OK, this is a bit late since you seem to have made a decision already, but here's my 2 cents. Firstly, I would try to find out more about the increase in opportunities at work. Will you get a raise upon completion? Will it give you more job opportunities? And secondly, how do you feel about the classes? Are they fun? I am currently taking a part time MBA degree which I am paying for myself. To me, the contact with my fellow students and the learning of entirely new things are really valuable. Maybe not to the tune of the full tuition I am paying, but even if I don't manage to get a higher paying job afterwards I would not set the value of my degree at 0. And you're not paying for your degree yourself, you are getting it for free! However, if taking the classes is a drag for you it will be hard to keep motivated, even if there's a reward at the end. So I would say try it, if you like the learning it's a no brainer - go ahead and complete the whole thing, as net value will almost certainly be well above 0. If you hate the programme, I say take a good hard look at the rewards to see if they're really worth it.