What can i do with a MBA??

Question

I'm in a community college and finally decided that business administration will be my major. I'm currently taking general ed. that is macro economics, business law, business stats, etc. my questiolns are.....
1. what are the best business schools in CA
2. what companies would hire me with a MBA
3. how long will i be in school
4. what areas can i go into? eg. job titles?
5. annual salalry
6. what do i need to watch out for?
I'm planning on transfering to san jose state unimversity for my BA. please let me know so that i dont feel like I'm wasting time

Answer 1

Honestly, you would probably do better to get a bachelor's degree in something else if you want to go on for an MBA, since that degree was really designed for people with degrees in things like engineering or economics. It was supposed to be a two-year degree beyond the bachelor's, but lately it seems like students are forcing schools into a race for the quickest program, which is probably not in anyone's best interests.

There is a huge range of everything you ask about - companies hiring MBAs, salaries, and job titles, so it is very difficult to give you an answer on that. It all very much depends upon where you get your degree. I should tell you that the MBA was never supposed to be a degree you would do directly out of the bachelor's degree, and better schools will require that you work full-time for 3-5 years after your bachelor's degree before beginning work on your MBA, so part of why there is such a range of job titles and salaries is that people come into the program with a wide range of prior experience. I teach MBAs, and I've had students who came in with 20 years or more of experience as Vice Presidents, and I've had students who had just finished their bachelors degrees who had never worked a day in their lives. Obviously, they weren't going for the same jobs or the same salaries upon graduation.

Generally, the difference between the BA or BBA and the MBA is that those who get the MBA move up faster and are more likely to move to higher levels of management than are those with the bachelor's degree.

Answer 2

Bottom line: get each. CPA: Go after this primary. Which course do you wish to take? Tax or audit? You will want this to signal off on many matters. A CPA is an overly good revered credential - it'll open many doorways for you within the Big four, as good as in different areas. This is less expensive than an MBA, however calls for many hours of impartial research (i.e., cram and train). MBA: Get this moment. Already being a CPA will aid you to be authorized into bigger methods, plus, a few years of labor revel in will aid refine what you wish to tailor your MBA in the direction of. Perhaps after doing tax or audit after a couple of years you'll instead trickle over into finance, or do a essential shift and pass into advertising or some thing alongside the ones traces. You might come to a decision that industry isn't even some thing you wish to do for a residing anymore so that you store your self the time and anguish of having a industry measure. Plus, many businesses (adding Big four) will aid pay (no less than moderately) to your MBA should you pass side time or weekends. In phrases of comparisons: CPA: a foot vast and a mile deep MBA: a mile vast and a foot deep CPA + MBA = good rounded character