Does getting a masters degree in something technical like CS or DS help with transitioning into a product manager role in industry from consulting Project Manager role?

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Data science, not so much unless you are specifically targeting a data related product role (which does exist).

CS masters absolutely.

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CS absolutely should help, especially for big tech. Data would help somewhat, but is probably not enough on its own. Source: have a data analytics degree, but not getting a ton of increased interest in considering me for PM roles

I think no one cares about degrees anymore. I have an arts degree and went from D tech manager > l6 sr product manager at Amazon > L7 principal product manager. You do need to know excel, sql, tableau type apps.

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