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How Can the GRE Exam Lift the Career Graph?

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Securing a seat in Harvard, or MIT for a master’s degree is a goal for many candidates, and GRE paces up the selection process in these globally top universities. GRE score is a deciding factor for selection in the graduate courses in these universities and naturally, GRE helps to uplift the career of a test-taker. Lets us know how GRE helps in boosting up the career graph of the students. 

GRE For Own Business Setup and Diverse Career Options

It is no wonder that with the advancement in the technological and managerial fields, innumerable candidates, from a young age have an advanced thinking process that results in ‘starting their own company’. By Clearing GRE a test-taker can secure a place in the topmost B-schools where they can learn marketing, finance, accounting, and more for own business.

Not only business but candidates after studying MBA by clearing GRE can also have diverse career options to select. We all know MBA is one of the major requirement for a good-salaried job nowadays. Around 1300 B-schools around the world accepts GRE score and completing MBA from any prestigious universities by showing the high GRE score happens to be an advantage in terms of getting a job. 

So, GRE undoubtedly has a share in uplifting the career graph of the candidates. 

Impact on Earnings

Below you will find the direct contrast between the salaries after bachelor's and after pursuing an MBA as studied by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Bachelors vs Masters Salary Camparsion

Well, this just shows the starting salary of the candidates after completing a bachelor's and after completing an MBA. work experience of the candidates happens to be an added advantage here. 

GRE test for Career in Engineering

There is no such industry where an engineer’s job is not celebrated. Without an engineer, a company will go haywire – they’re the ones handling the technology, communications, transportation, infrastructure, electricity and so many more. Monster.com had the electrical engineer job role as the highest paying one in the list of top 10 best-paying master’s degree list.

The evolution towards a greener economy will witness a great boost in the electrical engineers as a solar-power industry will again elevate, according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics. For a huge number of undergraduate and graduate engineering courses, GRE is accepted. In case, the candidates want to complete their engineering course from a good university and thereby have an outstanding career, cracking GRE is mandatory. 

Impact on Earnings

Electrical engineers, according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics are reported to earn the following. This states that an average of $900 per month with an advanced degree is, therefore, noticed.

GRAD Median Annual Wage

A GRE general test enables the candidates to modify their answers by skipping and going back to change the answers.

GRE for Biostatistics

The American Statistical Association describes biostatistics as the process of incorporating statistical techniques to scientific research in health-related fields like medicine, epidemiology and public health. Biostatisticians are instrumental in structuring predictions from data summaries. They inspect clinical data utilizing statistical approaches by aiding in bio-statistical consultation. Presently, it is a booming job-field, and candidates with a high GRE score can pursue their studies on biostatistics from different colleges holding good rank. 

Impact on Earnings

Candidates with advanced degrees and masters or Ph.D. can pursue their career in government, industrial as well as academic sectors. According to the Bureau of Labour Statistics mentioned that there can be a rise in earnings by 27% from 2012 – 2022. The reason behind this is, more and more industries are using statistical data to develop the business, healthcare, and policy decisions.

GRE for Psychology

Psychology is generally associated with the mental health sphere, which leads to designations like guidance counselors, rehabilitation specialists, or child protection workers. Apart from these, candidates with a degree in psychology can get the positions of HR manager, Market Researcher, Employee Trainer, Development Specialist, Drug and alcohol specialist, Parole Officer, and more. For pursuing psychology courses of graduate-level from the globally top universities, GRE score plays a vital role. 

Impacts on Earning

National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) states that with a master’s degree the candidates will have a higher inclination of securing a lavish salary.

Master and bachelor Average Salary Comparison

More Enrolment of Graduate Students

A very noticeable fact about the GRE exam is, there has been a boost in the graduate enrolment especially in the underrepresented minority groups. The underneath data will show that:

The first-time enrolment of Underrepresented Minority Groups is developing
Hispanics/Latinos 7.6%
Black/African Americans 6.6%
Asians/Pacific Islanders 4.6%
American Indian/Alaskan Natives 3.4%

So, this definitely shows how important it is to crack GRE for a better career for the candidates in the present day scenario. That’s why it is important to prepare for GRE with utmost seriousness and practice more to get qualified to study their preferred courses in the top universities. 

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.

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