Well that all depends on what you go to grad school for.

Since you're asking this question, it sounds like you're considering a masters in the humanities.

If I had to give a blanket answer, I'd say that's not worth it (coming from someone who has a masters in the humanities). But it depends on your own circumstances.

For example, I have no idea what this covid-19 situation is going to do to the job market. If you can get accepted to a good grad program and snag a teaching/research assistantship along with it, that may be a pretty good way to ride out the next couple of years.

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Posted by lnomm34

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Posted on 5/5/20 at 12:47 pm to UGATiger26

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For example, I have no idea what this covid-19 situation is going to do to the job market. If you can get accepted to a good grad program and snag a teaching/research assistantship along with it, that may be a pretty good way to ride out the next couple of years.

I graduated undergrad in 2008. The economy was shite. I had no luck with job interviews and had an opportunity to stay in school and get a Masters degree without spending a dime and with an assistantship.

The degree itself hasn’t done much. But the value was the in opportunity to do real research, the field experience, and learning how to write technical papers, etc. That was massive. I didn’t learn those things very well in undergrad and had I gone straight into the job market, I fear I would have suffered.

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