>My future goal is to start a freelancing company to develop enterprise software Based on some interviewing I've done in a corporate setting, Masters is often

>My future goal is to start a freelancing company to develop enterprise software Based on some interviewing I've done in a corporate setting, Masters is often looked at as a trade off for lack of work experience. In your case it doesn't seem like that would be an issue. Whether or not you have a Ph.D. will matter more for your career long term, than whether you have a BS/MS.