Is a masters degree in engineering worth it?

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If you foresee wanting a masters degree in the future, I suggest doing it young. The pressures that come “later” with work and family can make school very difficult. Imagine having a spouse, baby, job, house, etc. You live near your job so may or may not live near the college you want to attend. Can you attend online? Maybe, maybe not. Priorities change. Trust me, life happens. Just do it when you can. You don’t plan having a marriage and child, but it happens. Your employer pays for your degree, but you work 40-60 hours per week. Where is the time and energy? Trust me, for most people it isn’t there….that’s why they offer it…very few people actually use the benefit. Not that they don’t want to.

What about someone like me? I have a B.S. in Psychology and considering a MEM degree. Is it worth it?

Hey Adriaan. I am in the fortunate position of having my company pay for me to get a technical masters, and I will also get my salary while being a full time student. So the option is basically going to school for a year or working for a year. The only downsides are that I will be under contract for 2 years after getting the degree, also I may just be wasting a year getting something I'll never use vesus getting actual experience.

In the more managerial path I am thinking I'll go down in my career, it honestly wouldn't be necessary probably, and it's possible I'd even consider getting experience outside of engineering in the future to potentially own a business one day.

I've worked for the company for 2 years already, and I like the company but not the location. I'm not sure I'd stay if it weren't for the masters opportunity. I feel crazy for even considering not getting it because its not just free, but paid. But I feel like it may just not be worth anything and im just spending another year of my life at school. Please let me know what you think of my situation and if I'd be foolish for not getting my technical masters in this case.

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Thank uu this video is very helpful for mee as a final year engineering student

Great video!!! I'm from the Philippines

can you talk about what a research position is for engineering

Hi. Looks like I missed this video for a bit. But I actually have a question for you.
I'm a professional engineer withh 8 years experience.
After this time I have realized what I want to do with my career, and frankly, I'm going in the right direction, and quickly. (Basically in the direction of energy efficieny buildings)
But, I only have a bachelors. Almost all of my knowledge on the subject, is self taught during work experience.
Long term. I want to make a difference in my field. I want to build a reputation and be known for what I do and how I have made an impact on at least the local market and direction of buildings.
Do you believe it would be worth taking 2 years off work, to pursue a masters in some sort of systems/mechanical engineering?
I don't quite have the answer.
To me, financially, in even medium term, definitely not.
Satisfaction, possibly not, I am already fast learning and growing very fast in my career, without a masters.
However, I am afraid at some point I will hit a wall, that just having MSc. P.Eng. LEED AP. HBDP as a title would be more influential than just a lonely P.Eng. with dreams of the stars.
For reference. I'm currently only 28 with 0 responsibility besides career development, and debt free. So would it be easy to take a masters, no, but, when I'm 40, will I wish I had?