Ugh. Stop. Just stop.<p>That young man doesn&#x27;t need a master&#x27;s degree, he needs a lesson on how to find a job. Taking people with a proven inability to make real money and adding another 100k of debt on their backs for an equally bogus masters degree is completely irresponsible.<p>Speaking as a hiring manager (for jobs that pay more than $50k&#x2F;year), most of the real skills that get people hired have aren&#x27;t part of a degree.<p>- Coding? Most of my guys got their knowledge on the job. I did as well... not saying a CS degree doesn&#x27;t help, but for many basic IT jobs, you don&#x27;t need it....<p>- Sales &#x2F; client mgmt? Learn by doing<p>- Project management? Go run projects<p>- Soft skills? Go work with people for a while, under the eye of someone knowledgeable. Get coached. Coach others.<p>- Writing? Go write something that gets edited by a pro and published. Feedback is good.<p>- Product knowledge or big blocks of local history? Here&#x27;s a book, go read it.<p>Sure, go set the standard of requiring a master&#x27;s degree to get hired. Know what? The smart folks network their way up.<p>Proof.<p>My #3 guy has an MBA<p>My #2 has a high school degree<p>I&#x27;m just a BA...<p>Explain this degree thing again?