Baum, SandySteele, Patricia2019-12-192019-12-192018-02-16http://hdl.handle.net/10919/96046Many people enroll in graduate and professional degree programs to advance their careers and increase their earnings. On average, advanced degrees are valuable in the labor market, but students pursuing a graduate or professional degree still face considerable uncertainty. This report explores employment and earnings outcomes among advanced degree recipients. Examining these outcomes across degree, occupational, and demographic categories paints a nuanced picture of the payoffs of graduate and professional education.application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationaleducation, higher--government policylabor marketsocial mobilityeducational credentialsReporthttps://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/96526/after_graduate_and_professional_school_1.pdf