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Are additional degrees beneficial?

  • 1.  Are additional degrees beneficial?

    Posted 12-14-2016 12:53 PM

    Hi everyone! A number of my friends and I are PE's. We were discussing if getting an additional degree once you have your PE is "worth it" in our field. We've observed that the founders/presidents/principals of our respective (small) firms only have a bachelor's degree, and for those who have been promoted it seems to be based largely on years of experience. I am personally interested in getting an MBA. Alternately some of my friends with a bachelor's degree would be looking at a technical master's degree. In theory we would do this part time while still working.  Do you think the additional degree would be beneficial and if so how?

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    Stephanie Slocum P.E.

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