The cost of a master's or doctoral program is significant. It's not just the price of admission, but also the opportunity cost. Most employers who will do educa

The cost of a master's or doctoral program is significant. It's not just the price of admission, but also the opportunity cost. Most employers who will do education reimbursement only cover a small portion of the cost. If you leave the workforce to study full-time, then it's often free (with the caveat that you must have a research assistantship or teaching assistantship), but then you lose out on multiple years' worth of salary. So it's not a "no-brainer," financially speaking.