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A master's degree can open doors to certain career fields and lead to career advancement and higher salaries. Careers like teachers, counselors, professors, nurses, and therapists often require a master's degree. Those with a master's degree may be eligible for managerial or administrative roles and certain licenses. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, occupations requiring a master's degree have median salaries ranging from $74,680 for speech pathologists to over $100,000 for nurse practitioners and education administrators. Earning a master's degree can also increase salary potential within a field compared to having just a bachelor's degree. Ultimately, a master's degree can help advance careers and earnings but the extent depends on the specific field and path

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Video Transcript Achievements With A Master's Degree: Find The Perfect School

A master's degree can open doors to certain career fields and lead to career advancement and higher salaries. Careers like teachers, counselors, professors, nurses, and therapists often require a master's degree. Those with a master's degree may be eligible for managerial or administrative roles and certain licenses. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, occupations requiring a master's degree have median salaries ranging from $74,680 for speech pathologists to over $100,000 for nurse practitioners and education administrators. Earning a master's degree can also increase salary potential within a field compared to having just a bachelor's degree. Ultimately, a master's degree can help advance careers and earnings but the extent depends on the specific field and path

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Achievements with a Master's Degree
Individuals may be interested in earning a master's degree in order to advance
their career or earn a greater salary. We will discuss some fields in which earning
a master's degree may be helpful, some career advancement opportunities, and the
types of salaries individuals with master's degrees could earn.

A master's degree can open many career doors, including certain career fields,
advancement opportunities, and higher salaries. Careers that may require a
master's degree include special education teacher, counselor, college professor,
advanced practice nurse, school administrator, occupational therapist, and speech-
language pathologist.

Career Advancement Opportunities


Advancement opportunities can include moving into managerial or administrative
positions and obtaining licensure and certification. For example, according to the
BLS, school principals working in a public setting can be licensed as school
administrators. Most states require a master's degree to obtain this designation.

Salary Information
According to U.S. News & World Report, workers with master's degrees generally
earn higher salaries than workers with less education. A sample of median salaries
for careers that require a master's degree, as provided by the BLS in May 2016,
indicates that nurse practitioners made $100,910 annually, education
administrators made $92,510, occupational therapists made $81,910, physician
assistants made $101,480, and speech-language pathologists made $74,680.

Master's Degree Salary Comparisons


PayScale.com lists the highest paying jobs for master's grads in a 2016-2017
report. As an example, all chemical engineers made a median salary of $72,829.
However, those with a master's degree made a range between $73,100 and
$125,000. Likewise, the median salary of an average nurse anesthetist, $135,925,
is below the range of one with a master's degree from $140,000 to $156,000. The
same can be said of electrical engineers, who made $72,602 compared to a
master's range of $79,900 to $127,000.

To conclude, earning a master's degree can help individuals advance their career
and earning potential, though the level of advancement they will be able to
achieve will depend heavily on the specific field and career path.

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