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Thanks for the replies everyone! Canadian degrees seem to be viewed the same as American degrees. Some very prominent faculty at University of Washington went to U British Columbia. I am still considering UK universities, but I don't want to stuggle super hard in the job market. I am getting a masters, not a doctorate. I would like to go into governmental agency work or consulting, not academia. I'm not sure if these two points change things or not. Any responses to those points in regard to the US job market? Thanks all, your input is SOOO appreciated!

Hi! I'm recently graduated undergrad with a BS in Fisheries Biology. I am looking for some sort of fisheries biology or marine ecology masters program and am considering going abroad. I am mainly looking at University of Alaska Fairbanks (in Juneau) in the US, and Queens University Belfast and University of Aberdeen in the UK. I have a ton of questions about going to school in the UK so here it goes. Does anyone know how these school are viewed in the natural resource sciences? Are there other programs I should consider as well? And the big questions.....how is a UK masters degree viewed by employers in the US? Would I be shooting myself in the foot by not networking with US employers during graduate school? Would staying in Ireland/Scotland and working for a couple years after graduation be possible with visas and immigration? I think there are pros and cons to going abroad, but I am really attracted to the opportunity to live in another country for a while. I don't know in how many periods of life I will have so much flexibility. Thanks for you input! Kaitlyn

Hi! I'm recently graduated undergrad with a BS in Fisheries Biology. I am looking for some sort of fisheries biology or marine ecology masters program and am considering going abroad. I am mainly looking at Queens University Belfast and University of Aberdeen. I have a ton of questions floating around in my head so here it goes. Does anyone know how these school are viewed in the natural resource sciences? Are there other programs I should consider as well? And the big questions.....how is a UK masters degree viewed by employers in the US? Would I be shooting myself in the foot by not networking with US employers during graduate school? Would staying in Ireland/Scotland and working for a couple years after graduation be possible with visas and immigration? I think there are pros and cons to going abroad, but I am really attracted to the opportunity to live in another country for a while. I don't know in how many periods of life I will have so much flexibility. Thanks for you input! Kaitlyn