But a kid with limited work experience isn’t going to know what type of MS is going to advance his/her career in order to optimize the “one extra year”. I’m not advocating doing law school at night (which truly takes forever- a three year academic program, plus trying to get a position on law review/doing clinics, etc. all while balancing a full time job). This is a one year master’s which can be done with two summers (front and back) and two semesters for the ambitious, or the two summers plus four semesters (total of two years out of your life) to have someone else pay for your Masters.
Doesn’t seem onerous to me AND you have the benefit of studying something which you know will pay out.