Need help deciding what to pursue following: MBA, CPA, CMA, CFA, JD-MBA. I graduated from Baruch with finance degree currently a financial analyst/ junior controller. I want to stick to more finance and less accounting but it seems a lot of jobs are looking for people with those qualifications. Any advice for what would be a good direction to go into. I’m a mom of two little one but I’m not afraid to put in the work. Just can’t decide what would be the optimal decision

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JD-MBA will be the most lucrative and probably lead to the most exciting/challenging work. You can do all the others with that cert (I am MBA + CFA and have worked in PE). To point out what’s probably obvious to most but maybe not to some, it’s the highest bar to get into a top JD-MBA program and complete it - there’s no bar for entry into the certs and MBA is just ½ the JD-MBA.

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None. Go for finance job.

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Not true. MBA is best for those who change careers. Besides, MBA has no value add unless you are going to top 10.

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I would advise you to really do some research into what those jobs actually entail, network with people who actually work in those jobs, and figure out if WLB and comp line up with what you are looking for before you drop a load of cash on a degree.

If you decide that you need to go back to school, figure out what schools actually place people into the industry / job you want and talk to current students before making that sort of decision. In other words, do some research and have a plan in place... You have provided very little information so it's hard to give specific advice

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They have maximum character limit for the post lol. I appreciate the feedback thank you

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If you don’t want to get into high finance you don’t need to do get into a top 10 MBA program… however you might be limiting your options to corporate finance … mainly FP&A or operation finance if the firm is large enough.

The full time MBA program is a good career reset button, but the ROI falls the lower the school is. I will say don’t bother below top 20 unless you get a large scholarship ride. The career opportunities afterwards just aren’t worth it and won’t make financial sense

My guess is that recruiters are lazy and out in a CPA requirement or the firm is assuming you are going to being doing a lot of journal entries at month end close.

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