I'm going to guess that it's on par with Criminal Justice.
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PPL or Masters Degree?
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I'm going to guess that it's on par with Criminal Justice.
I always wondered what a criminal justice degree was for. What are you planning on doing, be a superhero? Fight crime?
Webb79Z28
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Thanks for all of the advice, I think that I going to pursue the Master's Degree. Concerning wtf a Degree in Diversity Studies is, for me it was an easy way to boost my GPA. I was originally signed up for a Military Studies degree, but my school cancelled it after I had taken about 18 hours towards the 30 hours required. Because of my hours I had accumulated, they agreed to give me a Diversity Studies degree instead, but I didn't study an issues related to diversity. Just how it worked out.
As far as the Criminal Justice degree, I agree that it is not the most impressive. If I could have majored in Military Aviation at my school, I definitely would have. Since that wasn't an option, my reasoning was to find a degree that I could possibly use after the Military. Typically Criminal Justice degrees are in fact used to help people fight crime, i.e. State and Federal Law Enforcement. I would like to possibly fly for Customs or something along those lines after hopefully a Military career.
Either way, in my case it is just a means to an end. With the end hopefully being a SNA slot in the Navy.
Thanks again for all of the advice.
As far as the Criminal Justice degree, I agree that it is not the most impressive. If I could have majored in Military Aviation at my school, I definitely would have. Since that wasn't an option, my reasoning was to find a degree that I could possibly use after the Military. Typically Criminal Justice degrees are in fact used to help people fight crime, i.e. State and Federal Law Enforcement. I would like to possibly fly for Customs or something along those lines after hopefully a Military career.
Either way, in my case it is just a means to an end. With the end hopefully being a SNA slot in the Navy.
Thanks again for all of the advice.
Good choice on the master's.
Just remember, college isn't a trade school. Outside of technical fields (e.g. engineering), very few people directly use their majors in their jobs. Getting a degree in aviation does not help you become a military aviator. A degree in criminal justice does not help in law enforcement, except at the most entry-level jobs. There isn't anyone getting a job at the FBI based on a CJ degree. Just like getting a master's is more broadly useful than a PPL, getting a versatile degree is generally better than one that sounds like a future job title. Masters' degrees do get more specialized than undergrad, but I'd still be wary of some of these uber-specialized ones I see advertised lately ("get your master's in counter-terrorism bank security management!")
Just remember, college isn't a trade school. Outside of technical fields (e.g. engineering), very few people directly use their majors in their jobs. Getting a degree in aviation does not help you become a military aviator. A degree in criminal justice does not help in law enforcement, except at the most entry-level jobs. There isn't anyone getting a job at the FBI based on a CJ degree. Just like getting a master's is more broadly useful than a PPL, getting a versatile degree is generally better than one that sounds like a future job title. Masters' degrees do get more specialized than undergrad, but I'd still be wary of some of these uber-specialized ones I see advertised lately ("get your master's in counter-terrorism bank security management!")