<p>grad school for business is different from engineering though right? Like engineering/science masters is just for specializing and maybe a pay increase where mba is just better overall than an undergrad degree? In other words, mba is more essential if you’re in business than getting a masters in cs or engineering? Or are they both equally important?</p>
<p>I’d rather get my masters later…unless getting a masters is more important than overall experience.</p>
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<p>In the vast majority of engineering career paths, an MS in engineering is a minor upgrade over a BS in engineering. In some cases, it adds no value at all. On the other hand, an MBA adds a new skill set in addition to the engineering skills.</p>
<p>Even if that is the case…an MS should get you $10k/year more easily.</p>
<p>i considered the pay increase, and i figure maybe an employer will pay for me to go back to school AND salary while earning the degree.</p>
<p>“Master’s degrees in engineering aren’t that valuable outside of R&D.”</p>
<p>I have never heard this before. As a matter of fact I have always heard quite the contrary. A very respected professor in Civil Engineering told me that getting a Masters is becoming INCREASINGLY important and necessary for involvement in the major construction projects.</p>
<p>but civegn, I think getting work experience is far more important than getting a masters degree, what I would do is go for the 5 year co-op, and then go for that masters degree, that way you can get the best of both worlds</p>
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<p>People cite this frequently, but it’s not applicable for most engineering fields. People point to the average salaries, but miss the fact that UC-Berkeley MS students are the top BS students from UC-Berkeley, and to compare apples-to-apples, you have to compare the top of the BS student salaries (excluding those with 2.5 or so GPAs that would never get into the MS program) with the MS salaries. In such a comparison there is no difference.</p>
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<p>In some CE fields, an MS is a working degree. For example, someone with a CE undergrad will need a structural MS for some positions. That’s fine - but it’s basically a student getting two different degrees. But in the vast majority of engineering applications, that’s not the case. A Chemical Engineer with a Chemical Engineering MS degree will find little to no value for that second degree, other than as an enhancer to an existing career. A Chemical Engineer with a Biochemical MS would be a different situation.</p>