Comments on: Should I Get a Graduate Degree to Make More Money? http://www.mmhabits.com/should-i-get-a-graduate-degree-to-make-more-money/ To Achieve... To Succeeed... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:56:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SaveBuyLive http://www.mmhabits.com/should-i-get-a-graduate-degree-to-make-more-money/comment-page-1/#comment-14824 SaveBuyLive Tue, 05 May 2009 20:05:34 +0000 http://www.mmhabits.com/?p=873#comment-14824 Advanced degrees will definitely improve your earnings potential. In the sciences you can easily get your degree sans debt (because you receive a stipend). But just because you are debt free doesn't mean that you didn't expend huge amounts of time and potential earnings. Don't pursue an advanced degree unless you know for a fact that it's the ONLY way to increased earnings or a job that you want. And don't expect an advanced degree to equal a higher salary. For example, the starting salary of a post-doc (a PhD level researcher) is on par with the average salary of an associates degree (according to your list). Advanced degrees will definitely improve your earnings potential.

In the sciences you can easily get your degree sans debt (because you receive a stipend). But just because you are debt free doesn’t mean that you didn’t expend huge amounts of time and potential earnings.

Don’t pursue an advanced degree unless you know for a fact that it’s the ONLY way to increased earnings or a job that you want.

And don’t expect an advanced degree to equal a higher salary. For example, the starting salary of a post-doc (a PhD level researcher) is on par with the average salary of an associates degree (according to your list).

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