This statistic shows the average increases in income that were earned by students in the United States in 2013 after obtaining a graduate degree in their respective majors. With a graduate degree the average income of a biology and life science major increased by 63.3 percent as compared to when they only held a bachelor's degree.
Average earning increase after obtaining a graduate degree in the United States in 2013, by major group
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Center on Education and the Workforce. (May 7, 2015). Average earning increase after obtaining a graduate degree in the United States in 2013, by major group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/226005/average-earning-increase-after-obtaining-a-graduate-degree-by-major-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "Average earning increase after obtaining a graduate degree in the United States in 2013, by major group." Chart. May 7, 2015. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226005/average-earning-increase-after-obtaining-a-graduate-degree-by-major-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce. (2015). Average earning increase after obtaining a graduate degree in the United States in 2013, by major group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226005/average-earning-increase-after-obtaining-a-graduate-degree-by-major-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "Average Earning Increase after Obtaining a Graduate Degree in The United States in 2013, by Major Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226005/average-earning-increase-after-obtaining-a-graduate-degree-by-major-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce, Average earning increase after obtaining a graduate degree in the United States in 2013, by major group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226005/average-earning-increase-after-obtaining-a-graduate-degree-by-major-in-the-us/ (last visited January 23, 2021)