Why you need a master’s degree

If you're sitting at your desk, contemplating your future, you may discover you need additional education.

A higher education, including a master's degree, can help give you many more opportunities. For example:

* Knowledge advancement. New knowledge in your current field or even a neighboring sister field can never hurt, and also can help expose you to new career opportunities. For example, business degrees range in topic from finance to management and marketing. And you can explore higher education in one specific field, or receive additional degrees in multiple fields to increase your opportunities.

* Expand your network. Signing up for an executive MBA online at Colorado Technical University (CTU) can introduce you to a new network of classmates - future business peers - professors and also business leaders who work with the college to make sure students receive the best training needed for the degree. This network can help you further your career, both now and well into the future.

* Exude more confidence. Having a master's degree allows you to take on new career challenges and put your newly acquired knowledge to work. You also can walk into a prospective interview confident that your master's degree training gives you a good edge over competitors who haven't pursued a master's degree.

* Be competitive. A higher degree like a master of IT can help give you an edge over your peers both in your current career and any future job opportunities you may seek. And the knowledge you've gleaned through your master's degree can also help your company stay competitive in the business world.

Many master's degree programs are available, but make sure you research each program, as well as the school offering it. Identify what skills you need to learn, and what opportunities you could pursue upon graduation. And then go out there and earn your master's degree.

Information in this article was provided by Colorado Technical University. Contact CTU today if you're interested in developing marketable knowledge and career-relevant skills with an industry-current degree program. (CTU cannot guarantee employment or salary.) Find disclosures on graduation rates, student financial obligations and more at www.coloradotech.edu/disclosures.