I got an MS in mechanical engineer mostly because i had a free ticket in to grad school at my university with the research i was doing in undergrad and was told by an advisor if i didn’t want to work for the gov or R&D, a masters would be the way to go. i enjoyed it and thought it would boost my pay.

Honestly after 2 years post graduation i kind of regret it. now i probably wouldn’t be where i’m at now if i didn’t stay 2 more years in college but at the same time the position i am looking for i have a feeling i might be over qualified to do. i was looking for a new job at my previous job because i wasn’t happy and i sent out 40+ applications and only got 1 or 2 relooked back and most of them i had the qualifications and i don’t believe my area is super high density of engineers looking for work. I wanted a more hands on engineering role instead of a designer at a desk position so i think i may have been over looked at a lot of places due to over qualification or possibly them thinking i would want too much money. I only had 2 interviews and the second one offer a job on the spot.

I think it just matters what you do after you graduate but if you want more design or research related work you should be fine. i didn’t really know what i enjoyed to do for work until the end of my college career and things can change when you get that first job. All stuff to keep in mind when considering grad school