Should I get a graduate degree?Camila KaplunovConsumer 4/5B

What is a graduate degree?

● any degree that comes after your first degree (Masters, Bachelors, etc.)

● earned from a graduate schooling- typically after undergraduate schooling

Different Kinds of Degrees

Masters Degree (2-3 years)

Master in Fine Arts (2-4 years)

Juris Doctor (3 years)

Doctor of Medicine (3 years)

Ph.D (3-6 years)

Negatives of Graduate Degree

● Highly Competitive● Relationship Strains● Stressful● Might take 2-7 years of your

life● Extra Costs/More Debt● No Guarantee of Higher

Salary● Limited Job

Opportunities/Undesirable Job Locations

Benefits of Graduate Degree● Advances Career● Enhance your Education● Get International

Recognition● Find Teaching Opportunities● Access to advanced

Equipment● Higher Potential for Future

Promotion● Employer Incentives● Be Part of a Chain of

Knowledge● To Stand Out

So Should you get a Graduate Degree?

It is really up to you.

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