MLS Degree. Should I?

[Vle045]

Hello, new user and I am debating a higher ed degree to help my career a little.  I'm in financial crimes compliance and risk management and I noticed a degree from Seattle U - MLS: Master of Legal studies in Compliance & Risk Management.  I've never heard of this before and did some research. The most info about the usefulness of this is from red-it, and it appears like 80% say it's useless.  I was wondering what this forum thinks of MLS degrees in general and it's worth.

To help - this is me: early 50s, Bachelors in Finance, most of my career in securities and financial crimes compliance.  I've been trying to get into management, but have not gotten it - maybe it's me, or maybe it's a lack of graduate degree, or both. I noticed a lot of others who got promoted have a MBA or Masters - and some are from a local easy one: UTD, and some are online ones.  I know it's late in my career but I still got 15 years or so to go.

So I'm wondering if an MLS would get a good route or maybe go for a fast, lower cost, and somewhat recognizable school like Purdue Online or Boston U online (I've been reading the 'cheap online MBA programs' thread and others I can find about these two colleges in this forum).  Before saying UTD - I don't want to take the time to study/take the GMAT.  Thank you all!

If the courses sound interesting, it could be beneficial, however you also have to consider the cost.  It looks like it would cost around $50,000.  Do you get tuition reimbursement?  There may be similar programs for less. I think I have seen something in forensic accounting.

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Here’s one at WGU that has a concentration in fraud and forensic accounting https://www.wgu.edu/online-business-degr...ogram.html

If you are all set on accounting knowledge, then an MBA might be better for sliding in to management. Or even one on organizational leadership

https://www.eastern.edu/academics/gradua...2wQAvD_BwE