Thinking of upgrading your bachelor’s degree with a master’s degree? Going back to school can seem daunting or a waste of time for workers already facing busy schedules. But for some occupations, having a master’s degree is well worth the time and effort thanks to the boost in salary it can result in. Check out 10 jobs that are 10 jobs that are worth mastering, according to CareerBliss.
Business Manager
For a business manager with a bachelor’s degree, the average salary is $62,723.68. But workers in this occupation could see the biggest salary gains from receiving a master’s degree by an average of 22.02% a year.
Web Designer
A master’s degree can definitely be a career booster for web designers; it can bump the average salary by 21.21%.
Database Administrator
Database administrators can do very well with a bachelor’s degree and bring home an average annual salary of $79,133.73. But if you add a master’s degree to the equation it can really pay off and increase a salary to an average of $96,028.15 a year.
Managing Partner
The average salary for a managing partner with a bachelor’s degree is a hefty $111,530.87 a year. But a managing partner with a master’s degree can bring home a 20.15% increase.
Marketing Director
A master’s degree can boost the average salary for a marketing director by 19.95%.
Program Director
A program director can do well with a bachelor’s degree by taking in an average salary of $72,349.01; a master’s degree can boost that by 19.22%.
Financial Advisor
Financial advisors can certainly see that a 19.21% increase in their average salary by getting a master’s degree makes it a very good return on their investment.
Graphic Designer
The average salary for a graphic designer with a bachelor’s degree is $42,545.52, but a master’s degree is worth considering since it can boost the average salary by 18.90%. (Adobe)
General Manager
For the general managers out there considering a master’s degree, you could potentially see an average increase of 17.92% with one. (Reuters)
Staff Software Engineer
Software engineers with a bachelor’s degree make an average salary of $79,104.09 a year, but with a master’s degree, they can see an average increase of 17.57%.