Is it worth it for college grads to pursue a master's degree? 

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Thanks for your advice. I highly agree with you.

What kind of work do you do ?

Maybe if you have a bachelors in History or Art? This is not true for STEM degrees.

Please know that the video does not conclude that it is useless to take masters. It's just that it is not useful for everyone. If it is useful for you, awesome! A lot of people can graduate with bachelors and get a good paying job due to their skills, not the "bachelor degree" itself. So the video is emphasizing on "what do you actually learn while taking post graduates" instead of "what job can I get with a paper that says I graduated with a masters degree". Cos rn sadly, most education are "scam". They are ultimately a business. So their focus is just like other businesses: Generate profits, increase shareholder wealth. Some forgot to really do their job to educate students because of this (although not all education is like this ofc). So make sure you find a place that still remembers their role to educate! Im currently taking a bachelors degree and I venture through lots of different internships on different, yet somewhat related fields. Im also taking projects that is abit further away from what the university has taught me. Only after doing this I realize that the bachelor's degree only teaches me theoretical stuff, which at the end of the day, is frankly kinda useless. I learn all the practical skills through projects and internships that usually results from my own search and exploration. To conclude, education is just a tool for you to try and drive yourself to learn new, useful skills, creating a "toolbox" for your future. Education, in itself, is not the toolbox. *Note Im not trying to bad mouth my university. My university has lots of these kinds of opportunities to learn and develop skills, including a 1 semester compulsory internship. So it's actually pretty good. It's just that if I just follow its normal curriculum without embracing these opportunities, I think I would have wasted 80% of my bachelors degree. But again, they only present you with the opportunity. You need to further search and explore that opportunity yourself.

@@Jeremiahking101 Depends on what STEM. In the machine learning field, less than 25% of the jobs are held by those with a bachelors. The vast majority are PhD or Masters. This is in part why I'm getting my masters.

@@Jeremiahking101it’s also difficult to get a bio R&D with a bachelors in bio, I would assume it’s the same in chemistry

I have a bachelors in speech pathology. I went to grad school. I got a 4.0 in classes but I couldn’t pass my clinicals, so I was never able to become a speech pathology and I’ve been in poverty since then

@@BlessingsfromBridget I'm so sorry to hear that!! By "clinicals," are you referring to clinical practicum or the Praxis exam?

@@jaiharry7053 My clinical internships

I never took the Praxis

Doing an English Linguistics BA. I'm thinking of getting into a MA programme, but...

Aren’t MBAs hella easy

@@andy_182 Business degrees are ranked among the very easiest degrees. I suppose that's why people whom have totally different undergrad or professional degrees (e.g. Nurses; Engineers) so casually decide to acquire an MBA when they want to become managers in their respective organizations. And we are talking about a degree (MBA) that is so much more prestigious (and so much more rigorous!) than UNDERgraduate degrees in business. Trust me! Students with undergrad degrees in business do not so casually decide to get the more rigorous graduate degrees (Math; Physics; Statistics, etc...) with no prior knowledge of the subject on a 'whim'. It just goes to show you how much tougher such STEM disciplines are than business studies!

@scholarlyanalyst it depends on the business degree. If it is a subject that teaching more qualitative skills like marketing or management, then yes the degree is easy. But if it is something more quantitative such as accounting or business analysis, then it can be quite difficult. My undergrad is in accounting, and let me tell you it is NO walk in the park. It’s essentially math for business. Not easy. So to say all business degrees are easy is not true, however you are not wrong for many business degrees

@bcnicholas123 What sounds harder to your "ears"? 1. Certified Public Accountant or 2. Masters Degree in Statistics?

I use to work at a bank and someone that worked the same position as me had an mba, I just had an associates.

@@scholarlyanalyst7700 How is sounds in irrelevant. The money it makes is the only thing that matters. It is a potential investment, though not a guarantee.

Something to consider in response to your perspective, I worked full time and did not take out student loans for my graduate program. Also, nearly all of my peers have a graduate degree, that matters b/c one wants to be competitive in the marketplace. Thirdly, graduate degrees are part of your salary calculation. Lastly, in order to specialize (e. g. Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Public Health, Pharmacy, etc.) that requires a graduate degree.

Not true at all, i got my masters and im making 300k a year, i bought a home and almost paid off my student debt (i still owe 11k out of 100k),,,im still quite young and my job is quite cushy...i work from home and my future looks better than not having a degree and worrying about inflation and how im going to afford food for my kids. School isnt for everyone but if you know what you want, education is the way

Astute analysis, sir

What masters

Transportation too, that's the second biggest cost Americans will have in life. We need more public transportation and biking infrastructure.

That's the only way I'd be getting a masters, I'm not paying all that money for it.

