Pursue master's in EE or get a job?

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<p>Hi all, </p>

<p>I want to ask for opinions on the question in my title. My expected graduation date is spring 2012. I do have a subject that I would be interested to study in if I were to attend graduate school, and that is mixed signal integrated circuit analysis. But ultimately I want to work in the industry and not to be in academia. </p>

<p>My new GRE revised score is in the range of 390-490 for verbal and 750-800 for math, my cummulative GPA is 3.12. I don't think I have the ideal profile for graduate school, that's why I'm more leaning toward working. I had a research intern in this past summer with the McNair program, and currently having a part time intern with a local energy consultant company. </p>

<p>With my profile, which of the two option do I have a higher probability of success in? Landing a job or getting into graduate school for a master's degree? If it's the latter, I am curious how much does a master's degree help for an individual in the industry, like salary, job position, etc.</p>

<p>Appreciate any opinions
Thanks</p>

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<p>If you are interested in mixed signal ic design, then a masters degree is a must for you.
If you were to obtain a job at this point, it would be in something like validation/test and it would be many years before they actually let you do design work. </p>

<p>Typically, mixed signal ic design jobs require a masters and sometimes even a PhD.</p>