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Have you always dreamed of pursuing a completely different field than your current one? Are you looking to re-enter the workforce after many years away? Do you have areas in which you need to gain more knowledge to grow personally or professionally?

If you answered yes to any of these questions and you already have an undergraduate degree, you have several options for additional education – a master鈥檚 degree, a post-baccalaureate certificate or a second bachelor鈥檚 degree.

Each of these options can be a good choice, depending on your goals. Here are three reasons a second bachelor鈥檚 degree may be right for you.

1) Career Change or Advancement

Many fields change rapidly, and a second degree can help you keep up with changes and advance in your current field. For example, many communication professionals need digital media skills or the ability to analyze data in order to advance in the field. A second degree in communication, graphic design or business can be a good option for obtaining these skills needed for advancement.

Or, you may feel drawn to a completely different career, either because you feel stuck in your current career or you鈥檙e ready to pursue a lifelong interest that you put on hold. Former advertising executive Cullen Moser, 鈥�07, earned a second degree that allowed her transition into a successful new career in interior design. And after听Emily Johnson, ’16, became听interested in coding, she earned a second degree in computer science, which prepared her for her current career听as a software engineer

2) Re-entering the Workforce

If you took some time away from your career to support your family, a second bachelor鈥檚 degree can be a great option for refreshing your skills to re-enter the workforce.

Read how Annie Poslusny,鈥�19, a former elementary school French teacher and full-time mom, designed her own course of study for a second degree at Meredith to pursue her dream of becoming a museum curator.

3) Gain Graduate School Acceptance

A second bachelor鈥檚 degree can help prepare you for an advanced degree in several ways. If your first degree is unrelated to the field in which you wish to pursue a master鈥檚 degree, a second degree can increase your chance for acceptance. Alternatively, if you graduated with a less than stellar GPA, a second bachelor鈥檚 degree could help you strengthen your graduate school applications.

There are many excellent reasons to pursue a second bachelor鈥檚 degree. Talk with an academic advisor or admissions counselor at the institution you鈥檙e considering to help determine whether a second bachelor鈥檚 degree is the best fit for reaching your educational and professional goals.

If a second bachelor鈥檚 degree sounds right for you, you鈥檒l find a supportive and welcoming environment at Meredith, where a number of women pursue second degrees each year. Meredith waives general education requirements for students who hold a bachelor鈥檚 degree from an accredited institution, making it easier and faster to pursue a second degree. Second degree students can choose from more than 80 majors, many of which can be completed in two years or less.