<p>Brahmin: It is never too late to get any degree and for the most part - the more the merrier. I have a BSEE and after 2 years of work I went back and got a MSEE and after working another 2 years just got accepted to a part-time MBA program. </p>
<p>Here’s a few things to keep in mind that I’ve learned:
- if you’re wanting to manage engineers, a technical master’s or an engineering master’s with business emphasis might be best. Texas has a program I thought about at one point that looks great. It combines business principles with engineering course work. A lot of the time you can combine this with your undergrad without the need for work experience.
- BS engineering + MBA would most likely earn more money than a PhD. PhD grads do research for companies or for universities (or are experts in a field) and comand a strong/secure salary in some sense but not typically what a good MBA would make, especially if you can climb up the corporate ladder even a little bit.<br>
3)Do what you want and what you think you’ll like/love the most. If you come close to any of those degrees you’ll be in a secure enough position to support a family and comfortable lifestyle pretty quickly. The good thing is that it also provides you with flexability to continue school or change careers as needed. </p>
<p>Here’s a true story: I had a coworker a while back that had a BS, MS, and PhD in engineering, and MBA, and was at the taking JD classes…all with a family and full-time engineering job. He liked school and was great at what he was doing but just couldn’t stop searching.</p>