Types of Online Master’s Degrees – GRANTS AND RESOURCES

Types of Online Master's Degrees

An online master’s degree can add thousands in annual income and hundreds of thousands of dollars over a lifetime of earnings. Students can choose fields that hold high interest and growth potential. While these degrees take longer to earn, they are a requirement for many jobs in academic sectors and much in demand in healthcare and public sectors.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT WITH A GRADUATE OR MASTERS:

The average salary of employees with a master’s is about $33,500.
The average cost to get a master’s degree online is $29,000. However, you must have a bachelor’s already to attend most masters programs.
The time to completion is usually four years for your bachelor’s, plus two years for the master’s, or six years
The average lifetime earnings with a master’s are $2.70 million.
The average salary for master’s degree Grads is $62,000 per year.

The most popular academic degrees that are the most familiar to people in the United States are the M.A., M.F.A. and M.S. Read more below to learn about the different 2 year master’s degree types that are available.

MASTER'S DEGREE ABBREVIATIONS:

(M.A.) – Master of Arts
(M.Acc. or M.Acy.) – Master of Accounting
(M.Arch.) – Master of Architecture
(M.Aqua.) – Master of Aquaculture
(M.A.Ed.) – Master of Arts in Education
(M.A.L.S. or M.L.S.) – Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
(M.A.S.) – Master of Advanced Study
(M.A.Sc. or M.A.S.) – Master of Applied Science
(M.A.T.) – Master of Arts in Teaching
(M.Bus.) – Master of Business
(M.B.A.) – Master of Business Administration
(M.B.I.) – Master of Business Informatics
(M.Chem.) – Master of Chemistry
(M.Com. or M.Comm.) – Master of Commerce
(M.Crim.) – Master of Criminology
(M.C.A.) – Master of Computer Applications
(M.C.D.) – Master of Communication Disorders
(M.C.F.) – Master of Computational Finance
(M.C.J.) – Master of Criminal Justice
(M.C.P.) – Master of City Planning
(M.C.S.) – Master of Computer Science
(M.C.T.) – Master of Creative Technologies
(M.Des. or M.Design) – Master of Design
(M.E.) – Master of Engineering
(M.Econ.) – Master of Economics
(M.Ed. or Ed.M.) – Master of Education
(M.Ent.) – Master of Enterprise
(M.E.M.) – Master of Engineering Management
(M.Fin.) – Master of Finance
(M.Fstry.) – Master of Forestry
(M.F.A.) – Master of Fine Arts
(M.F.E.) – Master of Financial Economics
(M.H.) – Master of Humanities
(M.H.A.) – Master of Health Administration
(M.H.S.) – Master of Health Science
(M.I.Aff.) – Master of International Affairs
(M.I.B.) – Master of International Business
(M.I.L.R.) – Master of Industrial and Labor Relations
(M.I.S.) – Master of International Studies
(M.I.S.M. or M.S.I.M) – Master of Information System Management
(M.I.T.) – Master of Information Technology
(M.L.A.) – Master of Liberal Arts
(M.L.Arch.) – Master of Landscape Architecture
(M.L.I.S.) – Master of Library and Information Studies
(M.Litt.) – Master of Letters (Magister Litterarum)
(M.M.) – Master of Management
(M.Math.) – Master of Mathematics
(M.Mus. or M.M.) – Master of Music
(M.M.F.) – Master of Mathematical Finance
(M.O.T.) – Master of Occupational Therapy
(M.P.S.) – Master of Political Science
(M.Phil.) – Master of Philosophy
(M.Phys.) – Master of Physics
(M.P.A.) – Master of Public Administration
(M.P.Aff.) – Master of Public Affairs
(M.P.H.) – Master of Public Health
(M.P.M.) – Master of Public Management
(M.P.P.) – Master of Public Policy
(M.P.S.) – Master of Professional Studies
(M.Poli.Sci. or M.P.S.) – Master of Political Science
(M.Q.F.) – Master of Quantitative Finance
(M.R. or M.Sc.R.) – Master of Research
(M.R.E.D.) – Master of Real Estate Development
(M.S. or M.Sc.) – Master of Science
(M.S.C.J.) – Master of Science in Criminal Justice
(M.S.C.S.) – Master of Science in Computer Science
(M.S.Chem.) – Master of Science. in Chemistry
(M.S.E.) – Master of Science in Engineering
(M.S.Ed.) – Master of Science in Education
(M.S.Fin.) – Master of Science in Finance
(M.S.F.S.) – Master of Science in Forensic Science
(M.S.H.R.D or H.R.D.) – Master of Science in Human Resource Development
(M.S.I.S.) – Master of Science in Information Systems
(M.S.I.T or M.Sc.I.T.) – Master of Science in Information Technology
(M.S.L.) – Master of Studies in Leadership
(M.S.M.) – Master of Science in Management
(M.S.M.I.S. or M.S.I.S.M- Master of Science in Information Systems Management
(M.S.M.Sci.) – Master of Science in Marine Science
(M.S.Met.) – Master of Science in Metallurgical Engineering
(M.S.P.M.) – Master of Science in Project Management
(M.S.S.C.M or S.C.M.) – Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
(M.S.Sc.) – Master of Social Science
(M.S.T.) – Master of Science in Teaching
(M.St.) – Master of Studies
(M.Sw.E) – Master of Software Engineering
(M.S.W.) – Master of Social Work