My Master's vs DH's job

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

NP - in my part of the STEM world, having a graduate degree is pretty much required to be in the game, so OP's goals ring true to me. At my organization, we wouldn't even look at a resume for most positions if the applicant didn't at least have a masters.

Yes, DH and my brother agree that a PhD can definitely push you to a new level in a STEM career, but didn't feel that a masters alone would really give much of a boost.

Masters in statistics can be helpful both formally and substantively depending on the coursework.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

NP - in my part of the STEM world, having a graduate degree is pretty much required to be in the game, so OP's goals ring true to me. At my organization, we wouldn't even look at a resume for most positions if the applicant didn't at least have a masters.

Yes, DH and my brother agree that a PhD can definitely push you to a new level in a STEM career, but didn't feel that a masters alone would really give much of a boost.

That depends on the area of concentration and how smart one is.