JohnBurke

There are those who like to think that the secret to selling a house is a fancier garage door, but in the end, the buyer wants a house, not a door.

Likewise, you can dress up in all kinds of irrelevant trappings and possibly gain some minor edge, but a masters degree will not be the deciding factor in getting the job. The object is to hire a pilot.

There seems to be a mythical theory that when all else is equal, trivial factors such as a masters degree or community service will be the deciding factors, and it's not so.

In days of yore, individuals ran out to buy themselves type ratings to puff themselves up and look bigger than they were, like aviation versions of the frilly lizard. It didn't fool employers, and I knew quite a few pilots who shelled out the nose to buy themselves a type rating that had no experience behind it, which didn't get hired.

Having a masters degree is not a bad thing, but it doesn't make you a superior pilot candidate: just a pilot with a masters degree.

If your pilot qualifications are adequate enough to get the job or invited to an interview, a masters degree does not hurt, but it won't be the reason you get called for an interview, or the reason you get hired over someone else.