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Re: Master's Plus 30
Posted by Have you really considered the cost? on 6/27/08
On 6/26/08, Al wrote:
> I'm about at the end of Master's program. I wanted to get
> a Ph.D or Master's plus 30 but I've been kind of afraid
> because I heard horror stories about people who get those
> degrees sometimes have trouble getting jobs because:
>
> 1. It's more expensive to hire them; it's cheaper to hire
> someone with just a Master's that can do the same job more
> than sufficiently.
>
> 2. A lot of job opportunities that come with getting a
> Ph.D can also come with just a Master's, except being a
> college professor (but then again, it seems like 80% of
> the professors that I had, all had Master's degrees
>
> I've heard a whole host of things like this. So, I'm just
> wondering before I decide. I mean hey, if getting a
> Master's plus 30 or Ph.D = more trouble than it's worth,
> then I'll just keep just a Master's. But I just was
> thinking about getting one just to have one, and I could
> be the first in my family to have a Ph.D or so.
>
> Thanks,
> Al
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Master's Plus 30, 6/26/08, by Al.
- Re: Master's Plus 30, 6/27/08, by Have you really considered the cost? .
- Re: Master's Plus 30, 7/06/08, by Kel/IL/2nd.
- Re: Master's Plus 30, 7/11/08, by Kath/IL/3rd.
- Re: Master's Plus 30, 7/19/08, by Jody.
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