Is an MBA worth it?
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If you plan to be extremely extroverted, attend all the events, network like hell, and use it as a means of building relationships, then yes it can be worth it. If you are quiet, unable to attend most networking events, just going to "learn" some new skills, not worth it at all.
I feel it’s only worth it if you have a clear goal out of MBA
I got an MBA and I was convinced that it helped elevate my career. Truthfully though, everyone I graduated undergrad with is in the same position as me, or even higher (because they didn’t take time off to do school). Business is all experiences and certifications. If I could do over, I would focus my time on certifications, much more valuable on the job.
MBA hardly differentiates you today. Almost everyone has one. Anyone who disagrees with this is in denial (I was defending my MBA worth for the longest time).
What do you want to do with the MBA? Can you get there without it? Do you want a break from the grind for a couple years?
If it's in AI prompt engineering, sure
MBAi?
The classes, no. The network you build while in the program between other students and the guest speakers. Maybe,
If your MBA leads to a PhD, then yes absolutely worth it
Yes, someone stated to NETWORK. I worried about my grades and did not attend many functions. I was a top student when I graduated but knew no one. Making it a $300k loss.
For me, it was a good networking opportunity. A very expensive networking opportunity. Now, looking back, I would focus on networking and working on getting a nice mentor, which would be way better and cheaper!
To me it was certainly worth it. I got a JD/MBA dual degree and it was amazingly helpful, even in the context of the law I practiced. (I was one of the few people in a very large law firm who could read and actually understand balance sheets, cash flow statements, etc.) But I don’t see, how another poster’s suggestion, that getting a PhD would do anything. What would the PhD be in? And though I concentrated in finance, accounting was the most valuable set of courses I took. And the fluency in Excel. But to take yourself out of the market for two years is another very important thing to consider. I was already going to law school, and decided one extra year for the two degrees was worth it. (I went through high school, to college, to Law school, and business school without a break.) An MBA once you’re already working and in the market making money is another story when you take yourself out for two years. Though some schools do have an “executive MBA” which would make the degree easier to obtain in that many of them give credit for relevant work experience and you tailor the program to your own schedule.
I got one, I rarely use it. The skills were pretty intuitive and mine was an online program so I didn't really even have much chance to network. It's possible that it opened doors along the way, but nothing substantial.