Careers: Master's degree
40 occupations requiring master's degree, sorted by median salary.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Anesthetists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $223,210 |
| 2 | Computer and Information Research Scientists Computer and Mathematical Occupations | $140,910 |
| 3 | Political Scientists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $139,380 |
| 4 | Physician Assistants Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $133,260 |
| 5 | Nurse Practitioners Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $129,210 |
| 6 | Nurse Midwives Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $128,790 |
| 7 | Mathematicians Computer and Mathematical Occupations | $121,680 |
| 8 | Psychologists, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $117,580 |
| 9 | Economists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $115,440 |
| 10 | Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $113,730 |
| 11 | Industrial-Organizational Psychologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $109,840 |
| 12 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Management Occupations | $104,070 |
| 13 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary Management Occupations | $103,960 |
| 14 | Statisticians Computer and Mathematical Occupations | $103,300 |
| 15 | Sociologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $101,690 |
| 16 | Genetic Counselors Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $98,910 |
| 17 | Occupational Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $98,340 |
| 18 | Speech-Language Pathologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $95,410 |
| 19 | School Psychologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $86,930 |
| 20 | Epidemiologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $83,980 |
| 21 | Urban and Regional Planners Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $83,720 |
| 22 | Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $80,190 |
| 23 | Orthotists and Prosthetists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $78,310 |
| 24 | Acupuncturists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $78,140 |
| 25 | Instructional Coordinators Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $74,720 |
| 26 | Historians Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $74,050 |
| 27 | Healthcare Social Workers Community and Social Service Occupations | $68,090 |
| 28 | Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Community and Social Service Occupations | $65,140 |
| 29 | Anthropologists and Archeologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $64,910 |
| 30 | Librarians and Media Collections Specialists Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $64,320 |
| 31 | Marriage and Family Therapists Community and Social Service Occupations | $63,780 |
| 32 | Survey Researchers Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $63,380 |
| 33 | Curators Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $61,770 |
| 34 | Archivists Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $61,570 |
| 35 | Athletic Trainers Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $60,250 |
| 36 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Community and Social Service Occupations | $60,060 |
| 37 | Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Community and Social Service Occupations | $59,190 |
| 38 | Farm and Home Management Educators Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $58,120 |
| 39 | Counselors, All Other Community and Social Service Occupations | $49,830 |
| 40 | Rehabilitation Counselors Community and Social Service Occupations | $46,110 |