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Does having a Masters make it harder to get a teaching job?
I am finishing my MA and want to get secondary teaching credentials for California. With an MA, I can make more money (a few thousand a year.)
An MA might make make me more knowledgeable and a better teacher, but is it possible that it might be harder to get a job because I’d be higher on the pay scale? Would they rather hire a BA to save money?
I’m going into education. My professors at school encourage us to all get our Masters. But they also warned us to be teaching first before getting our Masters so that we have a job first and don’t have to worry about being over qualified. That is what I’m doing now. I think its great you are getting a Masters! I know some areas of education require a Masters, but as I am going into Elementary Education I will need to first get a job as a teacher then continue school and get my Masters. Going into Secondary will help with a Masters degree. Good job on getting the Masters.
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