Best Undergrad Minor for MBA

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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Hello!

I’m currently an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities working towards a BS in Computer Science.

I think I might want to pursue an MBA at some point after graduation. I’m wondering - should I pursue a double major or a minor in something business related? I’d be hoping to maximize my chances for getting into a top MBA program.

I could do an extra major in finance, economics, management, etc. or a minor in economics or management. A minor wouldn’t be too much extra work (maybe an extra semester total), but with a double major I’d probably be looking at at least an extra year. I don’t want to stretch myself too thin or spend too much extra time/money in college; thus, I’d want to do the most cost-effective thing to supplement my computer science degree. No extra degree at all is also an option.

Would an extra major/minor in business/economics be something that would be beneficial in getting into a good MBA program (including helping me to get a good GMAT score, a good initial job, etc.)?

I appreciate any feedback. Thank you!

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djrockcastle Said: I think I might want to pursue an MBA at some point after graduation. I’m wondering - should I pursue a double major or a minor in something business related? I’d be hoping to maximize my chances for getting into a top MBA program.

I would say: If you have minor or major in business, upon graduation, do you want to work in purely CS world as programmer, system analyst, etc OR to work in behind the desk as Accounting Clerk passing debit-credit entry, issuing Fnancial Statement (Balance Sheet and Income Statement), Selling stuff as Sales Engineer, working in a bank as banking clerk, etc.

You only can work one job at a time. You can not work as programmer running source code, debugging and doing another job as accounting clerk duties at the same time It will not work at all.

Regarding advancing your career by doing MBA, the MBA admission office will not pay attention on your minor, they will look at your high GPA in college (preferably 3.4 out of 4.0 and above), GMAT score, and your career track records after undergraduate. Once you got in, they will teach you debit-credit, how to read financial statements, etc which you do not need to learn in undergraduate classes.

My suggestion, study hard in CS and making high grades. Upon graduation work your way up thru rank-and-file to advance your career. And after two or three or even four years then if you feel that you have a shot to the top then take the GMAT with high marks and applying for MBA. The best of all, some companies will pay for your MBA education, check with HR office regarding this.

Lastly, check with your college advisor, ask your professor too regarding this thing and see what their opinion will be,

Good luck and may the Force be with you.