Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Is it better to pursue a Masters or Science or MBA

Is it better to pursue a Masters or Science or MBA?
I'm about to graduate with a Bachelors in Finance and am looking into the options of a further degree. I was interested in the Masters degree in management information systems because i am really interested in that stuff and would complement my finance degree well. I am also considering an MBA, but I was wondering if anyone had any insight into which is better... I heard that if I pursue an MBA, some of the material will be the same as with my undergrad degree. Also, does a Masters or MBA have more job opportunities and which one can you get a larger salary with? Masters "of" Science
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Business Degree,can be used with so many other Degrees.


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My impression is that with a degree in either of those areas you could get a good job. Looking to the future, I think it would be difficult to say which degree would make you the most money. One thought, either of these degrees might allow you to take courses that touch upon the other one's area. For instance, I'm sure that there are business aspects information systems, and there are information systems aspects to management, finance and quantitative analysis. So with whichever you decide to go with, you could try to emphacize the aspect that most interests you. Once you are out in the job market, there is less emphasis on what degree you have than on what skills you have that produce results.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Need Advice. MBA or MIS (Management Information Systems)

Need Advice. MBA or MIS (Management Information Systems)?
I already have a Masters in Computer Applications. Need advice which will suit better? Should I do MBA or MIS? What are the advantages of doing MBA? What are the advantages of doing MIS?
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Read here: http://is.ba.ttu.edu/mba_in_mis.htm

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Is a Masters in Computer Science from University of Illinois Springfield employable

Is a Masters in Computer Science from University of Illinois Springfield employable?
I am looking at the University of Illinois at Springfield for a Masters degree in Computer Science. I am also looking at a Masters degree in Management Information Systems from Northern Illinois University. Would these degrees provide me with many opportunities for employment?
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These may be more employable than any other degree. Almost every company in the world has computers to make daily business move more efficiently. People with any type of Computer Science or IT college training are in a good position to make a bunch of money. I don't have my degree but I worked for Hewlett Packard for years down in Houston. The IT support people made really great money. The computer Science guys made even more because they were trained to deal with the huge servers we had linking everything. Get some training to go with your Masters Degree. You can easily make over a 100 grand a year with your Masters and some training. I don't know were a Management Information Systems degree will take you. If has anything to do with computers it's a good choice as well.

Sunday, July 22, 2012

I am currently 19 yrs old and am looking to pursue Information Systems Technology also History. Advice

I am currently 19 yrs old and am looking to pursue Information Systems Technology also History. Advice?
I am currently 19 yrs old, and I graduated high school May 2006, and did not want to go to a high education school at all until now because I was not focused, and am just starting to get focused mentally. I am looking to pursue a degree in History, but I know it will take close to 4 years to complete. I am also want to pursue certification in Information Systems Technology at ITI in my city and it will take me 1 yrs and 10 months. I am thinking about pursusing IST first, then once I complete it and have my degree from there then I'll go to begin working on my degree in History. As soon as I get my B.S. in History, I'll go back the very next semester to work on my Masters in Hisory, then after I get it the very next semester Masters in Education, then after i get it the very next semester I'll begin working on my P.h.d. in American History. Are these good goals to have. I need advice. Also what kind of jobs could I get with IST and degrees in History?
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history degrees u could be a teacher. with IT more flexibilty

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Would anyone know of a good online university

Would anyone know of a good online university?
I'm looking for a Global Information System's master's degree. Anyone know of an online, take the classes when I can, university? I'd prefer not to do the University of Phoenix as the last I checked they were like $500/credit hour. That's outrageous.
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I'm sorry, but a good deal of your online universities like the University of Phoenix are a joke among colleges and universities that have real buildings because, for starters, the credits usually do not transfer. Your best bet is to go to your local community college and they will probably offer online courses that mirror the classroom courses and your credits will almost always transfer. I pay around $100/ credit hr or so, I'd have to check. But the University of Phoenix and DeVry University are jokes and their degrees are not honored as highly as even your community college's. Hope I could help.


