学历高≠挣钱多？美国哪里高学历最吃香？

省钱君 8803 浏览 2023-09-21 更新 2023-09-15 发布

据Education Data Initiative统计，从学士学位升至硕士学位的学费大约在$30,000 ~ $120,000之间，根据不同学校、专业和其他因素而定。到底考研可以为日后带来多少额外收入，高学历的增值是否划算？

SmartAsset研究了美国人口普查局公布的2021年数据，比较了25岁及以上拥有硕士或专业学位的人口的收入中位数与拥有学士学位的同类人群的收入中位数进行比较，对美国281个大都市区进行排名。

美国各地高学历收入涨幅排名

在整个职业生涯中，拥有硕士或专业学位平均多挣$484,000。即比起学士学位的人平均每年多挣$16,000；在全美范围，有研究生学历的人年收入平均$72,000。
有些地方研究生学历年收入低于$55,000。在The Villages, FL，有硕士或专业学位的人赚得最少，平均年收入$50,253；Prescott, AZ; Morristown, TN; College Station, TX; Florence, AL; 和Jefferson City, MO这些地方的高学历人士平均收入低于$55,000。
有些南方城市，研究生的收入比本科生还低。在Tuscaloosa, AL和Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY，研究生收入涨幅为负数，比本科生少挣$3,000；在Jefferson City, MO; College Station, TX;和Bloomington, IL等都市区，研究生的年收入涨幅低于$2,500，高学历也不划算。
在圣何塞都会区，研究生平均年收入15万美元。旧金山研究生平均年收入12万，位居第二；西雅图、DC、Trenton-Princeton都会区高学历人士年收入也超10万；但在NYC平均只有$93,000。

美国各地高学历收入涨幅排名
排名	地区	学士学位年薪	硕士学位年薪	收入涨幅
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$102,214	$150,281	$48,067
2	Huntsville, AL	$62,477	$98,616	$36,139
3	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$67,321	$102,967	$35,646
4	St. George, UT	$40,181	$73,872	$33,691
5	Merced, CA	$61,801	$94,532	$32,731
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA	$89,031	$120,480	$31,449
7	Provo-Orem, UT	$51,825	$82,607	$30,782
8	Visalia, CA	$62,918	$92,941	$30,023
9	Salinas, CA	$62,104	$91,160	$29,056
10	Fresno, CA	$57,569	$86,422	$28,853
11	East Stroudsburg, PA	$59,763	$88,280	$28,517
12	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$51,767	$79,809	$28,042
13	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$55,685	$83,711	$28,026
14	Santa Fe, NM	$41,676	$69,473	$27,797
15	Modesto, CA	$67,882	$94,748	$26,866
16	Yakima, WA	$50,596	$77,448	$26,852
17	Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$61,603	$88,148	$26,545
18	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$52,939	$79,388	$26,449
19	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$79,293	$105,186	$25,893
20	Charlottesville, VA	$54,477	$80,276	$25,799
21	Fargo, ND-MN	$51,181	$76,605	$25,424
22	Albuquerque, NM	$51,402	$76,699	$25,297
23	Idaho Falls, ID	$52,680	$77,739	$25,059
24	Medford, OR	$48,616	$73,653	$25,037
25	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$66,209	$91,099	$24,890
26	Jacksonville, NC	$49,019	$73,777	$24,758
27	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$80,012	$104,627	$24,615
28	Midland, TX	$66,165	$90,559	$24,394
29	Rochester, MN	$61,515	$85,691	$24,176
30	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$43,907	$67,897	$23,990
31	Pueblo, CO	$47,425	$71,276	$23,851
32	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$71,640	$95,389	$23,749
33	Boise City, ID	$51,725	$75,381	$23,656
34	Jackson, MI	$56,173	$79,806	$23,633
35	Vallejo, CA	$61,354	$84,826	$23,472
36	Lafayette, LA	$52,354	$75,805	$23,451
37	Waco, TX	$55,695	$78,946	$23,251
38	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$70,169	$93,144	$22,975
39	Rockford, IL	$56,329	$79,221	$22,892
40	Tucson, AZ	$47,947	$70,719	$22,772
41	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$62,994	$85,756	$22,762
42	Lake Charles, LA	$50,780	$73,491	$22,711
43	Bakersfield, CA	$68,214	$90,816	$22,602
44	Salt Lake City, UT	$60,209	$82,684	$22,475
45	Reno, NV	$58,674	$81,144	$22,470
46	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$54,441	$76,856	$22,415
47	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$70,766	$93,173	$22,407
48	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$68,668	$91,053	$22,385
49	Dothan, AL	$51,935	$74,038	$22,103
50	Saginaw, MI	$50,646	$72,686	$22,040
51	Fort Wayne, IN	$52,281	$73,904	$21,623
52	Knoxville, TN	$50,902	$72,491	$21,589
53	Joplin, MO	$40,171	$61,518	$21,347
54	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$62,140	$83,413	$21,273
55	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$44,537	$65,672	$21,135
56	Killeen-Temple, TX	$51,796	$72,908	$21,112
57	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$43,017	$64,067	$21,050
58	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$56,894	$77,830	$20,936
59	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$50,088	$71,016	$20,928
60	El Paso, TX	$49,638	$70,547	$20,909
61	Burlington, NC	$48,603	$69,489	$20,886
62	Duluth, MN-WI	$53,835	$74,560	$20,725
