Doing a Masters is it worth it?

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Just hat really. Worked as a nursery manager for years but left as been to uni full time and just about to finish a degree in childhood and education. Trying to decide if having a Masters will open up any other opportunities as no longer want to work in nurseries. My uni have said with my experience and a Masters I could have alot of opportunities but I am sure they want to promote the Masters so not convinced! Any advice appreciated and what could I do with it? Will it make a difference when applying for jobs?

You may want to have a look at the Mature Study and Retraining board as that’s where mature students discuss applying and studying for master’s degrees. It’s here:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mature_students

It did for me. I started to earn £30k a year more but that won't be the case with every masters. I suspect in childcare it's not going to significantly increase your pay .

What do you do for work ☺️

Have you looked into the financing of it? A master's loan is around £12k and fees seem to range from around £10k towards. There is no extra maintenance loan. The loan is repaid alongside an undergrad loan, not after it.

The details are here:

https://www.gov.uk/masters-loan

Government Postgraduate Loan

Doing a Masters enabled me to move from teaching in secondary school to working in HE. It all depends what you want to do. Have you considered teacher training instead?

What about a Masters in Social Work

@bardosya I'm a registered nurse that then did a teaching qualification that then studies a masters in Education. I'm now a senior lecturer in a university.

I have. It is expensive which is why I am wondering if it makes a difference.

Depends on the job. I'm an anaesthetist doing an msc out of interest/gaining knowledge but has no impact on career progression or anything like that