Tuesday, March 8, 2011

What is more profitable and a better choice overall? A MBA or a Master of Science in Information Systems


What is more profitable and a better choice overall? A MBA or a Master of Science in Information Systems ?
I was a Psychology major and obviously, the job market has proven to be extremely challenging and not very profitable after my undergraduate studies. I plan to go to Business School sometime in the future, but I would want to go to an accredited and reputable top business program. Nevertheless, I have also chosen right now to continue to a Master's program in order to have a better GPA than my undergrad as well as earn work experience. The university at which I am doing this has an MBA program but is not a top ranked at all. Should I do my Master's in Information Systems for right now and then later give it a shot for an MBA when I can have a chance to a top school or just go ahead and do the MBA at this "ok" university?
Higher Education (University +) - 3 Answers

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An MBA from a ranked school will do more for you than an MS in information systems. However, the MS will do more for you than an MBA from a school that does not have a ranked MBA program. In my opinion, an MBA from a school that is not ranked does little more for you than a BS in business.


2
Computers and electronics are growing by leaps and bounds. Go with the Information Systems for now and you can work on the MBA at nights or online.


3
All told, the MBA will net you an exact total of $129,874.67 more than the MS in IT. Kidding. Don't just go to school for whatever you think will net you more dollars. Do you really want to go into business or are you interested in IT. Make your decision based on that. Also, the argument that only the top 10-25 ranked business programs being 'worth going to'. That would mean that all of the rest of the B-school programs in the US, of which most schools which have a graduate program have one, are a waste of time. So hundreds of thousands of graduates of MBA programs have all completely wasted their time and money? A top ranked MBA may help you get a job with an elitist high paying firm, but an MBA itself is an educational degree just like everything else. Don't buy into all of the Ivy or bust hype...

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