It’s never too late to go back to school.
And for full- and fractional-time Wayne State faculty or staff members, obtaining a graduate-level degree is closer than you think.
For eligible full-time WSU employees, benefits will pay 100 percent of the cost of tuition, regular registration, omnibus and fitness center fees. For eligible fractional-time employees, at least 50 percent is covered. More details and information can be found here.
Wayne State’s Graduate School is helping make the decision to continue your education even easier. The full breadth of opportunities available – more than 200 graduate programs offered – will be on display at WSU’s Graduate School Open House on Nov. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Welcome Center. In addition, you can speak directly with program representatives, have questions about financial aid answered and apply on site at this informative event.
“It’s an opportunity to do some one-stop shopping,” said Sondra Auerbach, manager of Master’s Programs in Wayne State’s Graduate School. “They can ask questions and get answers.”
But going for your graduate degree doesn’t mean putting your life and current job on hold.
“At the graduate level, it’s a little bit different because we have a lot of working professionals,” Auerbach said. “The curriculum is offered during the evenings and weekends to accommodate those who work during the day.”
Obtaining a graduate-level degree also helps your future earning potential. According to a study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, “From 1977 to the present, advanced degree earners have experienced growth in wages over and above those with only a four-year degree, from around 20 percent in the early 1980s to around 30 percent today.”
“Master’s level or higher education opens more career opportunities for you, not only in location and discipline – what you can do out there in the world – but also raise the salary cap,” Auerbach said. “You can get better salaries if you a have a more concentrated education at a master’s or Ph.D. level and become more qualified.”
Additional events also will be available on Nov. 13 to interested prospective students. For example, the College of Education and the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) will hold meet and greets in their respective campus buildings.
At SLIS, current students will be on hand to give tours of the Digital Media Projects Lab, and learn how SLIS supports diversity through scholarships and special programs. Attendees also will have the chance to learn about funding opportunities available for 2015 such as graduate student assistantships.