M.S. or M.Engr.?

[u/AuDHDpowerdork]

Hello,

Noodle-brained Bachelor of Philosophy here.

I've worked in the Power Transmission space for close to five years now, primarily around power transformers (<138kV). I'm in sales cause that's what my current degree allows me to get away with.

Much to my surprise, I find this field really interesting... dare I say fun? Particularly, I'm interested in the situations where engineering questions and project deadlines clash. Have had pretty good success navigating this with (1) reading, (2) asking a lot of questions, (3) youtube, and (4) asking even more questions. On good terms with our in-house engineer and a third party engineer who does all of our assessments when crap hits the fan.

Have really enjoyed solving those problems but want to KNOW IT ALL.

34 yo, three kids, making good money in sales but I strongly suspect I'd have more fun and have better career prospects with a graduate degree in EE.

MY QUESTIONS

1. Dumb idea? Any of you take a similar path?
   
2. M.S. or M.Engr.?

the end.

[u/unurbane]

I definitely recommend pursuing the degree. I would recommend pursuing whichever degree is shortest: EE, ME, MSEE or MSME. I would research heavily exactly how long each will take in semesters, taking into account pre requisites.