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pain management Doctor’s Degrees

Earnings of pain management Majors With Doctor’s Degrees (All Award Levels)

The U.S. Department of Education reports a median salary for graduates with adoctor’s degree in pain management of $166,630 four years after graduation. These figures are reported program-wide, across all award levels.

However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years of experience you have.

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$160,729
4 years	$166,630
5 years	$197,894

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker (program-wide, all award levels).}

Student Debt (All Award Levels)

The data on debt ranges for pain management majors who have their doctor’s degree is not currently available.

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors similar to pain management that also offer doctor’s degrees.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Science/Scientist	1,047
Clinical and Translational Science	79
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies, Other	33
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain	4
Tropical Medicine	—

References

The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.