Thoughts on MBA vs Masters in Data Science/Stats/Data Analytics? Currently 2 years in management consulting and considering options to study something more technical to transition into product mgmt

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You could jump into product management at a tech company with networking if you're junior. It's common to go from consulting to product management. Medium has a number of stories about t

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A lot of product management roles aren't statistically-focused. If you're looking to build enough technical credibility to be able to manage (or at least understand) the engineers building the product, you might be better off doing some coding boot camps and stuff - I.e. Python vs. R.

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I think studying something technical wouldn't help you get into product management but an MBA could

What does product management means? How come its a career choice and destination? How is a technical course data science or statistics connected to product management?

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I feel like paying for a masters in data science/analytics is a sucker play since it's all so available online to learn. Paying for MBA builds the network and prestige so I would go that route regardless of your goals if I had to choose.

Go to a Coding bootcamp. Check out Fullstack Academy, Flatiron School, etc

Take MBA and find a school with strong data science curriculum

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