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I am currently in my first semester with Liberty University in their MBA program and was wondering how everyone has paid for their masters degrees? We are trying to just cash flow the whole program and hope for some scholarships to come through. I want to avoid using TA since it accrues more service time at my grade. Are there any secrets or scholarships out there that have been useful to you?
Master's Degree
Finance Degree
Scholarship
Tuition assistance
Posted 9 y ago
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I paid for my MA with the GI bill. That was way back in the early 90s, so I'm guessing things have changed significantly since then. Back then we could use the GI bill while on active duty. Not sure that's still the case. Even though I had VA benefits for my master's, I still paid a fair amount out of pocket. I guess it's a trade-off for you, CPT (Join to see): more time if you use TA vs. out of pocket expenses. No real free lunch, I guess.
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CW5 (Join to see) Currently the only assistance I would be allowed to use is the TA. GI Bill is only for those who have since left active duty.. thanks for the response, hopefully it pays off in the long run.
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Your comments infer that you're planning on getting out before too long. If that's the case, scholarships may be your only option (since you've ruled out tuition assistance, and you most likely won't qualify for grants). If you plan on making it a career, the Army has tons of long-term schooling programs where they will send you to school, keep you on the payroll, and pay for your tuition. The Army sent me to Syracuse to get my MBA, paid for all of my tuition, and helped with the costs of books/supplies/etc. I owed the Army 3.5 years of a service obligation, but that was it. Since I wasn't planning on getting out before retirement, I didn't care about the service obligation. I later used a similar Army program for my PhD.
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