Is Master Degree Important?

[Magister Magus]

If you plan to climb the corporate ladder, you NEED a master degree, because if you don't have it you will be blocked.
If you want an entrepreneurial career... throw to hell degrees and star to make experience :-)

No you don't. Quite a few of the most successful people in the world don't have a degree at all.

This is true. But if you compare, on average, a group of people with a certain level of education, whether master's, BA, high school or PhD, those with the highest qualifications come out on top in terms of income, health, and a number of other important correlates.

The problem is that in a lot of top positions in corporate or in public system, a master degree is mandatory, even if it doesn't have a relation with the job.
And, of course, in the academic field you can't do anything without degree.
But, I agree, in business is different.

[BTCMILLIONAIRE]

If you plan to climb the corporate ladder, you NEED a master degree, because if you don't have it you will be blocked.
If you want an entrepreneurial career... throw to hell degrees and star to make experience :-)

No you don't. Quite a few of the most successful people in the world don't have a degree at all.

This is true. But if you compare, on average, a group of people with a certain level of education, whether master's, BA, high school or PhD, those with the highest qualifications come out on top in terms of income, health, and a number of other important correlates.

The problem is that in a lot of top positions in corporate or in public system, a master degree is mandatory, even if it doesn't have a relation with the job.
And, of course, in the academic field you can't do anything without degree.
But, I agree, in business is different.

Every good company will prefer somebody with excessive experience and proven skills over a graduate student. The only question is whether or not you're capable of picking up skills on your own.

[samlaode]

If you plan to climb the corporate ladder, you NEED a master degree, because if you don't have it you will be blocked.
If you want an entrepreneurial career... throw to hell degrees and star to make experience :-)

No you don't. Quite a few of the most successful people in the world don't have a degree at all.

I know it but master degree is very important. You will not easy get a job because you don’t have a degree. There are so many jobs but most jobs really want some sort of degree and experience.

[feonaishere19]

if you want to get promoted easily then it is important. If you have a master degree you have greater chance to have higher salary

[BTCMILLIONAIRE]

If you plan to climb the corporate ladder, you NEED a master degree, because if you don't have it you will be blocked.
If you want an entrepreneurial career... throw to hell degrees and star to make experience :-)

No you don't. Quite a few of the most successful people in the world don't have a degree at all.

I know it but master degree is very important. You will not easy get a job because you don’t have a degree. There are so many jobs but most jobs really want some sort of degree and experience.

You will easily get a job or start your own successful business or freelancing gig if you don't waste your time in university and spend it studying on your own. Meanwhile, if you're lazy in university you won't get anything. Pick your poison. University is alright if you want a lot of free time. But if you want to progress in life, it's a waste of time (unless you want to become a professor).

[FiveReels]

I believe it does when it comes to promotion status specially in the government or any other private entities.  In order for you to hold a high positioon you have to earn a degree for you to qualify. Though there are lots of people tahat may be capable of doing the job without any degree, degree on paper and by record will still ne needed.

[unkwown00]

Yes, to improve my knowledge in the area of my specialization.

Do you think that master degree is important? I see that many companies nowadays ask for a master degree but still I know many people who had a job without it. Do you think it is essential?

IMHO it's not, it's skills what is really important in the end

Agreeing with you. Knowledge is not enough, skill is what you really need in order to land a job.

[elash]

Do you think that master degree is important? I see that many companies nowadays ask for a master degree but still I know many people who had a job without it. Do you think it is essential?

In what I heard yes it is important to those who finish a four year course and the higher the unit you get the higher the salary you will have when you are already working. My instructor encourage us to get a master degree because when you are going to apply a job you can easily hired and most of all you can take a higher position in your job so I think master degree is important.

[sp564]

If you plan to climb the corporate ladder, you NEED a master degree, because if you don't have it you will be blocked.
If you want an entrepreneurial career... throw to hell degrees and star to make experience :-)

No you don't. Quite a few of the most successful people in the world don't have a degree at all.

This is true. But if you compare, on average, a group of people with a certain level of education, whether master's, BA, high school or PhD, those with the highest qualifications come out on top in terms of income, health, and a number of other important correlates.

