This statistic shows the lowest average increases in income that were earned after obtaining a graduate degree in the respective fields. In the United States in 2009 students who obtained a graduate degree in Atmospheric Science and Meteorolgy could only expect a 1 percent increase in income as compared to if they only held a bachelor's degree.
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