Why put your career on hold while you go back to school? You could (possibly) do both. There are an awful lot of educational opportunities available in this day

Why put your career on hold while you go back to school? You could (possibly) do both. There are an awful lot of educational opportunities available in this day and age, including graduate degrees - including some from highly reputable schools - that are available purely online, in very flexible formats that could allow you to both work a "day job" and go back to school at the same time.