[tptacek]

29 years into my career. I have 1 semester of undergrad at UIC. Hasn't mattered a bit. The opportunity cost of a midcareer masters is high. If you're not already in tech, the degree might serve as a forcing function and do some matchmaking for entry-level jobs, but my guess is you could have hustled and gotten those same opportunities without it.

I have two kids who occasionally think about how they'd pivot from their undergrad degrees into tech work (probably after seeing me waking at at 11AM and working all day in my pajamas). I would steer them away from an MSCS.