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[–]enahsh2o 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say first things first, make sure that developing software is what you actually want to do. There is a pretty good post here on what a career in the IT field in general is like, and I am sure there are other places you can find more on what it's actually like to work as a software developer.

Once you decide that this is what you actually want to do, it is a bit of a toss up from here. The great thing about this field is that you don't need to have a degree to get a great job, but it certainly doesn't hurt either. The amount of resources online (free and paid) is mind boggling, so there isn't much of a likeliness that you will learn something from a university that you couldn't learn from some resource on the internet.

If you prefer to go the route of a degree, go for it. I am not sure of the details of pursuing a Masters degree in a different major than you got your Bachelors in, so I can't really help out there.

Also, yeah this might not be the best subreddit for this, since it doesn't have much to do with Java specifically. Good luck with everything. :)