<p>I wouldn’t make any generalizations like that, Enginox. It is highly dependent on situation.</p>
<p>I would agree that here grad school is the better option, bit I wouldn’t say that in general a job is better. I take the opposite stance for one simple reason. I greatly favor thesis-based MS degrees over their non-thesis counterparts, and for those you need to be full time. I would argue that, in doing a thesis-based MS, a student gets a greater breadth of experience, and thus, the degree is more valuable to the person. You can only do
That full time though.</p>
<p>I am not trying to detract from people who get a Masters through their work and thus don’t do a thesis. Instead I am taking the stance that if you have the opportunity to do a thesis-based Masters and even have it paid for, then you should do it. Unless of course you just don’t really want a graduate degree at all.</p>
<p>So is non-thesis MS absolutely enough if you don’t wanna do research, but rather want to do things like design? Also, do you know if is it possible to get a job with a science degree (Chemistry for example), and then get paid for non-thesis M.S (like Chemical Engineering) by the employer? Thanks.</p>
<p>I can’t honestly tell you if you can do Chemistry and then get a non-thesis MS paid for by an employer. My guy feeling would be that you can as long as you meet that employer’s requirements for whatever program you have in place.</p>
<p>As for the other question, I don’t see why a non-thesis MS wouldn’t be sufficient in that case. I will always be of the opinion that if you have a choice between the two and there are no major financial ramifications, you should pick the thesis option, but the non-thesis options certainly has value still, especially if you aren’t looking to get into research.</p>
<p>Sorry for digging up old thread, but will having some research experience be helpful for getting a job as long as the topic is somewhat related to it, assuming you don’t plan to go to grad school or only want to get non-thesis master’s degree?</p>
<p>I see college students still protesting on the news. See if you can find a job with a bachelor’s first and maybe when the economic situation gets better, you can have your company pay for your master’s program. I remember one audience guest on a Suze Orman show who stood up and said he quit his job to go gradschool but hasn’t been able to find a job since and is atleast $40k in debt. She basically said that he made a bad decision and that he needed to find his friends and just learn to ‘love himself’.</p>