62	Dayton-Kettering, OH	$58,636	$79,361	$20,725
64	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$58,042	$78,527	$20,485
65	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$67,890	$88,274	$20,384
66	Amarillo, TX	$57,212	$77,581	$20,369
67	Gainesville, GA	$52,769	$73,107	$20,338
68	Macon-Bibb County, GA	$47,191	$67,516	$20,325
69	Alexandria, LA	$46,056	$66,269	$20,213
70	Lancaster, PA	$54,746	$74,942	$20,196
71	Springfield, MA	$52,157	$72,304	$20,147
72	Kingston, NY	$56,950	$76,884	$19,934
73	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	$79,937	$99,844	$19,907
74	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	$57,283	$77,067	$19,784
75	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$50,523	$70,252	$19,729
76	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$64,405	$84,097	$19,692
77	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$69,869	$89,544	$19,675
78	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$41,816	$61,479	$19,663
79	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$75,019	$94,677	$19,658
80	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$45,235	$64,714	$19,479
81	El Centro, CA	$42,710	$62,188	$19,478
82	Bangor, ME	$46,047	$65,457	$19,410
83	Columbus, GA-AL	$51,137	$70,503	$19,366
84	Flint, MI	$50,113	$69,438	$19,325
85	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$53,981	$73,254	$19,273
86	Warner Robins, GA	$47,744	$66,947	$19,203
87	Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$57,658	$76,818	$19,160
88	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC	$43,132	$62,270	$19,138
89	New Haven-Milford, CT	$63,997	$83,132	$19,135
90	Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX	$65,743	$84,662	$18,919
91	Redding, CA	$52,357	$71,272	$18,915
92	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$64,267	$83,116	$18,849
93	Anchorage, AK	$64,783	$83,578	$18,795
94	Naples-Marco Island, FL	$49,405	$68,124	$18,719
95	Worcester, MA-CT	$65,679	$84,313	$18,634
96	Utica-Rome, NY	$53,163	$71,751	$18,588
97	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$64,065	$82,641	$18,576
98	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL	$51,010	$69,447	$18,437
99	Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT	$70,287	$88,519	$18,232
100	Boulder, CO	$63,156	$81,275	$18,119
101	Toledo, OH	$53,266	$71,279	$18,013
102	Gainesville, FL	$44,558	$62,437	$17,879
103	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$66,732	$84,568	$17,836
104	Charleston, WV	$50,806	$68,524	$17,718
105	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$58,418	$76,123	$17,705
106	Columbus, OH	$60,969	$78,670	$17,701
107	Tulsa, OK	$52,070	$69,723	$17,653
108	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$71,363	$88,986	$17,623
109	Urban Honolulu, HI	$57,471	$75,057	$17,586
110	Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$51,866	$69,402	$17,536
111	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$64,579	$81,998	$17,419
112	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$63,684	$81,045	$17,361
113	Ann Arbor, MI	$59,222	$76,349	$17,127
114	Peoria, IL	$55,377	$72,484	$17,107
115	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$50,808	$67,804	$16,996
116	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$60,215	$77,206	$16,991
117	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$50,294	$67,233	$16,939
118	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$65,694	$82,553	$16,859
119	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$53,541	$70,378	$16,837
120	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$68,242	$85,040	$16,798
121	Salisbury, MD-DE	$55,757	$72,544	$16,787
122	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$66,415	$83,189	$16,774
123	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$54,161	$70,928	$16,767
124	Oklahoma City, OK	$51,529	$68,174	$16,645
125	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$61,447	$77,947	$16,500
126	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$54,515	$70,976	$16,461
127	Richmond, VA	$60,401	$76,819	$16,418
128	Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI	$58,137	$74,531	$16,394
129	Norwich-New London, CT	$68,024	$84,415	$16,391
130	St. Louis, MO-IL	$59,613	$75,992	$16,379
