Is a Masters Degree in Computer Science worth it?

sandyfan2400
Wed, 30 Apr 2014 23:00:04 +0000

I am a rising junior in a state college (not a top-tier college) majoring in computer science. I am currently considering getting into the accelerated master degree program in my college because that is the cheapest and fastest way to obtain a masters degree. But is it really worth the extra year and money?

I have excellent gpa, and currently got hired on campus to work on project relating to digital humanities. I am pretty certain that I am not interested in obtaining a phd, but I really love to going to school to learn more programming. But then, I heard that a masters degree is pretty useless in computing field, and that you will be better off getting into the workforce earlier. Any advice or experience is welcomed.