Thinking about going back to school, which degree should I get

Thinking about going back to school, which degree should I get?
I graduated with a BA in Social Services (an individualized degree) a couple years back. It really hasn't gotten me anywhere and I am someone's assistant in a job that doesn't even cover my bills. I am thinking about going back to school and looking at outlooks/earnings, my likes, etc, I've decided maybe either: Getting a BS in Human Resource Management OR a MA in Psychology. Does anyone have any advice or thoughts? I don't really have anyone to talk to about what would be best for me and my daughter's future. Thanks everybody. I'm now leaning more towards getting my MSN - Masters in Nursing. MBA would result in a job I would not enjoy. My heart is in helping people. Now to figure out financing the pre reqs!
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1
human resource or industrial relations out of that two, or get a teaching certificate and the psych degree


2
Getting a second bachelor's degree is a waste of time. You want to move up, not sideways. Go for the MA.


3
Well if you want more "professional" advice I would go to one of the schools you might be interested in going to, and discussing with an advisor... Oftentimes they have a type of "career center" or even an adult services office that can help you try and deduce what you would want to do. For most, the correlation seems to be that the higher the degree, the better off you are, so since you already have a BA you may as well go forward with the MA, which could open up more opportunities for you. Like someone else said, you'd want to move up - not to the side. That, and a BS degree would probably require more work over a longer period of time (4 years usually), and if you are concerned about earning a better salary sooner, then perhaps a masters -- however more challenging -- will be a faster route, as it takes about 2 or so years.


4
I'd rather you get an MA in HRM. A BS in HRM won't do anything for you that your current BA isn't doing. An MA in psych - would you be employable after that? In what job? Another option would be to get an MBA. You could do an MBA with an HR concentration. If your plan is to go to school full time, you'll do an internship in the field. But if part time, you need to find other ways to gain related work experience while you study. If you go for an MA or MBA in HR, then speak to your current employer about taking on more HR-style responsibilities. It's the degree backed up with experience that will let you make this career transition, so you need to gain some related experience, on the job or elsewhere. Volunteer work could help as well, especially if you can't gain HR related experience at your job. No matter what, go to a reputable school. It can be a local state school, but since you're doing this for career purposes, I want you to avoid those for-profit/proprietary/famous for being online schools. So many employers violently dislike those that I'd really rather you look elsewhere.


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Another bachelor's is a waste of time. Get a masters. Do note though an MA in psych is useless. You need a PhD to get anywhere in psych. Just go and get an MBA and be done with it.