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Which is more cost-effective than working for three years or pursuing a master's degree for three years?

2024-04-19   

Recently, a media study of 1.14 million job postings in Beijing found that the average minimum monthly salary for fresh graduate students is only 441 yuan higher than that of undergraduate students who have worked for 3 years. Some non-technical positions, such as media creativity, marketing, education and training, may not even earn as much as their classmates who were directly employed at the time after three years of further education. Entries such as "inverted graduate studies", "devaluation of academic qualifications", and "per capita master's and doctoral degrees" have frequently sparked hot searches. Is it to enter the workplace as soon as possible to accumulate practical experience, or to further study and improve professional competence? Where should college students who are facing postgraduate entrance exams or employment go? The reporter conducted an investigation. In the long run, graduate students have a greater advantage in the job market. "The postgraduate stage greatly enhances their self-learning ability and independent problem-solving ability." Bei Xiaoxin (pseudonym), who is studying at Inner Mongolia University, believes that "compared to undergraduate studies, graduate students not only delve deeper into their professional fields, but also have a more solid and complete knowledge system. In addition, they need to independently collect various types of information and solve problems during their studies, which will be very helpful in their work." Snow boots (pseudonym), a graduate student majoring in basic education at South China Normal University, said, "Graduate students have stronger scientific research and management abilities. In addition, they delve deeper into their professional fields, making it easier to achieve professional matching when looking for a job." First enter the workplace and choose to take the postgraduate entrance examination after working for a few years. She believes that "if you return to your job after completing graduate studies, you will have more experience, get started faster, and have a new work experience." "On the surface, the salary of a newly graduated master's degree is on par with that of a three-year undergraduate student. However, in the longer term, the theoretical literacy, problem-solving ability, and future development potential of master's degree graduates will definitely be relatively advantageous." Professor Chen Yongzhu, Dean of the Graduate School of Guangdong Normal University of Technology, said that there is still a significant gap compared to developed countries in the current proportion of master's degree students in China's total population. Therefore, in the future, the demand for graduate students in China will only further expand. Chen Yongzhu pointed out that in the face of a new historical period, with the continuous iteration and upgrading of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, the demand for high-quality talents is also increasing day by day. Compared to undergraduate students, after three years of academic and practical training, graduate students have a deeper academic background and solid knowledge reserves when facing new technologies and industries. This does have certain advantages compared to undergraduate students. Especially for professional master's students who tend to focus on application, we will inevitably have a stronger demand for high-quality comprehensive talents when developing new productive forces. Therefore, improving academic qualifications is not only a personal development need, but also a practical need in our country. "Especially for professional doctoral students, this is the focus of our country's doctoral training efforts." Chen Yongzhu said that China is currently vigorously developing professional doctoral students and cultivating leading talents for industries and industries. According to media research, students who choose to pursue a master's degree in technical development positions are 11% more likely to receive salaries than those who work directly during the same period, while students in other liberal arts majors are more favored in the job market due to the upgrading of social demand

Edit:GuoGuo Responsible editor:FangZhiYou

Source:chinanews.com

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