cost: $16,970/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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University of Wisconsin-Stout

712 S Broadway St - Menomonie, WI

Out-of-state cost: $17,455/year
In-state cost: $9,488/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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California State University-Los Angeles

5151 State University Dr - Los Angeles, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,665/year
In-state cost: $6,785/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Wright State University-Main Campus

3640 Colonel Glenn Highway - Dayton, OH

Out-of-state cost: $18,937/year
In-state cost: $9,519/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Alabama State University

915 S Jackson Street - Montgomery, AL

Out-of-state cost: $19,396/year
In-state cost: $11,068/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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San Diego State University

5500 Campanile Dr - San Diego, CA

Out-of-state cost: $19,600/year
In-state cost: $7,720/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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North Carolina A & T State University

1601 E Market St - Greensboro, NC

Out-of-state cost: $20,167/year
In-state cost: $6,657/year
Degrees: Doctorate, Certificate

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University of North Texas

1501 W.Chestnut Ave. - Denton, TX

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

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2200 E Kenwood Blvd - Milwaukee, WI

Out-of-state cost: $21,119/year
In-state cost: $9,254/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Emporia State University

1 Kellogg Circle - Emporia, KS

Out-of-state cost: $21,215/year
In-state cost: $6,971/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock

2801 S University Ave - Little Rock, AR

Out-of-state cost: $21,767/year
In-state cost: $9,512/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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Utah State University

Old Main Hill - Logan, UT

Out-of-state cost: $22,805/year
In-state cost: $7,860/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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East Carolina University

East 5th Street - Greenville, NC

Out-of-state cost: $23,516/year
In-state cost: $7,239/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor Degrees

Minnesota State University-Mankato

South Rd And Ellis Ave - Mankato, MN

Out-of-state cost: $8,788/year
In-state cost: $8,788/year
Degrees: Master's

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Jackson State University

1400 John R. Lynch Street - Jackson, MS

Out-of-state cost: $9,445/year
In-state cost: $8,445/year
Degrees: Master's

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Langston University

102 Page Hall - Langston, OK

Out-of-state cost: $9,964/year
In-state cost: $4,898/year
Degrees: Master's

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Northern Illinois University

1425 W. Lincoln Hwy. - Dekalb, IL

Out-of-state cost: $11,086/year
In-state cost: $11,086/year
Degrees: Master's

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Arkansas State University

2105 E. Aggie Road - Jonesboro, AR

Out-of-state cost: $11,586/year
In-state cost: $6,600/year
Degrees: Master's

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Saint Cloud State University

720 Fourth Ave. South - Saint Cloud, MN

Out-of-state cost: $12,904/year
In-state cost: $8,731/year
Degrees: Master's

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Touro College

500 7th Avenue - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $13,138/year
In-state cost: $13,138/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Wilberforce University

1055 N Bickett Rd - Wilberforce, OH

Out-of-state cost: $13,250/year
In-state cost: $13,250/year
Degrees: Master's

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

1201 W University Dr - Edinburg, TX

Out-of-state cost: $15,151/year
In-state cost: $7,789/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

220 McFall Ctr - Bowling Green, OH

Out-of-state cost: $15,823/year
In-state cost: $9,831/year
Degrees: Master's

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The University of Texas at El Paso

500 W. University Ave - El Paso, TX

Out-of-state cost: $16,180/year
In-state cost: $6,956/year
Degrees: Master's

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California State University-Fresno

5241 N Maple Ave - Fresno, CA

Out-of-state cost: $17,581/year
In-state cost: $8,077/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

5323 Harry Hines Blvd - Dallas, TX

Out-of-state cost: $17,725/year
In-state cost: $7,765/year
Degrees: Master's

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Fort Valley State University

1005 State University Dr - Fort Valley, GA

Out-of-state cost: $17,836/year
In-state cost: $6,052/year
Degrees: Master's

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California State University-San Bernardino

5500 University Parkway - San Bernardino, CA

Out-of-state cost: $17,936/year
In-state cost: $8,432/year
Degrees: Master's

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San Francisco State University

1600 Holloway Ave - San Francisco, CA

Out-of-state cost: $17,944/year
In-state cost: $8,440/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of the District of Columbia

4200 Connecticut Ave NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $18,608/year
In-state cost: $10,094/year
Degrees: Master's

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

3601 4th Street - Lubbock, TX

Out-of-state cost: $19,056/year
In-state cost: $9,080/year
Degrees: Master's

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CUNY Hunter College

695 Park Ave - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $20,828/year
In-state cost: $11,398/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of South Florida

4202 East Fowler Ave - Tampa, FL

Out-of-state cost: $21,126/year
In-state cost: $10,428/year
Degrees: Master's

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