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Do I Need a Project Management Degree?
A degree in project management can give you a structured way to learn how to be a project manager and let you access career networks. Explore whether pursuing one will help you reach your goals.
July 28, 2021
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![[Featured image] An aspiring project manager reviews project management skills to learn.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6Wg8XdpTnu6JfqHeTPVf6Y/20a6a8be715514eb8d46862cdeaede4c/GettyImagesProjectLaptop.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A project manager sits with a colleague and explains a graph on a report while other team members collaborate in the background.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2Ufj9BtOH5y2X1zqJGC7DW/42ca8f8ec791bd4363748714dd2a91f7/GettyImages-1885024349.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)


![[Featured Image] A woman wearing a striped sweater is holding papers and a pen at an office.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7wvDUCOlNWvKaTUtwR96Ot/3f27f6cba219545fdc57456f43491b5d/GDZaz7vA.jpeg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Three coworkers discuss the contents of a whiteboard covered with post-it notes.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4RGcJpzIpCsrkynzc8uoUI/1dc9e57464c928d281bf81ea0b144c8d/72rOL5Tg.jpeg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A project manager in a yellow sweater holds a mug and studies for the CAPM on a laptop at a desk with a small glass vase filled with pink flowers.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1y9oOivEgQSoTyGtA7HzbD/18bbea343aecb4556b1e8e1889f09b39/iStock-1069252360.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Two workers are analyzing project plans for scope creep with a laptop on the desk.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6YRmxtcU1JTQZzsuNWbsO/d2f6e6aeed4626857f418e80661fa811/nfkTu6eS.jpeg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A project manager stands in front of a white board with colorful sticky notes on it during a team meeting.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/19vyvlZu3YzLsC8aWCImWI/a7574641ed5ee4164fda079b906d750e/iStock-614028206.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A smiling project manager is in business casual clothing and is facing two coworkers while holding a tablet.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6dv3Q5xtgDcIIOBKXZLMMS/3c4c72c3278b37055b8b084fcbdb8d90/uD4JdlKQ.jpeg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A project coordinator assigns tasks, creates a report, and discusses aspects of a project with a project manager.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/70HIQTQpn4tMfoLhXsv8IH/a5314f246e3b9e35b2f25ddfdaffb0b6/GettyImages-1500461745.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A project manager stands in an office, smiling.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5tNNuXC58P8VGeGolrG42b/539a6bdf662434032649651e2637b474/product_management.png?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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