MBA or M.S. in Engineering Management?

Question

Hey guys, I will be pleased to hear from any one has a reasonable answer about which of those majors of study as graduate degree will get more advantage and better career (By that I mean better position and salary) as an undergraduate (Bachelor's) engineering degree holder:

1. Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2. Master of Science in Engineering Management

Thank you all

Answer 1

The answer depends more on you than on the degree. The MBA is a broad degree that enables you to move into any aspect of business and advance to the highest levels of management. It is a highly desirable degree, particularly if you have an engineering degree. As a manager, you are conversant with technical people and at the same time have the managerial skills needed to provide leadership and guidance. If you are in the right place and the right company, the opportunities may be unlimited. At the same time, you may wind up in a middle level position with no chance for getting to the top because the competition for the top slots is fierce, with many highly qualified MBA holders who may be smarter or better connected than you.

On the other hand, an MS in engineering prepares you for a high level staff position in your chosen field. There is a great need for advanced engineering skills and backgrounds. Businesses need innovators and thinkers who can come up with new ideas and new products. You can advance to a high salary, but more important, you can be doing work that provides a tremendous amount of satisfaction.

Rather than thinking in terms of high salaries, you should consider what you would enjoy most. It is far more important to be doing work that gives you a lot of satisfaction and makes you happy. The financial rewards are still there. It may be better to have a good salary and a satisfying job, than a much higher salary and a high-stress job that you hate.

Answer 2

My suggestion would be to get both. M.S. first then M.B.A.

My reasoning: the M.B.A. is an executive degree - it will focus on managment, finance, etc. It will give you the broad, but not necessarily deep, understanding of everything that goes on in an organization. It will prepare you to delegate tasks, manage teams, and interpret and use what others report back to you.

The M.S., on the other hand, will deepen your knowledge in the engineering realm. If you get the M.S. first, you can get your foot in the door with a great company and work your way up to, say, operations manager or something similar. If you supplement the M.S. with the M.B.A., it gives you not only the knowledge, but also the clout you need to break in to VP of Operations or COO positions.

Think of it as a long term investment.

Answer 3

If you are asking about the difference between the two degrees, the answer is about $30,000 per year when you graduate (assuming that you can get into a ranked MBA program) and nothing (assuming that you can't get into a ranked MBA program).

Answer 4

http://www.daylon.com/mba/