The Kept-Up Academic Librarian: Are Master's Degrees Still Worth It

June 13, 2012

Are Master's Degrees Still Worth It

Here's a statistic I found surprising: Roughly730,000 master's degrees will be awarded this spring. And it's estimated that another 2.2 million master's degrees will be handed out over the next three years. I knew a lot of young people were going beyond college, but I didn't know this many were. The problem, though, is that most master's degrees are granted in softer disciplines, and the contribution of all this education to the nation's human capital is questionable. Half of all master's degrees are in just two subjects: business and education. Read more at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-callahan/masters-degree-mania-empl_b_1590291.html?utm_hp_ref=college

Jun 13, 2012 5:58:19 AM | curriculum, Teaching/Learning

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