<p>Has anyone ever got a double Master's degree? I'm thinking of getting one in Social Work and Middle Eastern Studies after I get a double bachelor's in Middle Eastern Studies and Child Pyschology. Is it a good idea?</p>
<p>I have known people who have done so and was considering it at one point. The advice I got from those people boiled down to this (as best I can recall): if the two intersect in a meaningful way that enhances your ability and marketability in a given job, then go for it - otherwise it is a waste of time and money.</p>
<p>For example, I know a guy who got MS degrees in both electrical engineering and mathematics. His engineering specialty (antenna design) is mathematically intensive, and the additional knowledge gained from the math degree directly and considerably enhanced his position as an antenna engineer - even the most mathematically-inclined of his peers were unable to perform the level of analysis and derivation that he was able to offer.</p>
<p>Conversely, I knew another guy who got masters in economics and electrical engineering - I think he wanted to go into financial engineering, but for some reason (perhaps not by choice) he failed to do so. As an engineer, the economics degree cost him an extra year and something like $20k, without in any way improving his position as an engineer.</p>
<p>So the question becomes, what position do you envision where having both degrees will significantly improve your standing? How much will it improve compared to the time and cost of the additional degree, and how does that compare to simply taking a few extra classes instead of an entire degree? If you have this course plotted out, what are your realistic chances?</p>