What Masters degrees do well? (school, master's, program, graduate)
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I am on track to graduate with a degree in Finance spring of 2015.
I have plans on attending Grad school afterwards and I am looking into which programs would do well. My long term goal is to get a job with the Federal Government. I met with some folks at a college in the DC area about a Masters Degree in Applied Economics, MS in Finance or Public Administration. Would any of these degrees be worth anything? What about graduate certificates? Thanks in Advance.
I think you would be much better off getting a few years of professional experience before jumping back into school. Grad school is a massive investment of time and money, so enrolling in a program without knowing much about the field, its prospects or if you are interested in working in that field is almost always a bad idea. Go work for a few years, figure out who you are and what you like and then go back to school.
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I think you would be much better off getting a few years of professional experience before jumping back into school. Grad school is a massive investment of time and money, so enrolling in a program without knowing much about the field, its prospects or if you are interested in working in that field is almost always a bad idea. Go work for a few years, figure out who you are and what you like and then go back to school.
I think you would be much better off getting a few years of professional experience before jumping back into school. Grad school is a massive investment of time and money, so enrolling in a program without knowing much about the field, its prospects or if you are interested in working in that field is almost always a bad idea. Go work for a few years, figure out who you are and what you like and then go back to school.
Easier said than done. Getting relevant experience can be very difficult, even if you're willing to work for free. Have you noticed how many internships are pretty much reserved for grad students these days?
^^I don't know much about internships in finance, but I'm pretty sure there aren't many jobs in finance that don't require a master's. I do have some family members who work in the finance field, so know a little bit about it.
^^I don't know much about internships in finance, but I'm pretty sure there aren't many jobs in finance that don't require a master's. I do have some family members who work in the finance field, so know a little bit about it.
This might be a regional thing because there are plenty of finance jobs in NYC that don't require a graduate degree. Entry-level analyst positions are still competitive (as are most jobs in NY), but there are many of them.
Maybe you should ask people who are working in the field you want to go into. I did not take the decision to go to grad school lightly (fought against it actually) but it was the only way to do what I wanted to do AND to not have to compete with 20 something's for entry level positions (since I'm a bit older).
You are going to have to do some research.
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