>So, for anyone who wants to respond, who has advanced degrees? (Master's or Phd). Regardless of if you have an advanced degree or not, do you feel there is signifigant value in them (assuming of course the program is good)?

I have a Masters and a Ph.D. in Computer Science. There's no question that both the coursework and research I did to get them was valuable training.

Sixteen years later, it's hard for me to judge whether they still have an economic impact, but I went into graduate work for me, not for bucks.

Tamar