[matthewwolfe]

One thing I don’t see mentioned here is the content of the Masters. Some programs are extremely technical, others are moderately technical, and some are oriented around being a technical/business leader.

I got my masters and it was moderately technical, but also included people that didn’t have a comp sci undergrad degree, which made classes like advanced algorithms really awkward, and detracted from the program.

Overall I’d do it again if it were either highly technical, or way more business oriented, but I definitely wish I’d known that up front.

I don’t think any degree is a replacement for full time working in your field, so if you expectation is to learn more in order to be more prepared for a corporate career, you may be disappointed.