<p>hey, I am currently taking ocean engineering with a minor in petroleum engineering, then plan to get my masters in petroleum engineering. my school doesn’t offer petroleum undergrad. </p>
<p>my question is if i go this route and or stop at my undergrad and not get my masters will my pay still have a high starting wage? what wage do you think? </p>
<p>I am not doing it for the money i already love my classes so i will love my job regardless of pay, but i am still just wondering.</p>
<p>Well you’re not really payed based on your education. You’re payed for the job that you do. So find out what jobs your education qualifies you for and what those jobs pay will be your potential. I don’t know whether a masters degree without any experience does much for you in the industry. Unless of course a masters is required to break in but that’s most likely not the case. I could see you getting the same EIT job with your masters as you would without it. </p>
<p>Figure out what you want to do with your degree. Nobody can say “oh you have a masters in PetE so you’ll make X dollars”. Doesn’t work like that. Rather, you should be asking can I get X job with Y degree? That can be answered.</p>
<p>What jobs does your undergrad qualify your for? What jobs does the masters with no experience qualify you for? If they’re the same, or if the the extra options the masters gives you are options you’re not interested in, then obviously the masters isn’t going to be worth it.</p>