As my career progressed in the USAF, there came a time when getting a Master's Degree seemed like the thing to do. I did my work through the USC extension coursee, and got an MS in Systems Management. Meant absolutely zip to me as I knew I was going to remain in a flying job, so I settled in at L/D Max and coasted. Couple of my buddies were ahead of the power curve, completed their MBAs, exited the flying game, and were pulling-in 3 times as much as I made as a legacy line F100 captain...pre 9/11 scales. Now, they're at about 5X my current generous salary...of course they do work a bit harder for it.