Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
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| M.A. in English Lit (left a PhD program early). I really enjoyed getting the degree, just realized that I didn't like the state of the profession and the job market. Didn't cost me anything to get, I learned a lot, and had a great time. Totally worth it to me personally, and it really helped develop my writing skills, which has definitely come in handy in my career. |
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What do you do in nursing that this is the case? I'm a nurse as are most of my friends and many of us have master's degrees and many work as NPs and none of us have had this happen. In fact, those in teaching (and some of the NPs) took pay cuts. |
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Same here. |
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| M.Sc. in computer science. Helped me get into management quickly. |
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| I have a master of social work from a very reputable school with a top ranked program. It was expensive $80K, but I think it was worth it. I would have never received my current position without my degree or school. It took me almost 10 years to pay off those loans, but in my opinion, education is worth it. I am a GS-14/$100K plus salary and otherwise, with my degree, I'd probably be making $35-50K and most positions in my field require both a master's degree and licensing. |
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What did you end up doing? |
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| As an academic in sociology, I had to have a PhD. Later as a non-academic in research for a government contractor, a PhD is still important. I think it depends on your field but I know I would have made far less and have had far less authority with only a Bachelor's. A Master's is better but for some companies you need to have a PhD. |
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| I have a MA in History and an MLS (Master of Library Science). The MLS is pretty much required to work as a professional librarian, and the MA is a big bonus in my sub-field of academic libraries. Thank goodness I had a gradaute assistantship to pay almost all of my tuition, since this is definitely not a high salary field! |
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| Social Work. You can't get licensed without it - and most of the jobs (aside from policy jobs) require a license. So, yes, it was worth it. |
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MS in geography. Didn't pay for it (fellowship and research assistantship) and it got me into a government job at a higher GS level. I also didn't like my undergrad major, so it allowed me to go into a different field that I love.
Absolutely worth it. |
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May I ask which school? |
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| I have a PhD in economics. In this town, it buys you access to a lot of secure jobs, but getting the degree takes so long that it isn't a clear no-brainer to get one. |
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| MS Agriculture and Extension Education. Love my job and couldn't have it without the degree. Completely worth it. |
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Masters in International Affairs, with a concentration in a particular region. Yes, it was worth it... ONLY because it allowed me to get an internship that led to a job. I would never have been able to get the job from the outside, because they hire VERY few people, and mostly just those from the intern program.
Other than that, the degree was useless. |