Is a masters degree almost necessary these days?

<p>My D1 has a very good job (managing 25 people at this point, 2 years out of school) with just a BA (in humanities subjects!). Her boyfriend is doing very well in one of the large consulting firms with a BA in Econ as well. She is weight a Master because her field is higher education, and she knows it is hard to be taken seriously without extra letters behind your name. Her BF is considering an MBA, but I don’t think he really needs it – I think he just always had it in his head he would get one.</p>