Average earning increase after obtaining a graduate degree in the U.S. 2013

Published by Statista Research Department, 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.

Average earning increase after obtaining a graduate degree in the United States in 2013, by major group

CharacteristicEarnings 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%
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May 2015

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2013

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25-59 years

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