[Rick Lee]

I've been a copywriter and am now in sales and I promise you an advanced degree will not earn you a dime more in this field than will a high school diploma. In sales, unless it's very technical, you don't need a college degree at all. It's all cold calling, building a referral base and market research. In copywriting it's all about your sample book and getting to know all the people who go on to be outside consultants and can farm work out to you. You have to pay your dues in most businesses and grad school doesn't count toward that.