Most Employable Grad Degrees?

[neurophile]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm looking into graduate degrees, and am curious to know which graduate degrees (I'm in undergrad) have the highest employability potential. 

 

Thank you!

[kimchipapa]

Which area of study would you be pursuing? Hard to know without the field you want to end up in... I think for Bio/Medical Science, one that I frequently see as having high demand is Biostatistics. I can't really speak for other fields.

[TheApiarist]

Biostatistics and Epidemiology are safe choices

[neurophile]

How are MPH and Msc in Neuroscience for employability? 

[kimchipapa]

I would say MPH is much higher than an MSc in Neuroscience. I think the latter would likely lead to the traditional academia route unless you were thinking of something like computational neuroscience or areas that may have a higher potential for commercialization.

 

In any of these fields there are always going to be jobs... technically. Employability is contingent on many other things such as if you are willing to relocate, your salary expectations, if you are actually good at what you do, etc. 

[shikimate]

Pathologist assistance program at UWO. All grads have found employment so far where starting salary is very competitive at around 70-80K*.

 

* as with any other job, if you are very restricted in geography and type of work, you'll face more challenges. Not all grads have found their "ideal" job.

[forensicmed]

caveat about PA program: tuition is over 21,000$/yr - former grad

[relaxingbath]

Just to confuse matters, PAs (physician Assistant) 2 year program close to 100% employment rate at the moment. Something to consider?

[Unsure_med]

You won't have a problem finding work with a graduate degree in clinical/counselling psychology. 

[neurophile]

I would say MPH is much higher than an MSc in Neuroscience. I think the latter would likely lead to the traditional academia route unless you were thinking of something like computational neuroscience or areas that may have a higher potential for commercialization.

 

In any of these fields there are always going to be jobs... technically. Employability is contingent on many other things such as if you are willing to relocate, your salary expectations, if you are actually good at what you do, etc. 

 

When you say the traditional academia route do you mean a PhD, or are there are options in academia with an Msc?

 

 

Pathologist assistance program at UWO. All grads have found employment so far where starting salary is very competitive at around 70-80K*.

 

* as with any other job, if you are very restricted in geography and type of work, you'll face more challenges. Not all grads have found their "ideal" job.

 

 

That's cool! I did not know that was a degree. I'm going to look into it. 

 

You won't have a problem finding work with a graduate degree in clinical/counselling psychology. 

 

 

Completely agree! Based on a lot of exposure to the field I know a career in counselling or clinical psych is not for me. 

 

Just to confuse matters, PAs (physician Assistant) 2 year program close to 100% employment rate at the moment. Something to consider?

 

 

For the moment, I don't see myself pursuing PA, but I have strongly considered it in the past. I think it's a great option. I was wondering more about the employability of grad degrees since I've heard employability really varies based on the degree. 

[Anti_Dentite]

I don't know if you would consider it a graduate degree in the traditional sense but I'm thinking it's probably an MBA.

[GH0ST]

Which area of study would you be pursuing? Hard to know without the field you want to end up in... I think for Bio/Medical Science, one that I frequently see as having high demand is Biostatistics. I can't really speak for other fields.

 

**DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL**

 

=D

 

- G

[neurophile]

I don't know if you would consider it a graduate degree in the traditional sense but I'm thinking it's probably an MBA.

 

 

You are most likely right! 

[MountainAmoeba]

Physical therapists make more money, so do nurses. I wouldn't consider 70-80k excellent (not bad of course), but it sure won't make it easy saving for a house or retirement.

 

 

 

Pathologist assistance program at UWO. All grads have found employment so far where starting salary is very competitive at around 70-80K*.

 

* as with any other job, if you are very restricted in geography and type of work, you'll face more challenges. Not all grads have found their "ideal" job.

[forensicmed]

Just to provide a more realistic salary quote for PathAssist if anyones interested (for further details feel free to DM me)

 

I started at 40$/hour the range is up to 55$/hour in a Canadian hospital based practice which is way higher than Physio/OT/nursing/Audiologist/allied health hospital position.

 

You can also easily transition to the States out of the Western University program for even more cash hence the high tuition. 

 

Physical therapists make more money, so do nurses. I wouldn't consider 70-80k excellent (not bad of course), but it sure won't make it easy saving for a house or retirement.


 

[forensicmed]

Oh and I was hired in my dream location before I even graduated. Huge need for this work.

[Olaf]

How are MPH and Msc in Neuroscience for employability?

I have an MSc in neuroscience and haven't looked TOO much into job opportunities (as medicine was my first choice) but I don't think there's that many well-paying career options with just an MSc. Most obvious would be working in research so as a research assistant (which is what I've been doing the past year), research coordinator, etc. Maybe you could get a job in the pharmaceutical industry. I'm sure there are other options but many people with an MSc in neuroscience continue on to another degree, often a PhD.

[neurophile]

I have an MSc in neuroscience and haven't looked TOO much into job opportunities (as medicine was my first choice) but I don't think there's that many well-paying career options with just an MSc. Most obvious would be working in research so as a research assistant (which is what I've been doing the past year), research coordinator, etc. Maybe you could get a job in the pharmaceutical industry. I'm sure there are other options but many people with an MSc in neuroscience continue on to another degree, often a PhD.

 

 

Thanks for your reply! Yes, I had a feeling the majority go on to do a Phd, and that work is mostly in research.   

[insomnias]

Neuroscience is basically biology, but specialised. So you can get most bio jobs. Consider biotech/biopharma consulting as well. Science writing/communication is also an option, as is teaching (though that requires you to do a BEd--UNB has 1yr BEd's iirc, and employability might be good up north). But as someone working towards a cotutelle MSc in neuro, I'll probably end up doing an MPH in biostats if med doesn't work out haha.

[W0lfgang]

Physician assistant

[Ginsy]

On 5/3/2017 at 0:00 PM, Unsure_med said:

You won't have a problem finding work with a graduate degree in clinical/counselling psychology. 

Hi! May I ask why you believe this? As someone considering this as an option in the future I have done some research and it occasionally suggests that clinicians in this field are either (a) having trouble finding stable employment, or (b) are severely underpaid.