What are MLS students like?
At other schools and at IU Southeast, MLS students are rather diverse in their backgrounds and interests. Many are recent college graduates who simply miss the classroom and intellectual stimulation of a university environment. Some are teachers taking this program in addition to or in place of a Master in Education Degree. Some MLS programs attract a significant number of doctors, lawyers, and other professional people whose careers are very narrowly focused. They enjoy the opportunity to read, write, and think in areas outside their professional expertise. Finally, some businesses will pay to have their employees earn an MLS degree because they understand students who finish this degree will be able to read more perceptively, write more clearly, think more creatively, and thus be better, more productive employees Presently, MLS students at IU Southeast range in age from 23 to 65. Occupations range from social work, mid-level business manager to machinist.
