[throwaway0255]

Everyone I've talked to in the industry views people with a Masters much less favorably than people with a Bachelors or PhD.

And from experience I can say there is a shockingly high number of people with Masters in Comp Sci churning through the hiring pool who can't write a single line of code or even valid HTML.

I don't know why this is, but I think a Masters is getting a negative reputation to the point that you might consider not listing it on your resume at all in certain cases.

[godelmachine]

That's really shocking for me to know that a Master's degree is frowned upon these days.

However, since its one of my life's dream to get a MS in CS from US, I will do it.

[SamReidHughes]

Getting an MS is a sign that the candidate wasn't particularly good before getting one, because of the various reasons people get an MS. And it's not like they became a better developer as a result of getting one.

[godelmachine]

This is crazy!

Is this notion prevalent everywhere in US?

Shouldn't it be otherwise, like the student is hardworking and is persistent enough to get a Masters?

[SamReidHughes]

The way to determine this is by measuring actual performance.

With more information, like why or how they got an MS, the probability distribution changes. My impression is, there's a set of dimwits from a dimwit part of the industry that decide they should get a Master's in order to better their career. As opposed to, say, getting one right after school because you didn't want to enter the real world, or because a 5-year MS seemed like a good idea, or being brainwashed in general about the value of formal schooling.

[godelmachine]

You sound right in so many ways.

>> Getting right after school.

Isn’t getting some real work exp before joining Masters a good thing?

>> 5 year MS

Never heard of such a thing. Is there one?

[SamReidHughes]

A 5 year MS is where you get both a BS and MS in 5 years. So basically you graduate a year late.