Get a masters in IT now or MBA later? One year into work post undergraduate graduation.

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Get some experience and then decide. It can provide more clarity.

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I think the point is that you'll learn a lot over the next two and a half years. One of the things you may learn is that the last thing you want to pursue is a future in IT.

If you give it a few years, you'll have a better idea about your interests and be able to identify the right path for you to invest your time and resources in education.

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mba is useless...meant for low level work...go for masters or any other technical degree

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I recently graduated from a T10 school - would heavily caution against getting too wound up in “M7” terminology. I’d say these days it’s more of a “Tiered” approach, where you can group schools into peer groups as far as which jobs you’re likely to get, and the M7 aren’t necessarily the top 7 options anymore, especially if you know for sure what you want to do after your MBA. Really, you should focus on T15 and then consider scholarships, recruiting strength in specific industries, and general tiers (I.e. definitely still go to H/S/W if you get into one)

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