Best Graduate Degrees For Jobs In 2016
By Steph Tortogo | Mar 23, 2016 09:43 AM EDT
Here are the best graduate degrees for jobs this year according to Fortune.
1.Master's, Biostatistics
Median Salary: $105,900
Projected Growth in Jobs by 2024: 23%
Percentage Who are Highly Satisfied: 85%
Low Stress: 57%
An innovative field, Biostatistics involves the design, analysis and interpretation of data for studies in terms of public health and medicine. Experts of the field evaluate and apply mathematical and statistical formulas to the factors that affect the health.
2. Master's, Statistics
Median Salary: $113,700
Projected Growth in Jobs by 2024: 16.4%
Percentage Who are Highly Satisfied: 75%
Low Stress: 57%
Statistics deals with the study of the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation and organization of certain data.
3. Ph.D., Computer Science
Median Salary: $147,400
Projected Growth in Jobs by 2024: 12%
Percentage Who are Highly Satisfied: 77%
Low Stress: 45%
Computer scientists specialize in computational systems.
4. Ph.D., Economics
Median Salary: $125,800
Projected Growth in Jobs by 2024: 11.3%
Percentage Who are Highly Satisfied: 88%
Low Stress: 59%
Economics is the social science that describes certain factors which affect the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.
5. Master's, Applied Mathematics
Median Salary: $124,900
Projected Growth in Jobs by 2024: 12.7%
Percentage Who are Highly Satisfied:71%
Low Stress: 49%
Applied Mathematics is a branch of Mathematics that deals with mathematical methods which can also be useful in science, engineering, business, computer science and industry.
6. Ph.D., Pharmacy
Median Salary: $126,000
Projected Growth in Jobs by 2024: 13.8%
Percentage Who are Highly Satisfied: 81%
Low Stress: 32%
Pharmacy is the study that deals with the science and techniques of preparing and dispensing drugs. It is a health profession that ensures the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs.
7. Ph.D., Mathematics
Median Salary: $106,600
Projected Growth in Jobs by 2024: 13.7%
Percentage Who are Highly Satisfied: 72%
Low Stress: 53%
Mathematics is the study of numbers, structure, space and change.
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