Should I seek a masters degree or a PhD?

You already have a Masters of Social Work but find it difficult getting a college teaching job with this particular degree. As somebody who has a master's degree and was enrolled in a PHD, I can attest that you need a PhD to think seriously in terms of an academic career. More importantly, the PhD has to be from a good university and you need to develop a track record of publications in your chosen field.

If you want to teach at the college/university level, think only in terms of a PhD. Don't waste time on another master's even if it sounds appealing in the short run.

How old are you? And what are you doing currently? Why are you interested in a teaching career? Are you interested in research?

Answers to these questions might help me provide a more useful answer to your question.

Is there a professor you could speak to at the school you received your master's degree from? He or she might be able to give you the most informed advice, knowing your specific situation better.

I'd say, if you want to teach at the college level, community or four-year, you need a PhD. (I know this because it is my career goal as well.) You already have a master's degree, so you should not need another. You may need a master's degree to get into some PhD programs, but you won't necessarily need one in the exact same degree. My field is communications, so I don't know that the same rules carry over to sociology ... but I imagine they would.

You can start looking at websites of schools that you might be interested in attending to see their specific requirements. The best thing to do is really get in touch with a professor from your time as a graduate student. You'll have to do it anyway for letters of recommendation, right? They'll have answers to questions like these, and other advice you might not have thought to ask for.

I would get the Masters because most colleges require you to have a Masters in the subject you want to teach but then I personally would work towards a PhD if you want to teach at a university because they generally hire those who do. you could get by at a community college with a masters.

Get the Masters first which will allow you to teach while you pursue your Phd.

I accept as true with the guy above. Your terrific guess is to communicate to somebody on the college. From my point of view, i might particularly proceed with my coursework at Cambridge. i'm a Masters student in the U.S. at a small college. i might prefer to bypass to Oxford or Cambridge. besides the undeniable fact that, the fees are too costly for me.

Well, personly your smart anough to think this ove ryour self :) but go for PhD