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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My masters immediately tripled my salary compared to my bachelors. Both from state flagships (different states). 7 years later and my salary has tripled from that first post-grad job and I work about half as hard.

Flagship school #1 was $12k/year and my scholarships brought it down to about $4k. I worked to pay for rent and living expenses. My dad was able to contribute about $12k over the 4 years, leaving me with $4k in loans. I paid that off in the 3 years after graduation, before starting grad school. I finished grad school with no debt because I had an assistantship and paid the fees in cash each semester. I am one of the few millennials I know that was relatively free of student debt, but only because I prioritized making that a reality for myself.

I hope my kids go to trade school and get started in their careers years before I did. I’ve had to play catch up in getting retirement savings started since I was in school until I was 26. My first company did not match for 401(k) and second company offers no retirement planning at all, so it’s been something I’m actively managing and working on. [/quote]

What was your masters in and what industry did you end up working in?[/quote]

BSBA Marketing
3 years working in casino marketing 
MS Agricultural Economics
5 years in business development/commercial management of an agricultural investment firm (3 positions there)
2 years in international trade advisement helping foreign agribusinesses enter the US market

Best advice I have is to only get your masters if it’s going to be in something niche and prove your domain expertise upon graduating. I had 3 pieces of research in peer reviewed journals when I graduated. It made me an easy sell. [/quote]

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