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tinue to experience increases in unemploy- ment, while the “underemployment rate” rose to 20.3 percent in March. Experts sug- gest a nascent rebound from the recession has begun but emphasize the path to eco- nomic recovery will be a marathon, not a sprint. A gloomy employment outlook can be particularly daunting for recent college graduates. Where once a bachelor’s degree represented a ticket to a desirable job with an enviable starting salary, now the volume of qualified candidates vying for the same positions means students increasingly turn to specialized graduate degrees as a sure track for career success. Nowhere is this truer than in the booming healthcare industry. The consistently reliable job security that a healthcare career provides isn’t exactly news. Historically, employ- ment in the healthcare professions has re- mained stable or even thrived despite eco- nomic downturns. In March, the U.S. Department of Labor reported healthcare grew “more than any other industry,” citing 280,000 new healthcare jobs created in the past year. Moreover, 3.2 million additional jobs are projected during the next decade. As technology advances and our knowledge of health and wellness deepens, so does our un- derstanding not only of the best practices in treatment but also better techniques for pre- vention.
Advanced degrees in health and medical
science fields are becoming more sought af- ter by students and healthcare practitioners alike who crave the intellectual challenges, human interaction and leadership opportuni- ties the healthcare industry abundantly of- fers.
Seton Hall University’s School of Health
and Medical Sciences has experienced a steady rise in admissions applications. “Our numbers are up nearly 49 percent on average for our six specialty programs, with occupa- tional therapy alone seeing a 106 percent spike in applicants this year,” Deborah Verd-
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ith the latest national jobless numbers near all-time highs, many states con-
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