Masters of civil engineering or MBA?

Question

I'm currently doing my final year of civil engineering(BS level) ,inspite the fact that I'm good at problem solving I didnt find my self attracted to technical and math parts of civil engineering and also i have three summer job experience in structural design
I have found MBA courses and mostly world of construntion buisiness very intresting. my question is from a person with similar experiences,
which combination is better in terms of salary and longterm Entrepreneurship?
Engineering+Mba or Bs+masters of engineering

Answer 1

You should get your MBA as the highway construction is booming. They wouldn't put you in charge immediately, but with your MBA, a year or two, you should be on top. MS in CE is not valued as much, unless you are into seismic field. Getting your SE license should be your priority as that's where the money at. If you don't want to work, get your master then take the SE exam.

Answer 2

If you're interested in entrepreneurship, you should go for the MBA. Engineering is one of relatively few fields where a BS is sufficient to get you a pretty good job as it is, so in your case you should feel free to pursue the MBA in order to explore your other areas of professional interest; you have a very useful degree to fall back on if business doesn't work out for you. In other fields, like math or history, there is very little that you can do with just a BS or a BA.

Answer 3

A master's in engineering is not really worth a lot to most companies (meaning they will not pay you much more for it). The MBA opens up a lot more possibilities for you.