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You could do an online (or distance learning) degree with a traditional University (many offer online courses as well). A good degree is usually going to cost you money. There are grants and scholarships, but they're usually for students who study within the University (check fastweb for the grants available... there may be something for your background). If you're in State, most public Universities have good degrees at reasonable prices. Community Colleges are the cheapest (often free), and they often offer flexible hours, and have links to respectable four year colleges. I got scholarships when I thought I couldn't get any, and I had my room and food paid for as well! I wasn't a straight A student in high school, and I didn't think I was eligible, but tried anyway, and got in and paid to study. Go for it.


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The sad true is that on-line degrees are no better than fake degrees; some of them teach as good as real collage but possible employer just make fun of them, so why to spend all that money on something worthless in the real world. So there is no one good. On-line school is only good if plan on using the degree to open your own business or to improve yourself. The best bet is to go to a real University that offer some online courses.


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If you do an online degree in GIS, you definitely want to do it at a university that has a campus, rather than at an online university. Preferably, it should be at a well respected campus based university. Virtually all good online programs, and many that are not good, are expensive. Not to shock you, but I have to pay $800 per credit plus technology fees for my online MS degree program courses. Quality online programs generally are not cheaper, shorter or easier ways to earn a degree. From what I can tell, the number of good graduate level GIS programs being offered is limited. Here are some possibilities: Penn State University They offer the Master of Geographic Information Systems (MGIS) degree online. It is a 35-credit program, and tuition is $551 per credit. It may be more than you wanted to pay, but I like the way this program looks. Here is the website: http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/MasterinGIS.shtml?cid=1106_GRAJS6634_1107 Beyond Penn State University, what you generally find are graduate certificate programs, which give you perhaps the equivalent of the first year of an MS program. The rest you would have to take elsewhere. It might be less expensive for you to do a certificate, and then transfer the credits to a campus based program to finish the degree. Here are a couple of those: University of Southern California. Total program cost is $10,000 to $12,000. http://www.usc.edu/dept/geography/learngis/ University of Maine. This is a postbaccalaureate certificate program, with more of an emphasis on the technical (math and physics) aspects of GPS. Tuition is $300 per course. That's not too expensive, perhaps because the university views this as an undergrqaduate rather than as a graduate certificate. http://www.gnss.umaine.edu/ Eastern Michigan University. This GIS certificate is geared more towards educators. I do not know the cost. http://www.ce.emich.edu/gis/about.html#contact

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Which is a better university University of Arizona or University of Florida

Which is a better university University of Arizona or University of Florida?
I have got into the Masters in Management Information Systems program from Arizona and Masters in Decision and Information Sciences from UFL. Both the college degrees are from the BSchool. The expenses are almost the same. Please tell me which is a better university from a job perspective.
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Both are good colleges. It's a toss up. Arizona is hot and dry and possibly cheaper to live at. Florida is hot and humid and generally more expensive to live at. Both have some nasty posionus things crawling about. Florida has beaches, Arizona doesn't Arizona has a rifle rack in every pick up truck, Florida doesn't. Florida is a more diverse culture.


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University of Florida is a much better school overall. If you are taking any classes through the B-School -- Florida is ranked, while Arizona is not. I read a recent article about Florida. They are committing a large amount of money to the school in order to bring it into the top ten public universities in the country. Arizona does not have that kind of committment. Their university system laggs behind most other states.


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It would be better if you went to a real school like Duke

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Canada or Australia .. Full scholarship to do my Master

Canada or Australia .. Full scholarship to do my Master!?
My problem is taking this big decision of where to go. i got accepted in 2 full scholarship programs .. and now i have to choose one of them .. Either to the left -Canada- or to the right -Australia. the main problem is that both countries offer great life style and are counted among the best to live at by several famous research centers .. please help me by listing your thoughts about both countries .. the pros and cons... I have a BA on computer science and will be doing my Master on MIS - Management Information Systems.
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What do you mean 'to the left...or to the right'? Both are first world countries, and they sure are better than American in my opinion so if I were you I'd choose Canada since it's closer to where I am now. But I could choose blindly and be satisfied with either.