I can't answer directly from the having a Master's perspective, but can opine from the hiring and corporate perspective.
So I got to within 2 courses of my MBA, but never completed. I hire MBA's and strongly encouraged my staff to get them if that counts... I was completing mine part-time then joined a tech company at the beginning of the tech boom when the company launched, and between the crazy hours, travel, etc., never finished. It is one of my bigger regrets. I was sent through several "mini-MBA" leadership development programs.
Overall, yes I would recommend one from the best school you can afford or otherwise manage. I would also generally not recommend graduate school immediately after undergrad unless it is the norm for your field and/or you manage to get into a top tier school e.g. Wharton, Stanford, MIT. I would only do a full time Masters if I was sure of the payback including all costs of the degree (foregone income, all living expenses, debt...).
Unless someone is in in a position where it does not matter, they should look at education as you would any investment; ROI. However this is a complex calc as many of the returns are intangible; network, 'door opening' power of the degree itself as well as the school on your CV, etc. Also, speaking to say an MBA's, they are somewhat general, now almost a commodity, and would a different, more specialized degree be better for whatever career you plan on, such as an MST or Masters in Accounting. There are parallels in other fields of study. If I were to get a do over, I would have looked towards a Masters of Business Analytics.
So I got to within 2 courses of my MBA, but never completed. I hire MBA's and strongly encouraged my staff to get them if that counts... I was completing mine part-time then joined a tech company at the beginning of the tech boom when the company launched, and between the crazy hours, travel, etc., never finished. It is one of my bigger regrets. I was sent through several "mini-MBA" leadership development programs.
Overall, yes I would recommend one from the best school you can afford or otherwise manage. I would also generally not recommend graduate school immediately after undergrad unless it is the norm for your field and/or you manage to get into a top tier school e.g. Wharton, Stanford, MIT. I would only do a full time Masters if I was sure of the payback including all costs of the degree (foregone income, all living expenses, debt...).
Unless someone is in in a position where it does not matter, they should look at education as you would any investment; ROI. However this is a complex calc as many of the returns are intangible; network, 'door opening' power of the degree itself as well as the school on your CV, etc. Also, speaking to say an MBA's, they are somewhat general, now almost a commodity, and would a different, more specialized degree be better for whatever career you plan on, such as an MST or Masters in Accounting. There are parallels in other fields of study. If I were to get a do over, I would have looked towards a Masters of Business Analytics.