CBS plain vanilla MBA vs. MBAxMS: which option keeps more doors open in the long run?

OP is open to both and hasn’t doubled down on any particular post-MBA career yet. My thoughts:

MBA pros (MBAxMS cons):
- Aug entry, bigger cohorts
- Can shoot for VIP
- Relatively cheaper
- Flexible concentration and lighter course load
- Proven program (vs 3-year-old)

MBAxMS pros (MBA cons):
- Can learn solid coding & ML if I choose to
- Exec MS is still an MS
- Technical PM & Quant Fin more achievable?

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MBAxMS is still mainly MBA with a flavor of tech. Not a deep dive into ML as you may take 2-3 elective courses in it. Still meant to hear you up for product management and tech leadership roles, unless prior tech experience

I am contemplating this or the EMBA as there is a steep opportunity cost for the FT dual degree.

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My colleagues
Just to put some intro
I am 22 years after college experience and worked in consulting for 15 years and currently in industry for 7 years.
My long term goal is to go back to consulting more of a business advisor from a strategy perspective
Here is my question
Would MBA be any good for me especially looking at strategy side?
I don’t want to spend $200K and would probably go online MBA in a mid tier school. Are those any good?
Looking forward to your great input on this topic

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