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AI specialist roles have grown 176 percent, and professionals with AI skills earn a 56 percent wage premium. But is a master’s in AI worth the investment? This guide breaks down salary outcomes, career paths, admissions requirements, and job market data to help you decide. It also compares the degree with bootcamps and certifications, covers when it may not pay off, and explores how Pace’s MS in AI prepares graduates through research, faculty mentorship, and NYC industry access.

Pace University College of Health Professions faculty members Erica L. Gollub and Marie Lourdes Charles are advancing global health equity through research on the PrEP dapivirine ring, a discreet HIV prevention tool designed to expand choice and autonomy for young women.

Pace University professor Zhan Zhang, PhD, received a Best Paper Award for innovative AI research in health informatics.

Jennifer Winter, NP, a women's health nurse practitioner and doctoral student at Pace University's College of Health Professions, is using short social media-style videos to close a persistent gap in STI knowledge among young females, a population she has treated in clinical practice for more than two decades.

Judge Malaika N. Scott-McLaughlin ’09, a Civil Court Judge for the City of New York, was no stranger to the legal world growing up. As the daughter of Professor Randolph McLaughlin, a renowned civil rights attorney and longtime member of the faculty at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, she spent a lot of time observing him in the classroom teaching and in practice advocating.

Reconnect with your student and experience the best of Pace this October—from campus events and athletics to Broadway shows and local adventures in Westchester and New York City.

In the University’s fiscal year 2026, the generosity of the Pace Community set new records, advanced vital opportunities for student and faculty excellence, and reaffirmed the enduring strength of the Pace mission.

Christen Cooper, EdD, RDN, chair and founding director of Pace’s MS in Nutrition and Dietetics program, is advancing a compassionate, interdisciplinary approach to care—exploring how trauma-informed nutrition can support survivors of human trafficking and prepare future dietitians to recognize, respond, and help heal.

Pace University President Marvin Krislov pens a Forbes column examining why mentions of artificial intelligence drew boos at some commencement ceremonies this spring. President Krislov suggests that the reaction reflects broader anxieties about the future of work, economic uncertainty, and the rapid pace of technological change, while emphasizing the importance of preparing students to engage thoughtfully with AI rather than fear it.