Is MBA for me??

_Brahmin
Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:51:48 +0000

Does it make sense to get MBA after my MS degree? I am getting a MS degree because the job market isn’t great, i can get both BS and MS in 4 to 5 yrs and I do have the passion to still learn.

After working for 2-3 yrs, I want to get a MBA to get into a management position, managing engineers. But is it worth it? Will MBA, as you guys have said, shift you to a banking or something totally finance. Maybe instead of getting a MBA, wouldn’t working in the same company for 4-5 years get me into a possible management position, with higher salary?

The reason this is coming up is because I want to keep my option of doing a phd open. Is it even feasible and sensible to go for a phd after getting a MBA and even after working for another 2-3 yrs? Will I become too old or too out of the subject matter? I have to admit the whole reason of fitting a MBA is the money and the approach of being safe and practical. Do phds today earn as much as a BS+MBA? Could I stick with BS MS phd and not worry about MBA? I fear the boredom of just managing engineers but I fear I may want more money and a fun life. I guess I am pursuing so many degrees because I am not sure of what I want to do but yet I need to safe option.