Master's Degree Options

[dm.hans32]

This forum is very geared toward inexpensive schools, which you don't need.  Post-9/11 GI Bill gives you a full ride for your entire masters program.  What you should be looking for is the best school you can find that is either public or yellow ribbon, that offers a masters program in the timeline you're looking for.  It seems your time management is pretty good, but a masters program is not going to be like undergrad, so I recommend checking what the pace is like in a program before overstretching yourself.  If you have over a 3.0, just write a really good statement of purpose and make sure you have a good writing sample and you can get into whatever school you want (not 100% true, but almost, they'll like your background).

I have 60% GI Bill coverage, which means I am on the hook for the remaining 40% of tuition. Yellow Ribbon does not kick in unless you have 100% GI Bill. So, I do need to consider the financial side of grad school.

Thank you for the advice. Another big issue is that my cumulative GPA is not great from my prior issues with undergrad. I have been successful at UMPI as I've learned a few things in the decade since I last tried school, however I do not want to burn through ridiculous amounts of credits just to get a degree. Thanks again for your feedback, once I have a better plan I will update.