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Is a Master Degree Necessary?

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by chad.campbell10 2 views

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I am currently working on my BIT, and also studying for my CCNA, but I graduate Spring 2011, and was wondering should I just focus on certifications after I graduate, or should I pursue a Masters degree, it is hard to determine where the money is at, either in certifications or degree, so far it is looking like certifications???

Any advice is important.

Thanks,

Chad

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by ron k.

If the right people give you credibility you can rise to glorious heights. You also go from hero to zero in a heartbeat. That's just how life works, in my experience.
I'm always one to recommend higher education. I know people who work and go to college to further their degrees too. That idea makes a lot of sense to me. Have a decent job to pay the bills for the further education.
If I had it all to do over again I'd have a Master's degree even though I've met quite a few folks with Master's degrees that didn't know diddly about the field they were in or even how to write a simple, coherent trip report.
That's my two cents worth.

by jarrett_faulk

its all about ability anymore. you can either do it not. to me certifications mean you can do something specific so once you have a degree do a certification and then look for a company that might pay for the masters.

by tony hopkinson

You should be doing them now, and or work experience, payed if you can get it.

Some one with a standard degree and two years work experience will cream you every time except for that small number iof jobs where they insist on a masters.

And I don't mean the ones where they ask for it just to give a first cut on the number if applicants, or to show that there are no suitable applicants so they can use Raj from Delphi....

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