Originally Posted by
Bahamasflyer
Seems like a lot of trouble just to check a box when others such as LCA, sim instructor or training department would go a lot further for less effort.
Of course by all means get a masters if you want to study something you are passionate about, but to do it to check a box seems like not a lot of juice for the squeeze, especially when that $10K (more?) would be much better off in a furlough fund in these
crazy times
If you have the time and money, this is actually a good time to do something like that. If you're still employed, things are going to be pretty stagnant for a while. When hiring resumes, it will be be competitive... first round will be astronauts, then fighter pilots who didn't fly in space, and so on. So best to bank any advantage you can, while you.
But to your point, don't pass up on key aviation tickets like regional LCA for a masters (unless you need the masters for something else).