Are you planning to obtain your masters degree?

"I have taken approximately 30% of the coursework required towards my master's degree. I take the time to study in the evenings, and on weekends. It's important to me and my career trajectory with your company that I have my master's degree completed in the next few years."

Some employers are okay with a bachelor's degree, and others want their budget analysts to have a master's degree. Any growth-oriented company values employees who wish to continue their education. Share your plans with the interviewer but make sure that you are not making the interviewer feel that you will leave the company at a crucial phase just to make sure that you can follow your dream of continued education. Instead, try to align your goals with those of the company's and ensure that it appears to be a win-win situation for both the parties involved.

"Since the role of budget analyst requires constant learning, I do plan to continue my education one way or another. This, of course, would be in tandem with full-time work."