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Getting an Advanced Degree

When your sitting there, trying to decide what to do with your career — what is it that makes you decide for or against getting an advanced degree?

Say for instance you have a Bachelor’s degree and you find a school that is sort of convinient and offers Master’s degree programs. What would you decision process be to decide whether or not you wanted to get the Master’s degree?

Timing — Surely timing is a factor. Can you enroll and get admitted in time for the next semester or quarter to begin?

Location — Is there one close enough to your office or home to allow you to study easily?

Pricing – How are you going to pay for this? Is the student loan process frightening?

Ability — Its been a long time since you were in school, are you able to actually study and learn and pass the tests to get the degree?

Duration — It isn’t a quick thing getting another degree. Do you have the time it takes to invest into studying and committing to going to school to get the degree?

Benefits — Will the benefits of being able to perform at a higher level with the additional education and the higher salaries that may be associated with the degree outweigh the costs?

Good questions, all of them. What about you? How do you decide these things?