How many specialites are there if someone gets an MBA ?

Question

Is the word MBA generic, or are there sub-specialites in finance, marketing, human resources, etc. Any suggestion or observations would be much appreciated.

Answer 1

MBA is generic, when you get an MBA you have to pick a concentration and there are well over 20 or 30 concentrations. Some examples are:

Accounting
Business and Public Policy
Entrepreneurial Management
Finance
Health Care Management
Human Resource and Organizational Management
Information: Strategy and Economics
Insurance and Risk Management
Legal Studies and Business Ethics
Managing Electronic Commerce
Marketing
Marketing and Operations Management
Multinational Management
Operations and Information Management
Real Estate
Statistics
Strategic Management

Answer 2

A lot will depend on the university that you attend and what you choose to focus on for your future career. This website will help give you more detail:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mba