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Average earning increase after obtaining a graduate degree in the U.S. 2013
Average earning increase after obtaining a graduate degree in the U.S. 2013
Average earning increase after obtaining a graduate degree in the United States in 2013, by major group
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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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| Earnings increase by percentage | |
|---|---|
| Biology and Life Science | 63.3% |
| Physical Sciences | 50% |
| Social Science | 44.6% |
| Humanities and Liberal Arts | 34.2% |
| Psychology and Social Work | 33.3% |
| Business | 33.3% |
| Education | 33.3% |
| Law and Public Policy | 33.1% |
| Agricultural and Natural Resources | 32.9% |
| Health | 29.2% |
| All Majors | 28.4% |
| Computers, statistics, and mathematics | 25.6% |
| Communications and journalism | 25.5% |
| Industrial Arts, Consumer Services and recreation | 25.4% |
| Architecture and engineering | 25% |
| Arts | 22.9% |
| Earnings increase by percentage | |
|---|---|
| Biology and Life Science | 63.3% |
| Physical Sciences | 50% |
| Social Science | 44.6% |
| Humanities and Liberal Arts | 34.2% |
| Psychology and Social Work | 33.3% |
| Business | 33.3% |
| Education | 33.3% |
| Law and Public Policy | 33.1% |
| Agricultural and Natural Resources | 32.9% |
| Health | 29.2% |
| All Majors | 28.4% |
| Computers, statistics, and mathematics | 25.6% |
| Communications and journalism | 25.5% |
| Industrial Arts, Consumer Services and recreation | 25.4% |
| Architecture and engineering | 25% |
| Arts | 22.9% |
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
May 7, 2015
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.
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- May 2015
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2013
- Age group
- 25-59 years
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2013
- Age group
- 25-59 years
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