Not young ? You ' re 25 . I turn 47 this year . Trust me , you ' re young . So many unexpected things will happen to you over the next 10 years that when you ' re 35 you ' ll realize how young you are . It sounds like you ' re burned out . Maybe you need a break . Grad school isn ' t for everyone . I very briefly considered grad school after getting my BS degree but I just knew I couldn ' t stick it out for a few more years . Whatever job you end up with is almost certainly not going to be the last job of your life or even your long term career . Statistically you ' ll have that job for less than 4 years . Don ' t worry about making a decision now that is going to determine your entire future . Just make decisions that make sense for 12 years . You should not bail on your master ' s degree if you are very close to getting it . Not sure how you ' re paying for all of this but a master ' s degree costs a ton of money and completing 80 % of it and bailing is a huge waste of money . Starting a business sounds like a fun idea on paper but go talk to people who start and own businesses and see how happy they are . Most businesses fail which means you spent a lot of time , money and energy and are right back where you started . People that run successful businesses are usually stuck in that business because they can ' t get another job or sell the business . Being your own boss is a myth because when you run a business , your boss is all of your customers , who are likely to be a lot more demanding and irrational than an actual boss . Sounds like you just need a breather and need to get realigned . Consider taking some kind of break but at this point you need to push through , get your master ' s , start to apply for jobs , and become gainfully employed . Once you get a job you can keep looking for other jobs , or travel , or whatever , but you shouldn ' t go off the rails now .