Options after my Masters

[thinblueline123]

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post here so be gentle on your responses .

Basically, I am looking for options after my Masters degree that pertain to education. I am in the process of finally getting in the field I wish so I am not interested in employment options- only education options.

My original goal up until this semester of my Masters I wanted to earn either a Doctorate or a PhD. The discussion of a doctorate not having a dissertation seems ignorant with a bit of research. Every doctorate program I came accross (online) requires a dissertation just like a PhD. This semester hit me hard with the reality of how much I stress over school. I want a family and personally do not think it is right to bring a baby and a new wife into a grumpy, moody, stressful life of a PhD student. Maybe yours was easy but like I said I have stressed alot.

Overall, the research and writing part I like but the time doing nothing BUT that is getting old and burning me out. I no longer want to do a PhD or Doctorate because of the long dissertation work (plus the money aspect as I am not funded). Northcentral claims my tuition will be about 40,000 but I expect more than that based on its reviews.

So what are my options after I get my Masters? Is there anything I am missing here? Any degrees that are higher but do not require a dissertation or multiple research papers (that will consume me)?

Just to give a quick overview I had recently thought of the EJD from concord (my BS and Masters is in Criminal Justice) or possibly going back to get another Masters, or even attend a UK law school to get a LLB then go straight to the LLM which is only a year.

Policing will be my profession but I do not want to stop learning. I want to continue my education. I want the EJD or LLb simply because they are law related. I understand neither will allow me to practice law but remember my profession is policing...

What do you think? Are there any other options that might fit my "profile"? What do you think about getting a second Masters?

I appreciate your responses!