The answer is obvious if it is a top tier school. If it is not a top tier school, a degree might still be useful in these cases - there are companies that will

The answer is obvious if it is a top tier school. If it is not a top tier school, a degree might still be useful in these cases - there are companies that will filter out resumes that don't have degrees attached to them. Second and more important, if you apply for work visas in other countries, degrees matter as most countries have some kind of point system and you get points for age, experience, degrees etc. It will also be useful if you want to get into research later on. One of my friends was making 60K or something, then he did part time MBA from a top tier school. His next job got him 150K, and it was a quick climb both in terms of money and responsibilities from there. So yeah, degrees are worth something.