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So what do you think about a masters in communication? What can you do with it? I do not want to do anything news or journalism related. I will soon have a bachelor's in management, and I work in sales. I see that it entails classes in negotiation and persuasion and it intrigued me.
Honestly, in this day and age, unless you are in a field where this is simply a prerequsite for you to move up the food chain within a job that you already have, I wouldn't recommend it.
If you're into negotiation and persuasion, law school probably seems like the most viable option, but given the bubble with that, it may also be a dead end chocie.
Another option might be a 'Conflict and Negotiation' masters may work (again I'm not exactly sure how attractive this is as a stand-alone degree without actual experience). Columbia Univ for example offers the program.
The most practical option with flexibility and some value might be a public policy masters with a conflict and negotiation sub field attached to it.
Why do you want to do a masters in communication? What kind of career do you want to have?
Your career path should dictate whether you need graduate school level education.
That said a communication masters can get you into public relations, or other positions within large corporations but you still will have to start at the bottom.
Im currently getting my masters right now. I dont suggest doing so until you have a job in a related field or at least at a corporation you're interested in working for. Experience trumps education on all fronts, take it from someone going to grad school. Employers still want to see 5+ years on your resume. They will look at that first, before anything else (including GPA, advanced degrees, certification etc).
The ONLY exception is if the company you are working for is willing to pay/reimburse you for classes related to your position. Then I think its flat out stupid not to.
I am a lead mattress sales specialist (4 years now, but will be 5 1/2 when I finish my bachelor's), but I do not like working with the general public or the hours. Besides selling to customers, I work pretty closely with the mattress buyer doing pricing and product selection. I had a job doing corporate collections before this. I liked working with other companies. I would really like to be a merchandise buyer. That's why I mentioned the negotiation. I would consider being a rep for a company that sold to buyers instead of retail sales.
Something else I want to have in my back pocket in case I find myself in the same position with no hope in five years from now is teaching community college. A master's would let me teach if a job came open.
Do you think I should look at an MBA instead? Keep in mind that I want to keep to a local program in Mississippi. I'm not a fan of profit schools and I'm not moving.
So what do you think about a masters in communication? What can you do with it? I do not want to do anything news or journalism related. I will soon have a bachelor's in management, and I work in sales. I see that it entails classes in negotiation and persuasion and it intrigued me.
Do it if you're personally interested, but it will very likely be worthless from a financial return standpoint.
What can you do with an MA in Communication? Go onto a PHD. An MA is an academic degree to provide you with specialized education in order to prepare you for a terminal degree.
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