I’m in the process of working towards my MSW right now and I feel like it’s worth it. My end goal is to become licensed and work in healthcare, specifically hospice. Social work is in demand, especially in behavioral health and the medical field because of how much the pandemic/general modern day stress has taken a toll on everyone. There are so many fields you can explore and you don’t have to stick to clinical, you can always branch out into macro and be a part of welfare, policy making, community organization, etc. You also get to explore different populations that you can help empower, help improve lives for the better and advocate for. I doubt I would get hired anywhere with just my bachelors degree and I’ve felt more support from my professors, faculty, internship supervisor/co-workers and my classmates/friends in grad school, than undergrad. Although the work load is heavier and you go to internship at the same time (or depending on which program you plan on taking i.e. part time you’d be doing internship after your first semester at the same time as school) you’ll be in field gaining experience and making connections/networking. Sometimes, if your internship is great and you’re doing exceptionally well, you’re guaranteed a job after you graduate, but professors also encourage you to explore, not just take the offer immediately. It’s pretty intense right now, juggling school and internship at a full time two year program, but I feel like it will be rewarding in the end. I think the only setbacks are costs of the program (grad school is expensive as heck), having almost zero free time/no social life because your priorities shift (have to set boundaries with family and friends because of major assignments/papers), not earning money (some of my friends still have jobs, kudos to them since I don’t have the capacity to do the same, but I wish I had the ability lol) and working at an internship site where you aren’t receiving experience when you should be.