[WheelsAtLarge]

The way I see it, 20+ yrs experience in tech. A CS master's does not add to your tech career. The majority of tech employers are looking for your ability to do the job, not the degree. The advantage of getting a master's is that it gives you a set path to study what you want to learn. Doing it on your own is very hard.

It sounds like you want to change your specialty so it might be worth it for you but don't expect employers to hire you without actual work experience.

My advice is to look at many, many job descriptions for the type of job you would like to get and guide your studies given what you learn from them.

[kkkarma]

Thank you for your perspective. I have held similar beliefs so far and that's why a decision to pursue a masters is not an easy one for me. The problem that I am running into is that I don't get to work on ML projects because I have no background and experience in ML and hence I am stuck in this cold start. I am still unsure if MS would actually fix that.