Master’s degree programs surge at nation’s colleges and universities (bachelors, masters degree)

[phoenixmike11]

Master’s degree programs surge at nation’s colleges and universities - The Washington Post

Interesting trend in higher education.

[ForkInTheRoad]

College is becoming an expensive adult daycare for many.

[Mr. Zero]

When everyone has a bachelors degree, a masters degree is one way to stand out. I went back to school twice for graduate school, and after each program I was able to take on much more interesting positions with MUCH higher salaries than I had before.

[Blackscorpion]

It was a good article to read and I am in the same position, do I get a MPA or a Masters in Education?

[Charles]

Another angle I read about is lots of unemployment puts people into a position to seek higher education while they are unemployed.

[GiantRutgersfan]

A lot of people are going for Masters degrees with no work experience now.


Not sure it is going to pay off for them.

[dazeddude8]

Originally Posted by GiantRutgersfan

A lot of people are going for Masters degrees with no work experience now.


Not sure it is going to pay off for them.

This, you hear the same thing about people going for MBA's with no prior work expereince.

[ruckerz]

The big money is coming up with a degree that's beyond a PhD/MD... I guarantee college/universities already have a curriculum planned when the B.S. / B.A. mill goes dry...

[Blackscorpion]

Originally Posted by ruckerz

The big money is coming up with a degree that's beyond a PhD/MD... I guarantee college/universities already have a curriculum planned when the B.S. / B.A. mill goes dry...

Yeah..it will be a PHDBS! lol

[curtisc83]

I doubt they will make anything beyond a PhD. But they already have made something between a Masters and PhD. That's what a Ed.S degree is. Just make more flavors of it.

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