Anonymous
Post 03/25/2014 17:11     Subject: Re:Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
M.A. in English, and nope.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2014 16:57     Subject: Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
Am a research scientist...have a job that requires a PhD. Make good money doing something I enjoy. Probably have 50% more with PhD than with just BA/BS
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2014 16:48     Subject: Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
Anonymous wrote:M. Ed. Yes, as it directly increased my salary as a public school teacher and the classes were necessary to get the teaching endorsement I wanted.


Same case for me!
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2014 16:35     Subject: Re:Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
Yes, in international affairs (specifically area studies focused on one region). Was absolutely worth getting the degree--even though in some ways it was a bit of a dilettante's degree (i.e. random classes in political science, foreign languages, etc. with no real depth in any subject). It has opened doors for me in an extremely competitive job market that I would never had had access to with just a BA. That being said, I was very lucky with financial aid and so didn't add significantly to my student loans. That is definitely not the case for most MA students.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2014 16:11     Subject: Re:Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
Journalism was useless. Switched to a field that required a license.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2014 16:02     Subject: Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
Yes, in social work. Opened a lot of doors for me professionally - more job opportunities at a higher pay rate. Totally worth it.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2014 15:44     Subject: Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
Journalism - yes, but because of the connections and help with job placement.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2014 15:37     Subject: Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
Public Policy - helped me get my foot in the door, and taught me a lot of things that I would have had to learn over time otherwise.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2014 15:31     Subject: Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
Women's Studies + Public Policy. I loved going back to school for this. I'm not sure it helped directly with salary, but it certainly taught me how to approach issues from different perspectives, helpful now that I'm a consultant.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2014 15:26     Subject: Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
MSN. Like another PP stated, tripled my salary.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2014 15:13     Subject: Re:Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
Nursing; tripled my salary. My husband has an MBA that did nothing. Not sure why work even paid for it as it seemed to benefit no one.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2014 15:11     Subject: Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
International Relations. Economics would have been better.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2014 15:08     Subject: Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
Journalism. Nope, not even back then and definitely not now.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2014 15:04     Subject: Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
M. Ed. Yes, as it directly increased my salary as a public school teacher and the classes were necessary to get the teaching endorsement I wanted.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2014 14:55     Subject: Do you have a graduate degree not in business or law?
Was it worth getting?