@Awoke Awoke not in the seventies. I took the degrees not knowing that Reagan was going to make them worthless in the 80s.

@@ronaldharding3927 What is your Master's degree in?

@@mathematicaleconomist4943 I hold an undergraduate degree in mathematics and a graduate degree in theology.

@@ronaldharding3927 It seems most companies don't respect undergraduate degrees in mathematics - at least not by itself. However, the finance and insurance fields have much more respect for math degrees. I am sure you've already explored those avenues with no luck?

@@mathematicaleconomist4943 I'm 70 years old, have had two heart attacks and can't work anymore. I have to resign myself to live on the $1300/mo.

Thanks for sharing. I share those same sentiments.

In my experience the credits are more expensive, at my college about double.

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This reporter's findings does not reflect my experience or the way things work in my industry.

I have a buddy who did a BS in biochemistry. Published a couple papers in u undergrad and did research since freshmen year. His resume was good enough to get an entry level job out of college. He didn’t need a masters. And his experience more than paid for the requirements. The issue is that companies will nickel and dime you, even with a master, and will come up with excuses to pay you less or not hire you over a candidate if you stand up and say, this is my fair wage…and the other dude even tho he sucks will take whatever. But they pay what they get, so….I guess it depends on your networking and overall vibe. I had no issues and I did research as an undergrad and find it okay and unnecessary to spend on a masters. Might as well do a PhD. A PhD program also does not require a masters.

@@AlexZ-lc6nl I am currently applying for doctoral program for 2023 admission. Also, I have a masters degree which I DID NOT pay for with student loans, I worked full time and used employer tuition assistance and paid the remainder out of pocket. I will not use student loans. All of my peers have graduate degrees. Personally, even if I was a great employee as you described your friend is, I would want to have comparable credentials to my peers. I REALLY enjoy my field and want to continue to study and advance in my subject area.

@@AlexZ-lc6nl I also did research from junior year all through graduate school. Presented numerous presentations all over the United States and have a huge network. I was even told numerous times my resume on LinkedIn was impressive yet never got offered a job. The environmental field did not work for me so I went into transportation.

@@anaroman1499 I am so sorry this was your experience. Shortly after seeing the BUSINESS that education is in the United States now more than before, I realized a cost/benefit analysis was worth my time more than hoping on gaining diplomas on the wall...that collect dust while I frantically search for a job that does not pay in return to the initial investment. I am at least hoping you found a place where you at least now feel the gains from your investment. For some things, school truly is-overrated. cheers.

LMFAOOO I’m sorry this was funny😭

Damn😂

30 years? What a sister. Brother's just leeching out of her

How did you finish a bachelor's degree in 2 1/2 years? And what type of work pays 350k?

@@kensmith2796 How? 1) Tested out of a few classes. 2) Taking 18-22 units a semester. 3) Also took a full workload during the summer. What do I do now? VP of I.T. at a large investment company. Note: I had zero personal life while I going to school.

@@ericinla65 Sounds like you know how to BS your way through the tech industry. I know many people like that, but if you get a STEM degree from a top tier university, you will spend 80 hours a week just to get a C taking 16 credits a semester. Just depends what you go into, but CS classes are no joke. There were a few classes that I spent over 30 hours a week on to get an A or even a B.

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They're talking about grad school not law school.

@@hashiramasenju6058 law school is grad school 😂

Yeah it’s called forever school. Was going to do the same thing too (I’m currently graduating with a bachelor in finance ) and I’ve looked at things and I’m realising I’m going to need money more than anything else, so I’m considering starting a business, oddly enough, I feel I have better chances with starting a business as compared to getting a job.

@@sisandasibanda3306 I own a business. You're better off on your own.

That's what they're doing here in the UK, and in the Netherlands.

It isnt free, someone had to pay for that. You will be up to your eyeballs in taxes in those countries

@@sew_gal7340 does "not getting charged a single cent for higher education" sound better to you?

@@Ma-id1nl yes it is more honest

But it isn't free.

@@sew_gal7340 People like to think it's harder, but the reality is, people in France pay on average less taxes than in the US, and they have free healthcare and free college education. The difference is the wealthy pay taxes, where as in the US, once you make over a certain amount, there's loopholes for you to avoid taxes, like orange man, who says not paying taxes "makes me smart". I pay around 35% taxes to make a wage that HUD calls "in poverty", while in France, the average person pays around 30% in taxes.

Depends what that "senior engineer" wants to do. I'm working on my masters now because the AI field requires it. Less than 25% of the jobs are held by bachelor degree holders.

@@heyaisdabomb thats a fair example but most i see get masters like mba or engin managament. Or systems engineering none of these i can see value in

I guess that depends on the person. For many absolutely but not for me. I mean there’s no way around if I wanna be a physicist and do research on some quantum theory.