Online Master’s in Natural Resources?
Without giving too much personal information, my friend is working for a government agency in a natural resource management position. They’ve already gained quite a lot of field experience in incredibly varied disciplines. They are, however, lacking a master’s degree. They’ve been advised to get one to be more competitive for future openings. They are looking to advance to a position of resource manager of a small public lands site one day. These positions generally oversee projects but aren’t designing research projects.
In this case, would something like a Master of Natural Resources be beneficial? The general discourse that I’ve seen surrounding online degrees is that they’re frowned upon in this field, but I’m not sure how much this matters when someone is already working in the field.
The degree doesn’t have to be natural resources specifically, but they are looking for something online and affordable due to their work schedule. Any advice is much appreciated.