going back to school worth it?

For someone who has graduated with a Bachelors in English/Creative writing with a minor in sports com. who already has a job in the field (coming up on a year at the end of summer), would it do them any good to go back to school to get a Masters?

 

I've thought about this for myself. But then I have to add the factors of children (second born last night) to consider. Then again, I have a decent writing job and was just asked to move into sports after a recent departure. I think you always have to evolve and grow or else, just like Triple H used to say on WWE, evolution (at least of the journalism industry) will pass you by.

 

It may be useful to get a master's, if you're looking to switch careers. If you want to stay in journalism, it won't do you much good. If anything, it'll be a waste of money and newspapers will see you as overqualified and not willing to work for peanuts.

 

The easy answer to all of these types of questions:

Investing any amount of your capital -- human or financial -- in this industry will never again be "worth it." Don't really understand how that is still even a question for some people.

 

What Baron and Daemon said.

 

It all depends on what you want to achieve. If you want to work in sports, it's probably not worth it. If you want to teach at a university, then it's probably a worthwhile investment.

 

Logical way to do this:

Quit journalism. Get job outside journalism. Get Master's. Get better job outside journalism.

 

Or do what I'm doing:

Write multiple best-selling novels hoping so you don't feel bad you're salary is less than those from many warehouse positions - despite having higher education.

 

Make sure you have a decent editor who can differentiate between "your" and "you're."

 

Is there any use to a master's in journalism except to fulfill a teaching requirement?

 

I too was thinking of getting a masters in journalism.

I get some of your points. But wouldn't the contacts you could make at the school be worth it? Say if you went to a Missouri, Columbia, Northwestern, etc. with professors who have links to news organizations.

Couldn't that be beneficial?

 

Well, the writing gigs I've gotten that have been beneficial for me have been from knowing someone. So for example, if I was someone who had interest in a position at Company XYZ and I had a professor who had a long history with the company, I'm sure that could help open up some doors, right?

At least I would think.