For the last 10 years ive been a Director of IT & STEM at an elementary school in a rural area.

Im looking into getting my Master's in either Digital Forensic Science or Digital Forensic Analyst.

Is this the best route into the field considering I have a BA of Science in a somewhat unrelated field(Game Design).

The investigative detective part of Digital Forensics is what interests me the most. Although the IR side of DFIR is intriguing as well, but ive heard IR can have a volatile schedule and I have two children under 2.

Am I div8ng into trouble despite this being something I'm excited for? Is it going to be impossibly difficult to find a job in this field in a relatively rural area? Im willing to commute a good distance if needed but I'm really hoping to avoid uprooting my family and moving....especially if I'm not going to be making much more than my current salary(~$63000).

Any insight would be great, I'm trying to reach out to professions in the field to discuss their experience/ day-to-day.