Careers that need an advanced degree
Seven hundred and thirty-one careers where a graduate or doctoral credential is the standard entry path, careers where a master's, doctoral or professional credential is the standard entry path, including medicine, law, academic research and senior specialist roles. Each card below carries the typical preparation path, the salary range from entry to senior level, and a short read on what the work actually involves day to day. You are looking at page 3 of 15 for careers that need an advanced degree.
731 careers in Careers that need an advanced degree, page 3 of 15
CEO - Media / Entertainment Company
Bachelor's degree (MBA common) · $380,000
Leads a media, entertainment, or content company, overseeing content strategy, distribution, talent relations, digital…
CEO - Media / Publishing Company
Bachelor's degree (MBA/Journalism common) · $280,000
Leads a media or publishing company, overseeing content strategy, digital transformation, advertising revenue,…
CEO - Mining / Natural Resources Company
Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Geology (MBA common) · $350,000
Leads a mining or natural resources company, overseeing extraction operations, environmental compliance, community…
CEO - Nonprofit Organization
Bachelor's degree (MPA/MBA common) · $135,000
Leads a nonprofit organization, driving mission fulfillment, fundraising strategy, board relations, program…
CEO - Pharmaceutical / Biotech
Advanced degree (PhD/MD/MBA common) · $500,000
Leads a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company, overseeing drug development pipeline, regulatory approvals,…
CEO - Pharmaceutical / Biotech Company
PhD/MD (MBA common dual degree) · $450,000
Leads a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company, overseeing drug development pipeline, clinical trials, FDA approvals,…
CEO - Professional Services Firm
Bachelor's degree (MBA/advanced degree common) · $300,000
Leads a professional services firm (consulting, engineering, staffing), managing client relationships, talent…
CEO - Real Estate / Property Development
Bachelor's degree (MBA/Real Estate MS common) · $350,000
Leads a real estate development or property management company, overseeing acquisitions, development projects, asset…
CEO - Retail / E-Commerce
Bachelor's degree (MBA common) · $320,000
Leads a retail or e-commerce company, overseeing omnichannel strategy, merchandising, supply chain, customer…
CEO - Retail / E-Commerce Company
Bachelor's degree (MBA common) · $300,000
Leads a retail or e-commerce company, overseeing omnichannel strategy, merchandising, supply chain, customer…
CEO - Sports Betting / iGaming Company
Bachelor's degree (MBA/CS common) · $300,000
Leads a sports betting or online gaming company, overseeing product development, licensing, responsible gaming, and…
CEO - Telecommunications Company
Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Business (MBA common) · $380,000
Leads a telecommunications company, overseeing network infrastructure, spectrum management, customer operations, and…
CEO - Transportation / Logistics Company
Bachelor's degree (MBA/MS in Logistics common) · $280,000
Leads a transportation or logistics company, overseeing fleet operations, supply chain solutions, safety, regulatory…
CFD Engineer (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
Master's degree (Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering; PhD common) · $115,000
Simulates fluid flow, heat transfer, and combustion phenomena using computational methods to optimize designs in…
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Master's Degree · $86,220
Teach courses pertaining to the chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may…
Chief AI Officer (CAIO)
Master's or Doctoral Degree · $78,420
Develops and oversees the organization's artificial intelligence strategy, ensuring AI integration across all business…
Chief Communications Officer (CCO) / Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Bachelor's degree (MA in Communications common) · $210,000
Leads all internal and external communications, public relations, corporate affairs, government relations, and…
Chief Communications Officer (CCO) / Chief Public Affairs Officer
Bachelor's degree (MA in Communications/PR common) · $210,000
Leads an organization's communications and public affairs strategy, overseeing media relations, internal…
Chief Compliance Officer (CCO-Compliance)
Bachelor's degree (JD common in regulated industries) · $200,000
Ensures the organization complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies, managing compliance…
Chief Content Officer (CCO)
Master's Degree · $250,000
The Chief Content Officer (CCO) leads an organization's overall content strategy, overseeing its creation,…
Chief Creative Officer
Bachelor's Degree · $180,000
Leads the creative vision and strategy for a company, overseeing all creative output, including advertising, branding,…
Chief Data Officer (CDO)
Master's degree (Data Science/CS/MBA) · $235,000
Leads the organization's data strategy, governance, and analytics capabilities, ensuring data quality, compliance, and…
Chief Design Officer (CDO)
Bachelor's degree (Design; MBA/MFA valued) · $280,000
Serves as the top design executive in an organization, setting design vision and strategy at the C-suite level,…
Chief Digital Officer (CDO-Digital)
Bachelor's degree (MBA/MS in Digital/CS common) · $230,000
Leads digital transformation initiatives, overseeing the adoption of digital technologies, e-commerce, digital…
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Master's or Doctoral Degree · $36,670
Leads organizational strategies to foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging across the workforce.
