<p>I wouldn’t make any generalizations like that, Enginox. It is highly dependent on situation.</p>
<p>I would agree that here grad school is the better option, bit I wouldn’t say that in general a job is better. I take the opposite stance for one simple reason. I greatly favor thesis-based MS degrees over their non-thesis counterparts, and for those you need to be full time. I would argue that, in doing a thesis-based MS, a student gets a greater breadth of experience, and thus, the degree is more valuable to the person. You can only do
That full time though.</p>
<p>I am not trying to detract from people who get a Masters through their work and thus don’t do a thesis. Instead I am taking the stance that if you have the opportunity to do a thesis-based Masters and even have it paid for, then you should do it. Unless of course you just don’t really want a graduate degree at all.</p>