Masters for Career Change

[Ideas]

I think that political science may serve you better. The things you mentioned like speaking, writing, etc can be demonstrated without a degree. However, there are few Masters degrees that are competency-based besides MBA, IT, education, nursing (needs RN), and the Capella psych degrees. Not many besides those are under $10K, and not many can be done in under a year (especially if one adds in the time waiting for start dates).