Any point to getting an MBA if I plan on switching to PM role in a tech company once I hit manager?

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And what’s your prior education and focus of work/experience to date?

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So, ultimately, it kind of comes down to whether you want to get an MBA. Some people want that experience and perhaps want a break from work before diving back in. You may very well learn about the more functional/market analysis/product fit aspects of the PM role through an MBA, which is something you probably didn’t get a ton of exposure to in your undergrad coursework, but perhaps you have gotten exposure to in your work with clients.

In a literal sense, it’s definitely not necessary, as long as you can position your experience on your resume well for the PM role (i.e., experiences across all aspects of the SDLC, requirements gathering, roadmap building/ownership, user feedback, etc)

If you do want to get an MBA, I might suggest looking into the joint MBA/MS in CS at the University of Chicago. The technical aspect may theoretically be redundant for you, but not necessarily given undergrad in mech-e.

Other solid tech focused MBAs...Stern, MIT, Carnegie Mellon. Could go to any of the M7 and get good exposure to the more product/marketing side of things.

My vote...kind of expensive unless you either really want the MBA experience/network or really need to build out your non technical side, bc that can matter too.

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