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What is the value of a graduate degree?

1 points by yanatan16 ↗ HN
What's the relative value of going and getting a Master's degree from a good school versus working in the business for a couple years? Is a 4-year night school program worth the money? How much does the startup/tech/etc community care about these degrees?

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Metatron
If you're capable enough to go into business at the normal age for entering higher education then the 4 years you'll spend gaining real experience will put you further ahead of the graduate in year 5.

University is good for learning independence and academic skills, and some degrees a necessary for certain vocations. But if you have the option and motivation you should probably just start work immediately. I used my degree to get my first job, I don't expect it to be weighted at all for my second job, in comparison to my experience in a job.

On the flipside, university is an experience in and of itself and there is no real rush for you to start a job if you could spend 4 years surrounded by your peers learning more about the world and yourself without the pressure of a full-time job.