The Best And Worst Master's Degrees For Jobs

Getting a master’s in library and information science, English, music, or education can be extremely gratifying but pricy. Median mid-career median pay for all those degrees is under $63,000, and employment for them isn’t expected to grow significantly over the next few years.

Library and information science degree-holders bring in $57,600 mid-career, on average. Common jobs for them are school librarian, library director and reference librarian, and there are expected to be just 8.5% more of them by 2020. The low pay rank and estimated growth rank make library and information science the worst master’s degree for jobs right now.

» via Forbes

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  1. p2thelizzle reblogged this from infoneer-pulse
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  3. abearfoot reblogged this from whineandbeer and added:
    At least English students know it’s incorrect to say, “makes under x amount.” Of course, I hold an MPA. What the hell do...
  4. italox reblogged this from aubergeen and added:
    “best and worst” judged only by how much you’ll make and how employable you are? yeah, because knowledge and...
  5. nerdylikearockstar reblogged this from thepinakes and added:
    I have yet to meet an MLS grad who thinks they’re going to be rich. Obviously Forbes is using a particular criteria (the...
  6. nagromthewicked reblogged this from thepinakes
  7. oh-theplacesyoullgo reblogged this from whineandbeer and added:
    Awwww, meow :(
  8. undercovershelf reblogged this from megzam and added:
    This is long, so I’m throwing my two cents in at the top because I’m a wishing well like that. And I encourage any other...
  9. megzam reblogged this from thepinakes and added:
    Let me say this about that: First of all, job prospects: hands up if you went to library school and, in at least one...
  10. eush reblogged this from whineandbeer and added:
    I have a master’s in fucking classics* trying to get work in a country that doesn’t even know what classics is and where...
  11. junk-pile reblogged this from thepinakes and added:
    I also thought Forbes’ priorities were kind of ridiculous. What about job satisfaction? Is it really always about money?...
  12. archivalintegrity reblogged this from whineandbeer and added:
    Ditto to everything said above. I WISH I was making $57k a year. That’s over double what I make right now. The sad thing...
  13. whineandbeer reblogged this from suitcaseheart and added:
    Yeah, what Jenna said. I have the same Master’s degree as she does (holla!) and I’m on a downward salary trajectory...
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