OPINION: A master’s degree gives students an edge with fast-moving technology

Image caption: Jobs requiring college degrees have increasingly become susceptible to technology displacement, while jobs that require graduate degrees remain robust. Image credit: Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe via Getty Image. Article by Oliver Yao. The Hechinger Report – January 17, 2022.

Graduate school enrollment has fallen during the pandemic; some observers are now challenging the fundamental value of master’s degrees or portraying them as mere revenue-generators for universities. Others have since countered that the return on investment for a degree should be more broadly evaluated than by using a debt-to-income ratio. […]

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