Best Graduate Degrees For Jobs In 2016

By Steph Tortogo | Mar 23, 2016 09:43 AM EDT

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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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