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Depending on your career path, a master’s degree could help you sooner rather than later.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 44 percent of veteran K-12 teachers had a master’s degree as of 2008. Almost all of them earned the degree years after landing their first teaching job. But these days, 20 percent of first-time teachers have a master’s degree before stepping foot in a classroom.
Increasingly, colleges are offering an accelerated, five-year bachelor’s/master’s degree program combo in order to adjust for this trend. Drexel University in Philadelphia is among the many schools experimenting with this hybrid degree.
“Going straight through from bachelor’s to master’s has its advantages, and it’s becoming more popular,” says William Lynch, dean of the education school at Drexel. He estimates that about a third of his grad students came directly from undergrad. “It can definitely be a challenge once you’re teaching to pursue a master’s — splitting your focus on your job and education.”
But a master’s degree program forces students to choose an area of specialization. Should a teacher be a specialist before actually teaching a class?
“If you’re already in a teacher-education program, my advice is to get your license to teach and to teach as soon as possible,” says Jane Bailey, dean of the education school at Post University. “You’re going to make a better decision about your specialty area after you’ve actually been in the job market.”
Increasingly, colleges are offering an accelerated, five-year bachelor’s/master’s degree program combo in order to adjust for this trend. Drexel University in Philadelphia is among the many schools experimenting with this hybrid degree.
“Going straight through from bachelor’s to master’s has its advantages, and it’s becoming more popular,” says William Lynch, dean of the education school at Drexel. He estimates that about a third of his grad students came directly from undergrad. “It can definitely be a challenge once you’re teaching to pursue a master’s — splitting your focus on your job and education.”
But a master’s degree program forces students to choose an area of specialization. Should a teacher be a specialist before actually teaching a class?
“If you’re already in a teacher-education program, my advice is to get your license to teach and to teach as soon as possible,” says Jane Bailey, dean of the education school at Post University. “You’re going to make a better decision about your specialty area after you’ve actually been in the job market.”
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