Does an MBA (US) make sense for me? Male, Indian, Age 32, Married working in tech consulting with 10 YOE. Base is $165 with steady increases and bonus is typically 15%. I eventually do want to cross the $300K threshold but I know stopping work for 2 years and getting and MBA probably won’t get me a $300K job right away. Becoming a manger in my current company/path will probably get me there in terms of TC. Also considering EMBA from a good school (Wharton Global, Duke, Kellogg, Booth).

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EMBA makes more sense IMO

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Pure waste of money for me. No hard skills learnt outside of accounting and finance. Made amazing and lifelong friendships

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EMBA, not full time

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Would only do M7, rest aren’t worth it

I think it’s tough to say. Based on what I’ve seen, usually the median salary after mba is $165. If you just care about salary, I would think about moving to a new company because that’s an easy way to push for a new salary

Salary is a big priority

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I guess an MBA would get me out it tech consulting and into Strategy or PM which has more upside long term. That’s a big benefit I see.

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