<p>What schools offer this type of degree. Is it worth even pursing?</p>
<p>It depends on what you want to do, typically i hear it is best to get your degree in engineering first, get 2-3 years work experience, then go back and get your mba.</p>
<p>Check this older thread...
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-school-mba/489850-combined-b-s-engineering-m-b-5-year-program.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-school-mba/489850-combined-b-s-engineering-m-b-5-year-program.html</a></p>
<p>There are plenty of companies out there that believe that engineers with an MBA (not necessarily with a five year program, though... might look at alternatives to a combined program) make excellent executives. Have at it, if that's your cup of tea, but read a lot of Dilbert first and pay particular attention to the Ponty-Haired Boss. Then, do the rest of us a favor and don't turn out like that guy.</p>
<p>thanks guys for ur help</p>
<p>You could do a 5 year MBA program but typically it is better to work for 2-5 years and then go for your MBA (with your company paying for it). The thing about engineering and management is that once you go into a management position (with or without an MBA), you won't be using your technical/engineering skills. So, it might be better to wait and gain the technical experience/use your engineering degree, and then go after your MBA.</p>
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The thing about engineering and management is that once you go into a management position (with or without an MBA), you won't be using your technical/engineering skills.
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<p>(Not true in every case.)</p>
<p>The president and VP's at my old firm get into the technical/engineering details, but only when their expertise is needed on a complicated project. </p>
<p>Everywhere I read (including the MBA forum) says that you won't get as much out of an MBA if you don't have some work experience. I've recently started to consider getting an MBA, but as a recent grad, I'm not planning on it anytime soon. Maybe in 5-10 years...</p>
<h1>1 Good luck getting your company to pay for the MBA. Once you get entrenched in engineering they will NEVER see you as "management potential" but will instead take a punk liberal arts major (example: Art History or Home Economics major) under their wing and pay for both their salary and education. Unless possibly you play golf with the right network.</h1>
<h1>2 Once you get a job and take on personal responsibilities, you won't be very motivated to go to night school several years later and get the MBA in 4 years that you could have had in 1 or so years if you had gone straight through. Business experience is definitely a huge help, but will count for nothing with management. The piece of paper that says MBA is all that matters to join their club.</h1>