> Do you think its worth it? My analysis -- when I pondered the same question in my late 20s: no. At the time, I even worked for an employer that would should

> Do you think its worth it? My analysis -- when I pondered the same question in my late 20s: no. At the time, I even worked for an employer that would shoulder a good chunk of the cost, and I still worked it out to be around 20-30K out of pocket (this is at a decent, but not Top 10 program.) I'd need to take the GRE, and the course load would be fairly time-consuming to graduate in 3 years. I don't know what level of drive you have, but after I crank through a 10 hour day coding in my day job, I doubt I'm going to have the energy to attend classes, do homework assignments, and study for tests. After all that effort, what do I really get? I'm well-paid already, and I prefer small companies that wouldn't really care what my level of schooling was as long as I can get the job done. Quite frankly, I believe that I can, and do, learn far more by reading online and playing with side-projects. That said, I thought my BS in CS was well worth it, and if money was no object, I would be a full-time student pursuing a PhD in CS.