UX design grad school or online bootcamp?
Mar 6, 2019
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Looking into switching into UX Design. Recently got into Berkeley MIMS program and is trying to decide if I should leave current job and go back to school full-time vs. staying and complete a UX bootcamp like General Assembly online.
Do UX hiring managers look at degrees when hiring entry-level UX designers? Whatโs the typical starting salary?
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Bootcamps tend to teach a generic formula and I havenโt seen a bootcamp portfolio Iโve been impressed with.
If you go the bootcamp route youโre most likely limiting yourself to a UX design role at a small startup (low pay). The caveat would be if you have excellent design craft skills and need a little mentorship for how to apply those skills in the UX world.
Masters can be 50/50 and it depends on the program.
But again experience and skills trumps everything.