Hi All, I’m new here, and I’m curious about people’s experiences about graduate level studies. I’d like to figure it out what would be the next step for me; Master’s or MBA for top consulting firm e.g. BCG
I’ve a B.S. in Economics (minors in Finance & Data Analytics), was a D1 athlete, worked on campus for 2 years, and have two years of experience as a business consultant in IT consulting / Business Analysis role at a small firm. I heard MBA may worth less than masters. Appreciate any advice.

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Very wrong. MBA is magnitudes better for MBB placements than MS (assuming it’s a decent school)

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Thanks for your feedback. Would you say this would hold true in case a Masters of Science degree in Economics from UCLA or Johns Hopkins vs a Georgetown MBA? (i.e. if the master degree is from a top tier school?)

Agree with A1 - if you're choosing between the two, go with MBA.

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Thank you for your feedback!

MBA, and it's not close.

Would be tough to recommend a mid-tier MBA, though - if you don't get into a T20, you may have more luck trying to lateral over in a specialist track, then move over to general from there.

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Thank you for your detailed feedback!

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Thank you!

MBB prefers an MBA rather than an MS

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A Master's doesn't really make a big difference. But if I were to choose, I'd go with MBA. You can use this in the long run.

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