There are lots of high quality answers on the recruitment side here, so I'll focus on the personal. I did a masters in my mid thirties, and it was definitely t

There are lots of high quality answers on the recruitment side here, so I'll focus on the personal. I did a masters in my mid thirties, and it was definitely the best life choice I made that decade. Education, ideally, is about learning, not career progression. I had a fantastic time being completely focused on studying. There's nothing nicer than waking up in the morning knowing that your main task for the day is reading a bunch of interesting papers. The specific course, well, that's down to you, but as a thing to do with a year or so of your life: magnificent. Lots of folks end up with kids, or without the cash, or stuck in a job for other reasons. It's fantastic to be even able to consider it. If you can, I think it's a great idea from my experience. Worst case scenario, you will grow in skills and confidence.