<p>Would tacking on another 30k for a Masters in Accounting be a stupid idea? It's a night program so I could technically work during the day... but I can't find a job (which is one of the main reasons of me attending this program). Thoughts?</p>
<p>Look at the employment and pay potentials for those completing the program. From what I understand, it has great prospects. Can you get a certificate degree at state school for less than that? I don’t think a master’s in necessary to get high paying accounting jobs. </p>
<p>I have found that taking some community or other state college courses that target a hot job market after getting a liberal arts degree is a great use of money. I know English/Psych?Philosphy majors taking medical transcription, technical writing, computer courses that enhance their employment prospects greatly. And once they get into the system with a job, they don’t have to stick to the actual application. I have a friend who got her foot in the door in a job market by taking radiology tech course, and she now runs a facility. Her general business degree didn’t get her any decent jobs, but that specialty she took after graduation opened up the job market for her so she could get a job with a living wage. Once she was in the door, she took advantages of other openings in the system and was a technician for less than a year. No way she would have gotten that second job in management with just that business degree, however.</p>
<p>Thanks. And the Masters program is geared towards those who don’t come from Accounting backgrounds (Economics major, here). They don’t really have any statistics, but I know they send people to the Big 4, which would pay around 55k the first year. That’s my ultimate goal, but I don’t want to put all my eggs in one basket, that’s how I got into this mess lol.</p>
<p>I’d rather not go into more debt, so it’s sort of a last resort. I like the ideas of the certifications, I’ll look into it.</p>
<p>My husband’s cousin got a certification, really just took some key courses at a community college to augment his very general BA. The classes were in computer programming, and that was how he finally got a decent job. It made a big difference in his job prospects, and did not cost him much money.</p>