As an aspiring political reporter, is it worth it to go to policy grad school

Graduate School
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<p>I'm a double major in journalism and political science at my university. I'm a second-year student, a junior and have a 3.6 GPA. I'm the managing editor for my school's student newspaper, one of the best in the country. I've reported on politics for most of my career here and hope to end up doing that professionally.</p>

<p>Would it be worth it too look into getting a master's degree in public policy? I really want to know the inner-workings of public policy in order to better report on it (it's something that's way too lacking among political reporters). I also think it would look good on a resume and would open up more doors for me should journalism not work out. </p>

<p>That being said, money would be a major issue and a master's degree may not be totally necessary. Obviously, no decision needs to be made now, but what do you think?</p>

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<p>No, unless you can get it for free. Two more years of expensive student loans are not going to be repaid by journalism salaries these days. Getting real-world reporting experience would be much more valuable to your career than a master’s degree.</p>

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<p>^What polarscribe said. What you really need is experience in the field, not a master’s degree.</p>