Postgraduate Study

One degree good, two degrees better, to paraphrase George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Now that so many young people are gaining degree-level qualifications, what better way to stand out from the crowd than by having a second set of initials after your name?

Whether it’s a one-year master’s degree, a three- or four-year doctorate, a more directly career focused course such as an MBA, or teacher training, there are myriad postgraduate opportunities out there.

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“In some large companies there are glass ceilings and you would struggle to progress into senior management without a postgraduate qualification such as an MBA or other business-related degree.”

He cites research by the Sutton Trust, which found that graduates with a master’s could expect to earn £5,500 per annum more on average than those with a mere bachelor’s degree.

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