[Blood of Tyrants]

Some interesting professions on the list. Chem Es and Civil Es.

[mad_as_he$$]

Yes. If you have a Chem-e degree, and are willing to live in Texas, I can have you a well paying job tomorrow.

[thackney]

Some interesting professions on the list. Chem Es and Civil Es.

From my perspective and work history, the BS generates significant pay and a MS makes little difference. It will help in some areas, but in many, the first year of experiences generates enough pay increase to about match the increase in pay for a Masters with no experience.

[WayneS]

My question is:

How can earning +/-15% more per year over a 30 year career make a graduate degree “useless”?

Even assuming only a $12,000 per year average difference puts the graduate degree holder $360,000 up in life-time earnings.

That might be nothing to a sports star or a billionaire software company owner, but to a “regular person” it’s quite a lot of money.

[Roos_Girl]

I’m a civil engineer with my professional license turned stay at home mom. I graduated from college with a BS in 1999 and have been out of the work force now for just over 3 years. I don’t know where they got their salary numbers from, but I’d say they’re rather inflated. But, there is a slight advantage with state requirements for being allowed to sit for your professional license test for people that have a graduate degree.