I did one while working full time. My employer paid for it (a reimbursement could be recovered if one left within a year of getting it), and given that my undergraduate majors were in the liberal arts, it made my resume look a lot more attractive.
But your undergraduate degree will be in CS. You might do well to work and see what's out there.
This is the obvious answer, do it part-time. Its very do-able while working full-time, perhaps more difficult with a family, can take 2-3 yrs though. I'm glad I did a MSc, learned some deeper comp sci and its evidence of achievement to employers, especially doing part-time. Full-time though possibly not worth the career opportunity costs and lost income , unless, as others have said , you long-term wish to move into academia
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I did one while working full time. My employer paid for it (a reimbursement could be recovered if one left within a year of getting it), and given that my undergraduate majors were in the liberal arts, it made my resume look a lot more attractive.
But your undergraduate degree will be in CS. You might do well to work and see what's out there.
This is the obvious answer, do it part-time. Its very do-able while working full-time, perhaps more difficult with a family, can take 2-3 yrs though. I'm glad I did a MSc, learned some deeper comp sci and its evidence of achievement to employers, especially doing part-time. Full-time though possibly not worth the career opportunity costs and lost income , unless, as others have said , you long-term wish to move into academia