Master degrees - are they worth it?

bakes0310 · 12 May 2024 at 14:12

I'm in the middle of a level 6 diploma and if I pass it this year I can sign up to do a masters degree. I personally know 1 person who has done it and he said it didn't seem worth it in his job, or at least in the company he is at. I know someone who thinks it would be great idea and says it will be great for my career.

I'm 38 and started quite late in my career at 35. I'm in a advisory role and with some pretty good qualifications (especially the one I'm in the middle of now). I can't seem to find evidence that it would be worth two years of my time. Surely the university would have ditched the course years ago if it was a waste of time.

Could anyone shed some light on this, anyone here done a masters and did it help your career?

bakes0310 · 12 May 2024 at 14:32

dave28 said:
If you have no plan for what you would need it for then surely not worth it

Higher salary is the aim so I don't have to struggle each month. But if I pass my diploma I'll be qualified to get 2 positions higher than I am now, of course I'll need experience but I'll be academically qualified.

My intentions is Im hoping the masters would make me more intelligent and give me the skills to be better at my job.

bakes0310 · 12 May 2024 at 14:35

Dis86 said:
Going for membership of a professional body?

The course I'm doing now will help that and get me closer to chartership level, masters won't have any affect on it.

bakes0310 · 12 May 2024 at 14:36

radderfire said:
What's the Masters subject and what's the job?

NEBOSH Master of Science (MSc)
Job is health and safety

bakes0310 · 13 May 2024 at 16:51

Kenai said:
If your employer is paying for you to do the NEBOSH MSc, then it's probably worth having as opposed to not having but I'm not sure it holds enough recognition/value over and above the NEBOSH Diploma to be worth spending your own money on it, I'm not convinced you'd see a return in your earnings - personally it feels like a little bit of a money making exercise for them compared to a 'normal' academic MSc.

Yeah that's my feelings on it too. The nebosh diploma is good enough to get me up to senior roles so I don't think Ill have any benefits for me I think I'm better off getting the diploma and concentrate on getting more experience and my chartership status.
I've also struggled finding jobs that require the masters aswell.