Part time Engineering graduate school

cosmicfish
Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:41:30 +0000

blbk,



Has the degree paid off what you put into it?

Yes, but not as much as I had hoped. I gained some knowledge, and burnished my credentials a little bit, but nothing earthshattering.



Did you get a salary bump with the new degree?

No, but my company does not tie degrees directly to salary, but it was a factor in my evaluation (from which I got a healthy raise) and is a factor in promotions. Notably, my previous employer did provided a flat and automatic salary increase for gaining an advanced degree, aside from other considerations or schedules…



How much did you pay out of pocket?

Books for my first couple of classes, but after that my company started covering ALL expenses, so that was it. I think the majority of my actual expense was gas.