02-11-2009, 10:57 PM
Master's classes typically involve (a lot) more writing and reading.
Be careful though, because it seems like a cost savings- but it depends on several things.
First- those remaining credits of your bachelor's degree (21) will be billed as MASTERS credits (around $450/credit plus semester fees if I recall) which puts you at about $10,000 minimum. If you used TESC courses, TECEP, or CLEP those credits would come in at no MORE than $3,500 (or as little as $500). You then must finish the degree, so add another $7,000. You'd have to do the math and see if it pays. I'm not going to tell anyone where to get their master's degree, but there are a LOT of colleges selling master's degrees in the $15-$20,000 price range.
What it does save, is time.
Be careful though, because it seems like a cost savings- but it depends on several things.
First- those remaining credits of your bachelor's degree (21) will be billed as MASTERS credits (around $450/credit plus semester fees if I recall) which puts you at about $10,000 minimum. If you used TESC courses, TECEP, or CLEP those credits would come in at no MORE than $3,500 (or as little as $500). You then must finish the degree, so add another $7,000. You'd have to do the math and see if it pays. I'm not going to tell anyone where to get their master's degree, but there are a LOT of colleges selling master's degrees in the $15-$20,000 price range.
What it does save, is time.
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