Bay Path Brings Flexibility to Graduate School Programs
Longmeadow, MA— It pays to go back to school. According to a recent study published by the New England Board of Higher Education, in 2016 the average Massachusetts resident who held a graduate degree was likely to earn 27% more than a resident who only held a bachelor’s degree. With many graduate students choosing to return to school while continuing to remain employed or while raising a family, flexibility and career-centered curriculum is key.
Last month Bay Path University hosted a one-stop-shop graduate school open house experience, giving prospective students the ability to learn about the 30+ graduate degrees and certificate programs available, and to meet with program directors, financial aid representatives, and recent alumni. Local photographer Tony Dube of White Point Images was also on hand to capture professional headshots of attendees.
With four campuses located throughout Massachusetts, and with many of their graduate programs available completely online, the message to prospective students was clear: if graduate school is on your bucket list, Bay Path will help you find a way to make it happen.
Jacqueline Johnson, who serves as Chief Operations Officer at Springfield’s Caring Health Center and is slated to begin her Doctorate in Higher Education Leadership & Organizational Studies at Bay Path this fall, spoke to the attendees about choosing Bay Path for their graduate school experience. “Bay Path is a representation of a diversity spectrum that is seldom represented at many higher educational institutions that I have worked with,” she said. “They are one of the leaders in women's and men's graduate programs in Western Massachusetts, and offer flexibility with both traditional and nontraditional programs proving options for a demanding workforce. The graduate program is flexible, comprehensible, and attainable in a realistic timeframe.”
When asked why she chose Bay Path, Johnson said, “It was important to align my future goals with an institution that embodied the characteristics of diverse women leaders in the field of education.”
The next all-program graduate open house is scheduled for September 18th. For more information, please visit https://www.baypath.edu/academics/graduate-programs/.