MSRED is it worth it

[Connor Malone]

Hi everyone !

I recently got accepted to a MSRED course in NYC. I have about 10yrs experience as an architect in NYC, working in large scale nyc projects for notable arch offices. I am interested in transitioning into the development side of the construction process and gain more of an understanding of how finance works.I am also interested in possibly opening other doors for career paths in the built environment leveraging my existing design/construction experience either as a real estate consultant ,owners rep or tech prop entrepreneur 

All sounds great right but the cost is about 100k+ which I would need to take a loan out for and I am worried that amount of debt could maybe restrict my freedom for the next 10yrs.

Should I go ahead and do it or would that money be better invested in starting something and learning as I go ?  I am particularity interested in people who have done an MSRED and what they experience was.

Any advice from people is greatly appreciated! Thanks