[header] How to find the most profitable master's degrees [title] Look up websites that rank master's degrees by earning potential. [step] There are many resources on the web for finding high paying master's degrees. Three good sources are payscale.com, forbes.com, and u.s. news and world report. 
The collective wisdom of these sites gives a standard list of the top five high-paying master's degrees. [substeps] Nurse anesthetist comes in first with an average starting salary of $140 , 000 and a mid-career average salary of $156 , 000.