Do you think graduate school degrees have become more important?

[NBAplayoffs2001]

For certain careers, I do see having a masters or especially having a PhD can nearly double your salary.

But for other fields, it really doesn't make a huge impact.

[Draz]

For psychology definitely. It's obvious BA is the new High school diploma now.

[DeuceWallaces]

Without question. A BA or BS is the new high school diploma; doesn't really mean shit.

[LikeABosh]

Without question. A BA or BS is the new high school diploma; doesn't really mean shit.
Maybe if you majored in some bull shit. STEM master race

[nathanjizzle]

college is a dying breed. because graduate school today is a BA 20 years ago, many people will have to go into graduate school. making society more inefficient with time and energy. your studying and studying for more years, just for what? so you can get out of school at 30 with 60k worth of debt. :roll:

btw, not to mention you have sacrificed your freedom for the rest of your working career.

[DeuceWallaces]

Maybe if you majored in some bull shit. STEM master race

A BS in most of STEM won't get you shit over the long haul, unless you hit it big in a self-employed type setting.

[DeuceWallaces]

college is a dying breed. because graduate school today is a BA 20 years ago, many people will have to go into graduate school. making society more inefficient with time and energy. your studying and studying for more years, just for what? so you can get out of school at 30 with 60k worth of debt. :roll:

Outside of Law, MBA, and medical school you don't pay for graduate school.

[Jailblazers7]

It really depends on what field you work in but yeah there does seem to be a bigger premium being placed on advanced degrees.

[Akrazotile]

It really depends on what field you work in but yeah there does seem to be a bigger premium being placed on advanced degrees.


It's funny how this works.

People who are poor judges of talent and ability used to just rely on a college degree as a justification for presuming competence. Now that every sheep in the flock has a degree, they have to say "oh, well, graduate degrees are the real bees knees!"

Pretty soon everyone will just get that.

Employers should stop relying on the crutch of transcripts and resumes, and make an effort to thoroughly examine the ABILITY of candidates (which they cant bc they dont know how). But as long as they just streamline it into being about education credits purchased, the sheep will keep coughin up their time and money to impress people with their degrees :roll: