Netsec:

If your job requires it to advance then get it... But, as others have related I will relate a similar vein. I had Human Resources locate any phrase containing the words "degree" and "required" in the same sentence in all job descriptions for the IT department and have it either totally removed or replaced with a phrase indicating that any kind of degree might be "nice" but it surely isn't required... trust me... it isn't... experience in the real world is...

Just adding to the consensus here... not starting any wars...