Does a master degree pay off?

>>61238627
Is it easier to get a job with a master degree?
yes
>Does a master degree pay off?
Depends on what job you get and how hard you work

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no

It's better for art than an arts degree at least.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAExa9P7hME

>>61238627
For someone that has one.

I can honestly tell you that job experience pays off.

>>61238627
Yes and No. Depends what you want to do. Hell A+ Cert and a few others such as cisco and microsoft certs can be cheaper then college and give you a better chance at a job. I have seen Network admin jobs for some companies here in KC that only needed you to have an A+ cert.

>>61238829
I'd rather take a fresh degree graduate over an autist with certs.

If you have work experience you would have had to get that job in the st place.

I know there's a few Master's programs that are fully funded, Princeton and Cornell in US and U Toronto in Canada, for instance.

>>61238627
kill yourself

>>61238640
>>61238641
Don't listen to these autists. The reality is that companies use degrees & certs to filter out resumes. Then you get judged on your experience.

>>61238932
Not all cert holders are autists. Too general. I've found that it's more of a mixed bag. I personally have always tried to hire experienced individuals with direct practical application experience. Real specialists versus general IT fucktards.

It depends on what kind of work you're looking for.

99% of programming jobs only require a Bachelor's.
0.5% are somewhat research-oriented positions. Locally, they're hiring developers to build autonomous fighter jets. They want master's and PhDs.
The other 0.5% are job postings by HR retards who listed a master's degree for an entry-level position.

>>61239003
>The reality is that companies use degrees & certs to filter out resumes.

So it IS easier to get a job then with a degree then?

>>61238932
I have a graduate in computer science with a 3.5 GPA. I am sorry that you think I am autist with certs. May I assume that you are the one with certs because you could not obtain a real degree? May I also assume that those with certs can do a better job at cs classes than you? Keep failing and stay jelly :-)

>>61239223
>3.5

rest assured someone here is cooler than you

>>61238965
What sort of shitty Masters programs doesn't include a stipend covering tuition + some expenses?

Are you just in it for money and expect to be a code monkey?
no.

Are you planning on doing research?
yes.

>>61239223
I'm championing a proper degree overs certs anon. cs certs are absolute trash tier, c'mon use that "3.5 GPA" in some of your analysis.

The fact that you responded with such vitriol I can almost guarantee you are an autist with certs. The truth hurts anon, get used to it, you're a big boy now.

>>61238627
Why screenshot of gook town?

>>61239798
Georgia Tech? Most of them?

>>61238627
Anyone with a masters degree in a scientific field is a failed PhD candidate

You will make more money but you are considered a bargain compared to a full-fledged doc.

>>61240846
홍대거리(Hongdae street) in South Korea

t. Korean

>>61238627
It depends if you live in America, or if you reside in a place where University doesn't put you in crippling debt.

>>61241278
r u a qt korean girl like i see in those k pop bands???

if yes plz be my gf ty.

>>61238627
wagecuck detected.

>>61238627
A higher degree makes it EASIER. Doesn't make it easy by any means, though. Better to avoid going for the Computer Science meme. If you're gonna go for a computer job, become a Computer and Information Research Scientist. It requires a doctorate, but it's the only computer job that has a demand that supply isn't ready to fill.

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>>61241536
Soy coreano

A masters/PhD will count at some companies towards a bump in your initial pay grade, but if you aren't Pajeet-level you should be able to make your first promotion within a year or two anyways. Questionable return if you're just focused on the money.
There's also somewhat of a perception that MSCS degree holders were people who couldn't get a decent offer during undergrad. Unless you have offers from non-diploma mill MSCS programs, I'd pursue a PhD if you really want to go the grad school route.

I got masters and never found a job. Doing PhD now and I still don't expect to find one at the end. Being autistic sucks.

>>61239068
Of course it is, unless you are somehow famous and popular.

>>61239064

Does this apply to thesis-based Master's only, or also applies to course-based Master's as well (i.e. terminal degrees).