131	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$55,793	$72,077	$16,284
132	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$52,398	$68,617	$16,219
133	Binghamton, NY	$50,601	$66,817	$16,216
134	Jackson, MS	$45,588	$61,793	$16,205
135	Niles, MI	$52,354	$68,500	$16,146
136	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$47,768	$63,890	$16,122
137	Akron, OH	$60,200	$76,300	$16,100
138	Jacksonville, FL	$56,845	$72,911	$16,066
139	Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$59,134	$75,133	$15,999
140	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$61,895	$77,848	$15,953
141	Tyler, TX	$57,723	$73,674	$15,951
142	St. Cloud, MN	$52,436	$68,349	$15,913
143	Salem, OR	$57,556	$73,434	$15,878
144	Athens-Clarke County, GA	$47,895	$63,636	$15,741
145	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$53,728	$69,465	$15,737
146	Cedar Rapids, IA	$55,904	$71,579	$15,675
147	Greenville-Anderson, SC	$51,759	$67,358	$15,599
148	Billings, MT	$52,874	$68,441	$15,567
149	Asheville, NC	$45,608	$61,101	$15,493
150	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$56,123	$71,519	$15,396
151	Lynchburg, VA	$46,731	$62,075	$15,344
152	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$42,908	$58,209	$15,301
153	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$67,782	$83,081	$15,299
154	Terre Haute, IN	$52,497	$67,792	$15,295
155	Montgomery, AL	$48,530	$63,808	$15,278
156	Colorado Springs, CO	$59,496	$74,768	$15,272
157	Canton-Massillon, OH	$52,581	$67,752	$15,171
158	Winston-Salem, NC	$53,402	$68,546	$15,144
159	Bellingham, WA	$55,489	$70,603	$15,114
160	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$59,288	$74,350	$15,062
161	Dover, DE	$50,442	$65,472	$15,030
162	Ocala, FL	$40,841	$55,829	$14,988
163	Greenville, NC	$51,813	$66,695	$14,882
164	Portland-South Portland, ME	$56,943	$71,786	$14,843
165	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$53,907	$68,702	$14,795
166	Punta Gorda, FL	$46,963	$61,678	$14,715
167	Clarksville, TN-KY	$46,874	$61,482	$14,608
168	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$57,689	$72,148	$14,459
169	Lincoln, NE	$50,934	$65,387	$14,453
170	Champaign-Urbana, IL	$47,019	$61,468	$14,449
171	Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$57,468	$71,881	$14,413
172	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$63,006	$77,370	$14,364
173	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$53,692	$68,017	$14,325
174	Topeka, KS	$52,727	$67,014	$14,287
175	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA	$64,232	$78,400	$14,168
176	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$69,430	$83,527	$14,097
177	Greensboro-High Point, NC	$47,578	$61,668	$14,090
178	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$57,294	$71,349	$14,055
179	Janesville-Beloit, WI	$50,244	$64,295	$14,051
180	Muskegon, MI	$55,028	$69,015	$13,987
181	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$51,504	$65,285	$13,781
182	Bend, OR	$60,673	$74,439	$13,766
183	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$70,986	$84,675	$13,689
184	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$65,006	$78,572	$13,566
185	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$52,267	$65,750	$13,483
186	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$66,980	$80,319	$13,339
187	Evansville, IN-KY	$52,649	$65,951	$13,302
188	Syracuse, NY	$57,141	$70,371	$13,230
189	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$63,560	$76,740	$13,180
190	Auburn-Opelika, AL	$45,341	$58,474	$13,133
191	Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$54,838	$67,878	$13,040
192	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$63,429	$76,426	$12,997
193	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$60,471	$73,425	$12,954
194	Appleton, WI	$60,486	$73,420	$12,934
195	Pittsburgh, PA	$61,338	$74,209	$12,871
196	The Villages, FL	$37,559	$50,253	$12,694
197	Green Bay, WI	$56,205	$68,868	$12,663
198	Wilmington, NC	$52,174	$64,796	$12,622
199	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$59,236	$71,840	$12,604
200	Wausau-Weston, WI	$52,817	$65,415	$12,598
201	Las Cruces, NM	$46,097	$58,634	$12,537
202	Fort Collins, CO	$60,719	$73,141	$12,422
203	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$51,753	$64,083	$12,330
204	Erie, PA	$50,776	$63,004	$12,228
205	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$56,151	$68,375	$12,224
206	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$54,661	$66,814	$12,153
207	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$46,569	$58,680	$12,111
208	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$57,152	$69,183	$12,031
209	Reading, PA	$62,536	$74,557	$12,021
210	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$50,004	$61,987	$11,983
211	York-Hanover, PA	$64,368	$75,994	$11,626
212	Fayetteville, NC	$46,863	$58,453	$11,590
213	Madera, CA	$63,053	$74,602	$11,549
214	Spartanburg, SC	$50,253	$61,589	$11,336
215	Hattiesburg, MS	$44,785	$56,098	$11,313
216	Lubbock, TX	$57,574	$68,786	$11,212
217	Jackson, TN	$50,741	$61,885	$11,144
218	Savannah, GA	$51,828	$62,959	$11,131
219	Eau Claire, WI	$54,656	$65,680	$11,024
220	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$51,774	$62,664	$10,890
221	Port St. Lucie, FL	$50,437	$61,276	$10,839
222	Corpus Christi, TX	$56,773	$67,468	$10,695
223	Wichita, KS	$52,118	$62,791	$10,673
224	Roanoke, VA	$51,017	$61,473	$10,456
225	Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$56,152	$66,537	$10,385
226	Laredo, TX	$55,974	$66,346	$10,372
227	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$61,325	$71,656	$10,331
228	Rochester, NY	$56,438	$66,746	$10,308
229	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$50,451	$60,541	$10,090
230	Racine, WI	$64,438	$74,516	$10,078
231	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY	$74,545	$84,610	$10,065
232	Florence, SC	$52,171	$62,152	$9,981
233	Columbia, MO	$50,149	$60,040	$9,891
234	Columbia, SC	$50,829	$60,657	$9,828
235	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$50,987	$60,665	$9,678
236	Madison, WI	$63,829	$73,490	$9,661
237	Yuma, AZ	$45,819	$55,476	$9,657
238	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$51,259	$60,825	$9,566
239	Lexington-Fayette, KY	$51,761	$61,294	$9,533
240	Kansas City, MO-KS	$61,960	$71,415	$9,455
241	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$52,587	$61,989	$9,402
242	Johnson City, TN	$52,979	$62,348	$9,369
243	Decatur, AL	$56,396	$65,604	$9,208
244	Stockton, CA	$73,050	$82,217	$9,167
245	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$50,358	$59,258	$8,900
246	Yuba City, CA	$59,408	$68,235	$8,827
247	Morristown, TN	$44,011	$52,816	$8,805
247	Chico, CA	$53,638	$62,443	$8,805
249	Springfield, MO	$50,540	$59,249	$8,709
250	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$50,652	$59,048	$8,396
251	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$59,465	$67,826	$8,361
252	Homosassa Springs, FL	$52,009	$60,354	$8,345
253	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$74,517	$82,840	$8,323
254	Springfield, IL	$59,988	$68,282	$8,294
255	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$49,087	$57,105	$8,018
256	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$50,369	$58,314	$7,945
257	Sioux Falls, SD	$55,898	$63,798	$7,900
258	Tallahassee, FL	$49,521	$56,966	$7,445
259	Monroe, MI	$62,137	$69,392	$7,255
260	Iowa City, IA	$57,237	$64,417	$7,180
261	Greeley, CO	$61,829	$68,960	$7,131
262	Monroe, LA	$51,269	$58,347	$7,078
263	Barnstable Town, MA	$63,000	$69,871	$6,871
264	Abilene, TX	$50,513	$57,248	$6,735
265	Mobile, AL	$50,497	$56,679	$6,182
266	Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA	$53,597	$59,597	$6,000
267	Bowling Green, KY	$50,214	$55,643	$5,429
268	Grand Junction, CO	$58,888	$64,212	$5,324
269	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$49,002	$54,251	$5,249
270	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$59,714	$64,867	$5,153
271	Panama City, FL	$55,479	$60,478	$4,999
272	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$52,323	$57,313	$4,990
273	Baton Rouge, LA	$61,598	$65,680	$4,082
274	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$73,109	$76,733	$3,624
275	Longview, TX	$53,360	$56,541	$3,181
276	Bloomington, IL	$72,333	$74,754	$2,421
277	College Station-Bryan, TX	$51,688	$54,061	$2,373
278	Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$49,760	$51,710	$1,950
279	Jefferson City, MO	$53,172	$54,348	$1,176
280	Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$57,160	$56,643	-$517
281	Tuscaloosa, AL	$60,255	$57,459	-$2,796