The problem is that in a lot of top positions in corporate or in public system, a master degree is mandatory, even if it doesn't have a relation with the job.
And, of course, in the academic field you can't do anything without degree.
But, I agree, in business is different.

Every good company will prefer somebody with excessive experience and proven skills over a graduate student. The only question is whether or not you're capable of picking up skills on your own.

Sorry to address you directly on this again, BTCMILLIONAIRE. You are completely correct in that a good company will prefer somebody with experience and proven skills over a graduate student. But that is only comparison. If there were a person with a proven track record, relevant experience, AND a Master's or higher degree, they would be more likely to be selected than somebody with the same skills but without university education -- and often, Master's and PhD's can be obtained by working with the industry or business you might be looking to apply for.

[akishang]

Yes it does matter. Education is something that cannot be stolen by anyone. Not everyone is blessed to finsih a degree. I was an undergraduate and I'm still thinking that life could have been easier if I have a degree. There will be a lot of opportunities and you can choose a job that you really want. If I got rich,  the only thing that is nissing is a degree.

[Anco_Marzio]

A degree is important, but not confuse education with degrees: a lot of success people don't have any degree, and a lot of teachers - all with degrees... - are very poor.

[Naoko]

A degree is important, but not confuse education with degrees: a lot of success people don't have any degree, and a lot of teachers - all with degrees... - are very poor.

true, so I think that a person with good skills will always be more in demand than just having a degree

[z38630610]

Do you think that master degree is important? I see that many companies nowadays ask for a master degree but still I know many people who had a job without it. Do you think it is essential?

Of course master degree is important. But it is not only way for getting job. experiences in business life is also important. Because people who doesn't have master degree can learn many things in business life.

[Orna]

Master degree is definitely needed. In every company master degree participants are always considered first. And its really important for our professional life.

[Sithara007]

In every company master degree participants are always considered first.

Who told you this? That may be true only in a very few companies, where scientific research is required. But in 99% of the firms, Masters degree is not going to make a difference. If you are in IT, banking, or manufacturing, a Masters degree will be of very little use. I am saying this out of my own experience. I am having a masters degree, but here in my company, it gives me zero advantage.

[BTCMILLIONAIRE]

If you plan to climb the corporate ladder, you NEED a master degree, because if you don't have it you will be blocked.
If you want an entrepreneurial career... throw to hell degrees and star to make experience :-)

No you don't. Quite a few of the most successful people in the world don't have a degree at all.

This is true. But if you compare, on average, a group of people with a certain level of education, whether master's, BA, high school or PhD, those with the highest qualifications come out on top in terms of income, health, and a number of other important correlates.

The problem is that in a lot of top positions in corporate or in public system, a master degree is mandatory, even if it doesn't have a relation with the job.
And, of course, in the academic field you can't do anything without degree.
But, I agree, in business is different.

Every good company will prefer somebody with excessive experience and proven skills over a graduate student. The only question is whether or not you're capable of picking up skills on your own.

Sorry to address you directly on this again, BTCMILLIONAIRE. You are completely correct in that a good company will prefer somebody with experience and proven skills over a graduate student. But that is only comparison. If there were a person with a proven track record, relevant experience, AND a Master's or higher degree, they would be more likely to be selected than somebody with the same skills but without university education -- and often, Master's and PhD's can be obtained by working with the industry or business you might be looking to apply for.

That's completely true. But most applicants with a degree don't have relevant experience or proven track records. And a person with the right skillset and no degree won't have any issues with finding a great job, while a mediocre graduate student very well will. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing degrees in general (I'm a postgrad myself), but they're definitely not a requirement and might even be hindersome for selfdriven and selfmotivated people. University, just like school, moves quite slowly which can be very frustrating.

[Tyronthegreat]

Yes! The more highly educated the person is the more he/she has the big opportunity.

[Ailurophile]

Master degree is important if you're aiming for higher position in the company or higher salary but for me master degree is not that important if you know how to manage and enhance your knowledge and skill. But life now the higher education the person is the more opportunities.

[keepfighting]

According to me its important and not important. Depends on you at the last. What do you plan to do. if you want to be a leader it is not necessary to have a master degree. classic examples from society prove that people have grown rich and famous with basic education as well. It depends on how focused you are towards your goals.

[ExoticMotors]

It's important if you don't know how to achieve a similar level of success without one.