Workforce demand is accelerating in fields that combine technical knowledge with real-world application. Healthcare and legal professions will continue to face shortages; business roles require more specialization. Meanwhile, organizations across industries increasingly rely on data, cybersecurity and analytics to operate, compete and grow in tomorrow’s workplace.

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Success in this ever-changing environment requires transformational education that prepares students for the unknown and where the job marketplace is headed. Here are some degrees at ASU that do just that and signal to employers that you’re not keeping up with change — you’re leading it.

Jobs forecast

1.98 million: Jobs to be added to health care and social assistance from 2024 to 2034

60%: Of employers expect broadening digital access, including AI, to transform their businesses by 2030

30%: Of working hours in the U.S. expected to be exposed to automation by AI by 2030

14,000: Nursing jobs unfilled in Arizona in 2025

124,200: Openings for accountants and auditors are projected each year from 2024 to 2034

Data scientists: Among the fastest-growing occupations from 2024 to 2034

13% growth: In forensic professions between 2024 and 2034, vs. average of 3.1%

2 lawyers: Per 1,000 residents served Arizona in 2024

Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ASU, McKinsey Global Institute and The American Bar Association

Some of the programs that will get you there

  • Accelerated BSN clinical nursing program in 12 months
  • BS or MS in forensic science
  • MS in organizational leadership
  • AI degrees across the university, an MS in artificial intelligence in business
  • ASU Law JD, part time and online; highest-ranked U.S. law school offering a JD part time and online
  • 4+1 accelerated programs that allow students to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years
  • MS in business analytics
  • MS in information systems management
  • MS in computer science (cybersecurity)
  • MS in program evolution and data analytics
  • MS in public health technology

Learn more at degrees.asu.edu.