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Neither of my masters degrees required a thesis, and no employer has ever questioned that or asked me about a thesis. I just don't see the advantage in a thesis program for a masters.Also, UNH changed their engineering program to allow you to get a Masters degree without a thesis. Instead of a thesis you take two extra classes. Very beneficial for those that are A: Lazy and don't want to do a thesis, or B: Are working in industry and do not have the time required to complete a thesis.
Excellent information everyone, thank you again.
I'll start making some calls to some of the schools in the Northeast for detailed info on their mechanical engineering and chemistry programs.
Neither of my masters degrees required a thesis, and no employer has ever questioned that or asked me about a thesis. I just don't see the advantage in a thesis program for a masters.
Thesis options are typically for people that intend to have academic careers. Why they include them in non-terminal degrees is beyond me since most go right into Ph.D. programs. Most academics have terminal degrees.
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You could become a small town cop or maybe a big time state trooper...either way you get to write tickets for a living and automatically get "hero" status...something to think about....
If you have a PhD and are looking for an academic post-doc appointment, then your thesis matters. But that's a different situation than a Masters degree holder looking for an engineering job in industry.I agree writing a thesis was a pain and you are right no-one ever reads or asks you about your thesis when you are job searching. With me I was already employeed so it didn't even matter.
We call that an ABD (all but the dissertation) . Yup, I have one of those -- I took all the courses required for a PhD, but didn't complete the dissertation. Of course, I didn't do the research necessary for the dissertation either, and that is really where the bulk of the work is for a PhD. The coursework required for a PhD is not the hard part.I have a good friend who completed her PhD EXCEPT for her thesis . . . she never completed it and thus never received her degree (this was 15-20 years ago).
I was considering Umass, UNH, or Northeastern currently. I'll take a look at others as well, thanks David!
I hope you have a minimum of 1250 on your math and english SATs. Northeastern is a top 25-50 school, UMass Amherst Engineering is the value leader for MA residents, the same with UNH for NH residents.
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I hope you have a minimum of 1250 on your math and english SATs. Northeastern is a top 25-50 school, UMass Amherst Engineering is the value leader for MA residents, the same with UNH for NH residents.
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