[RMcAlister]

I agree with the statement that you do not need a masters degree to be successful but in the same token I would say you need to diversify your experience and skill sets in order to remain successful through a recession. My family has had a landscape contracting for 35 years, we have been there and done that. I graduated 2005 BSLA, RLA in 2012, I am about to graduate with a Masters degree in Public Administration in Urban and Regional Planning. Did it do anything for me? Yeah, it got me my next job after being laid off the second time, due to budget constraints. There are many degrees out there, choose one that meets your needs, talk to alumni most definitely, from the program, also look up the goals of the program. I’ve looked at MBA, MA Environmental Studies, MPA, real estate and environmental law. Choose what’s right for you and make what’s right for you based on what you want and put into it.

[RMcAlister]

Just poking the bears as I stumbled on this thread.

Who’s to say Intern Landscape Architect is right, what about Interim?  Land Planner? Associate Landscape Architect? Landscape Architect in Training?  Are you in College Anderew G?  Are you working for your required internship at college under a LAAB program.  If not, then what is a Intern LA?  This would still violate Title Laws in some states.  Who says the aformentioned titles are even ok to use.  Anything that would give the notion of LA services would violate Practice Laws which in turn is against Title Laws.  Point being, check with your state board for approval on any titles used.. . .employers included if there is any questions.

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