The top 10 worst and best master's degrees for jobs in 2016

Traditional wisdom suggests that the more degrees you have, the higher your salary will be.

However, there has been a rise of low-wage jobs among highly educated workers.

While getting a master's degree no longer guarantees a good paycheque, or a job at all, there are still some degrees that offer promising prospects. On the flip side, there are some diplomas that may not be the greatest investment of your time.

Forbes has compiled the top 10 best and worst of these master's degrees. The rankings account for factors such as pay growth from early to mid-career, job satisfaction, stress, meaning derived from work, as well as the project employment growth of the jobs associated with the degree, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Scroll through the gallery to see which made the list.

All figures are shown in U.S. dollars.