I’m a mid-manager immigrant who wanted to pursue grad school so I can have it written on paper. Trying to get out of consulting but all jobs I’ve been applying for prefers people with MS/MBA. I applied for MBA and MS in Business Analytics. Which one do y’all think is more worth it in today’s market?

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MBA 100%. MSBA tends to skew very young.

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Most advice to go to a T25 or don’t do it at all. I can’t afford $100k tuition fee. Company only reimburses tuition for Strategy folks. Is it still worth it to get it from state universities?

No, go to a T25 and get a scholarship, most folks don’t pay sticker price.

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You only do MBA once. Don’t take an option for cost purpose and later regret it, like me.

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Understood. At this point in my career, I prefer to advance into more technical SME roles to get paid more. I would look at doing MBA into T25 schools in the future.

I know people who’ve gotten it from state universities and moved up the ladder. In general though T25 is much better ROI. You could look into part time or executive options so that you can pay for them while still working

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T25 is always going to be more expensive. IMO it’s worth it. But if hard to stomach, look at some of the other local schools, specially if it’s more of a check the box exercise for you

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OP, if you’re interested in more SME or technical roles, the MBA is not the right move. You might pick the SME area and do an online masters or certifications.

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I agree but since I’m already taking masters I thought might as well get an MBA. But the comments all said not to do it if not from a T25 school so I think I know the answer. And yes, I’m looking to get an online masters from a prestigious school like Georgia Tech because I have kids.

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