The M.S. Degree vs. Everything Else?

salad_fingers writes "It has been said that the Bachelor's Degree is the new High School Diploma: everybody has one. It is taking a greater investment of time, money and effort on behalf of the individual to give oneself that needed edge in the professional world. I have noticed that in technical fields, specifically engineering, employees are flocking in droves to MBA programs to capitalize on the upcoming retirement of the Baby Boomers, and have largely considered pursuing a graduate degree in a technical field as a waste of time and effort. What does Slashdot see as the future of the M.S. degree versus other available and somewhat non-traditional degrees? What path should engineers pursue for maximum future employability?"

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Re:countdown to the usual anti-education rants

[RichMeatyTaste]

If you are willing to bust your ass (or you have an inherent "gift") you don't need a degree. People have gotten rich picking up other peoples dog poop for fracks sake.

That being said, if you are just another joe schmoe a degree will probably do you some good, assuming it isn't in basketweaving or something similar.