My advice is that you get a civilian job /before/ you start your MS. There's a few reasons why: 1. Your employer may sponsor you and pay for some/all of the c

My advice is that you get a civilian job /before/ you start your MS. There's a few reasons why: 1. Your employer may sponsor you and pay for some/all of the cost, or otherwise support you financially while attending. 2. #1 may be contingent on which school you attend. 3. Your coworkers who are mentors to you (at whatever level that may be) likely have connections and can steer you towards the right school to further your career. Ultimately, to a large degree, your career should decide if, when, and where you attend graduate studies if you aren't going to go into academia. A lot of people do Georgia Tech in the FAANG world and it's pretty great, but some companies have an internal (and often unspoken) preference for particular schools if you're trying to rise in the ranks.