Ed.D or MBA?

heero_sky
Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:02:06 +0000

I can not decide on what degree to go after. Right now I am in between two degrees, an MBA and an Ed.D (Education Doctorate). Here are some facts; I will be obtaining my BSBA (bachelors of Science in Business Administration) with a minor in human recourses from DeVry University in six weeks. I want to immediately go and attain a graduate degree because I know that I will not be motivated to go back to school later on in my life and a DeVry degree is worthless. The school that I want to attend is CSU (California State University) Sacramento because I don’t want to spend 5 times more money on a private school. Here is a link of all the graduate degrees that they offer.

[CSUS Catalog](http://aaweb.csus.edu/catalog/current/First%20100%20Pages/GOFFER.asp)

My strengths are that I am a:
• Great leader
• Strong problem solver
• Effective public speaker
• Good mathematical skills
• Excellent understanding of concepts
• Superb reasoning skills

My weaknesses are that I:
• Have problems writing constantly
• Do not have the most extensive vocabulary
• Hate remembering useless information that will not benefit me
• Do not like to be doing the same thing over and over again
• Like to use my brain

What I think are good carrier characteristics are:
• A salary of around 75k to 100k
• To rarely work more than 40 hours a week
• A job that should be around for 40 years
• The job to be is somewhat of demand
• That maybe requires a license

What I think are bad carrier characteristics are:
• A job that will not get affected much by outsourcing or of shoring
• The ability to get the job without a degree in that field
• The lack of critical thinking involved that the employee is more like a tool than a person
• An inconsistent salary (like contractors)

I know that I am not going to find a perfect job that fits me to the T but I would like to at least like to get one that comes close. I am not sure I want to get an MBA because I am kind of scared of the business world, the MBA is not necessary to become a manager, and it is kind of getting devalued, plus most managers work to hard to too many hours of the day. Please correct me if I am wrong. So what degree do you think I should apply for? Please feel free to bring up other degrees that would also fit me.