The Benefits of a Master's Degree

In today’s increasingly competitive workforce, you owe it to yourself to consider the enormous benefits that can be yours by earning a master’s degree with UMUC-Europe/Bowie State University.

• Employment of counselors in the U.S. is expected to continue growing rapidly through 2014, asserts the 2006-07 Occupational Outlook Handbook. A survey of counseling professionals indicates that counselors share a strong sense of altruism. In order to channel your desire to help others into an employable skill, you need formal training, professional on-the-job experience, and necessary credentials. An MA in Counseling Psychology or MEd in Guidance and Counseling from UMUC Europe/BSU will provide you with all of these and prepare you to become a mental health or school counselor.
  
  
• The information technology field is unlike any other - ever changing and one of the ten fastest-growing and highest paying employment categories in the U.S. Based on stress levels, growth potential, flexibility, and creativity, a recent Money Magazine survey ranked jobs in the field of information technology as the best. Given the anticipated expansion of this profession, an MS in Management Information Systems or Information Technology from UMUC Europe-BSU will provide you with the credentials necessary to obtain a lucrative position within a dynamic industry.
  
  
• According to U.S News and World Report, the Master of Public Administration degree is “golden” - there are few graduate degrees that are as versatile as the MPA. With increased government contracting, the MPA opens doors to lucrative employment opportunities, not only with government but also with businesses and the fast-growing nonprofit sectors. The UMUC Europe/BSU MPA degree will equip you with the professional tools needed to successfully manage the constantly evolving concepts and principles governing organizational effort.

UMUC Europe/BSU master’s graduates have gone on to successful employment in all walks of life. Let us help you do the same!