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Second bachelor's degrees are a bad idea for motivated people 99% of the time. Op is right to seek a masters. Masters program will often allow you to take only the parts of the undergrad needed as prerequisite, so you get the masters in fewer classes than a brand new bachelor's. Keep in mind masters if 1/4 of the classes of a bachelor's. So even if you take a lot of leveling classes the masters is faster.
Second bachelor's degrees are a bad idea for motivated people 99% of the time. Op is right to seek a masters. Masters program will often allow you to take only the parts of the undergrad needed as prerequisite, so you get the masters in fewer classes than a brand new bachelor's. Keep in mind masters if 1/4 of the classes of a bachelor's. So even if you take a lot of leveling classes the masters is faster.
Can't generalize that much with a Masters. Masters in what is important. Example, you can't get into a decent engineering Masters if you don't have the basic undergrad to do engineering.
Can't generalize that much with a Masters. Masters in what is important. Example, you can't get into a decent engineering Masters if you don't have the basic undergrad to do engineering.
This is true. You need the prerequisite undergraduate classes. There is no way around that, but with an actual bachelor's you may end up having to take other classes that aren't related to engineering because of school general requirements. Many schools, but not all, will let you take just the engineering undergrad classes as non-degree seeking student then you apply for the masters. It might mean finishing in 2/3 the time with a masters that it would take to get the bachelors.
This is of course true only for people with some form of bachelor's usually. However, if I had a business degree I wouldn't go for engineering I don't think, but I don't know alot about engineering. I would go comp sci, information systems, statistics, accounting, economic, ie something that cross pollinates alot with the corporate world.
That's what I'm facing right now with my bachelor's degree. The paper isn't enough, and neither are my prior job experiences. So I'm at a loss of what to do or where to go to provide some stability and get the ball rolling on jobs I could start a career on.
Correct, a piece of paper in Business Management is not going to be enough and neither will a Masters if you ARE looking to be in a management role. That's something that needs to be learned on the job and is typically a role you grow into with a company. The paper might get you in the door, but you will still need to work your way up. The only thing that comes to mind is you might have the skills to start your own business of some sort, but again you need more than the piece of paper to get started, you'll also need capital.
When you started college and picked that major, what was your career plan/goal? What did you actually want to do as a career? That's what you need to ask yourself!
Have you considered the MLIS - Master of Library and Information Science? Sure, I'm biased, but it really is a useful and interesting degree! I had a lot of fun in graduate school, and came out fully armed for a professional library job. Since it's the basic requirement for any public librarian position, you really can get a job straight out of school, then work your way up (to management or different fields of librarianship) if you so desire. I would strongly recommend an internship along the way, though.
FYI: It literally doesn't matter what BA/BS you have, as MLIS programs are open to all... some require taking the GRE, while others just have a minimum GPA requirement. And if your undergraduate degree is in business management, you're perfectly set up to become a library manager one day. They actually make good money.
Have you considered the MLIS - Master of Library and Information Science? Sure, I'm biased, but it really is a useful and interesting degree! I had a lot of fun in graduate school, and came out fully armed for a professional library job. Since it's the basic requirement for any public librarian position, you really can get a job straight out of school, then work your way up (to management or different fields of librarianship) if you so desire. I would strongly recommend an internship along the way, though.
FYI: It literally doesn't matter what BA/BS you have, as MLIS programs are open to all... some require taking the GRE, while others just have a minimum GPA requirement. And if your undergraduate degree is in business management, you're perfectly set up to become a library manager one day. They actually make good money.
Every option is right for some people, but forbes lists library and info science as the 4th worst masters degree to get for getting a job. Median salary of $50k and lack of available jobs...its behind only music and journalism. Anecdotally, I know 2 people who received this degree more than 5 years ago and have been unable to find a job in the field.
Going off what you have as an undergrad, have you considered an MBA...maybe in strategy consulting?
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