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Article: Continuing education: Kristan Murray boosts her income by earning a master's degree.(Wealth For Life)
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- Black Enterprise
- Article date:
- August 1, 2009
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Principle No. 2
I will maximize my income potential through education and training
NO ONE KNOWS BETTER THAN KRISTAN MURRAY that a graduate degree can equal a higher salary. A recent study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that master's degree recipients earn about $13,000 more in wages per year than those who hold a bachelor's degree alone. When the 29-year-old went back to school, she positioned herself to increase her earnings and broaden her career options.
Murray graduated from Columbia College in Columbia, South Carolina, in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in biology and looked forward to starting a ...