I’ve seen a lot of critique/doubt on MSBA/MSDS around the net. Has anyone had any positive experiences with them? It seems that most of the opinions come from folks with no actual experience in the programs, so I’d like to hear the flip side. Thanks in advance!

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Neither of those degrees here, but my impression having interacted with some is that the degrees are great for getting into the field, either from undergrad or an unrelated field.

The degrees get slightly less valuable when you've already got some relevant experience like being an analyst, engineer, or vizualation specialist. This is because you already have a sense of what it takes to move into your desired role/field and have the option of doing it at a lower cost and potentially faster as well. The degrees are still valuable in this case despite those caveats - grads are getting into big tech and consultancies.

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Did an MSBA straight after undergrad. The industry project got me an ML data science job in tech. Just make sure the program gives you real exposure, so you can build non-toy models

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