MLS Degree. Should I?

[inor]

Would a master's in finance benefit you based on your career goals? You mentioned that you are in financial crimes compliance and risk management, so maybe not. But if you think any semi-relevant graduate degree is what you need to advance, the University of Texas Permian Basin offers an MS in Finance for $11,730. If you take two years and your employer pays $5,000 per year, then you're paying almost nothing. Since you work in finance and have lots of experience, I don't know how beneficial the degree would be for you; might be too entry-level given your experience. And maybe you're looking for a degree more focused on financial crimes and compliance and the like. But you're in finance, it's a finance degree (i.e. very relevant), cheap...like I said, if you just want to check off that master's box for a promotion, maybe look into this one.

Also, no GMAT/GRE. Doesn't look like you need letters of recommendation or hell, even a resume, from what I see.