Masters, what is it good for?

mcim
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:16:02 +0000

So I’m going back to school this fall after a year off to get my Master’s degree in engineering from a top notch school in my field. However, I’m wondering how far ahead of the game will my Masters put me… ever since Bachelor degrees have become more commonplace, it seems that many undergrad programs put together a 5 year BS+MS program, which is starting to make Masters degrees more common. I plan on getting a PhD after my Masters but now I’m wondering that if I decide that grad school isn’t for me, what can a Masters do for me?