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer (CDEIO)
Master's degree (HR/Organizational Psychology/Law common) · $200,000
Leads an organization's diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy, overseeing DEI programs, workforce analytics,…
Chief Ethics / Compliance Officer
Juris Doctor (JD) or Master's degree · $230,000
Leads an organization's ethics and compliance program, overseeing regulatory compliance, anti-corruption, whistleblower…
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Private / Mid-Market Company
Bachelor's degree (MBA common) · $350,000
Leads a privately held mid-market company, driving growth strategy, managing operations, building culture, and working…
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Public Company
Bachelor's degree (MBA common) · $250,000
Leads a publicly traded corporation, setting strategic direction, managing the executive team, representing the company…
Chief Executives
Master's Degree · $206,420
Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations…
Chief Experience Officer (CXO)
Bachelor's degree (MBA/Design Thinking common) · $220,000
Leads an organization's customer and employee experience strategy, overseeing journey mapping, service design,…
Chief Experience Officer (CXO) / Chief Customer Officer
Bachelor's degree (MBA common) · $210,000
Leads the end-to-end customer experience strategy, ensuring seamless interactions across all touchpoints and driving…
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Bachelor's degree (MBA/CPA common) · $270,000
Leads all financial functions of an organization including financial planning, accounting, treasury, investor…
Chief Growth Officer (CGO)
Bachelor's degree (MBA common) · $250,000
Leads an organization's growth strategy across marketing, sales, product, and partnerships, overseeing revenue…
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
Master's Degree · $350,000
Lead the entire human resources function as a member of the C-suite, developing and executing the people strategy that…
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Bachelor's degree in CS/IT (MBA/MS common) · $245,000
Leads the information technology strategy and operations for an organization, overseeing IT infrastructure, digital…
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Bachelor's degree (MS preferred, CISSP required) · $310,000
C-suite executive responsible for the organization's information security strategy, risk management, compliance, and…
Chief Innovation Officer
Master's Degree · $200,000
Leads the development and implementation of an organization's innovation strategy, fostering a culture of creativity…
Chief Insights Officer / VP of Research & Insights
Master's or MBA; Ph.D. advantageous · $185,000
Leads the entire research and insights function for an organization, setting strategic research agendas, building…
Chief Investment Officer (CIO)
Master's Degree · $350,000
Directs an organization's investment strategies, manages portfolios, and oversees financial growth initiatives.…
Chief Learning Officer (CLO)
Master's Degree · $180,000
Strategically leads and oversees all learning and development initiatives within an organization, aligning talent…
Chief Legal Officer (CLO) / General Counsel
Juris Doctor (JD) · $260,000
Serves as the top legal advisor to the organization, managing legal risk, corporate governance, regulatory compliance,…
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Bachelor's degree (MBA common) · $220,000
Leads the marketing organization, setting brand strategy, overseeing demand generation, product marketing,…
Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO)
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $280,000
Leads the strategic planning, development, and implementation of clinical information systems to optimize healthcare…
Chief Medical Officer (CMO-Medical)
MD/DO (MBA/MPH common) · $380,000
Serves as the top physician executive in a healthcare organization, overseeing clinical quality, patient safety,…
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) / VP of Nursing
MSN/DNP (MBA valued) · $200,000
Leads the nursing organization in a hospital or health system, overseeing nursing practice, staffing, education,…
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Bachelor's degree (MBA common) · $295,000
Oversees day-to-day operations of an organization, translating the CEO's strategic vision into operational execution,…
Chief Operating Officer (Nonprofit)
Master's Degree · $110,000
Oversee daily administrative and operational functions, including programs, human resources, finance, and IT, to ensure…
Chief People Officer
Master's Degree · $349,900
A Chief People Officer is a senior executive responsible for all people-related matters within an organization. This…
Chief People Officer (CPO-People) / Chief Talent Officer
Bachelor's degree (MBA/MS in OD common) · $220,000
Leads the people and talent strategy with a modern, employee-experience-focused approach, overseeing culture, employer…