<p>I am a Vietnamese student, gonna graduate officially in Sep 2011 as a bachelor of Business Administration from an international university in Japan and will work in a Japanese bank after graduation. </p>
<p>I am really concerned about my future career path, wondering whether I should go for a MSc in Accounting and Finance in UK (my wildest dream ever) or a US MBA Finance major or just take CPA/CFA along with my work. Actually, I am just so excited when thinking about becoming a global-standard expert (I mean being able to work internationally) in Accounting (maybe together with Auditing and Taxes) who can provide accounting services and business strategy consulting.</p>
<p>As the first choice, after 3 years working in Japan, I can have time to prepare for GMAT save some money to afford my own master degree as mentioned above. However, the costs for studying in top Acc&Fin programs in UK such as those from LSE, Kingston, LBS are even higher than my 3-year savings (~$40K+living expenses). So, it's really a tough choice. Moreover, I did not write a graduation thesis due to job hunting, so I just don't know whether it'll affect my entry into those master programs.</p>
<p>Secondly, If I go to US MBA Fin-major, maybe the working experience would help. Moreover, unlike UK Master, I can hope for some financial aid, can't I? But I am still not so sure about whether the course would be relevant to my goal or whether it could give me broader chances in getting hired. And finally, if I just take CPA/CFA along with my work, maybe I can save a lot of time and money (money is always important to me and time is, well,...) but do you think it's so inferior to going for higher education?</p>
<p>Therefore, can anyone give me some advice on this? And even if I go for MSc, do I still need CPA/CFA or the course can equip me the same knowledge? Should I pay that much of money and effort for higher education? What do you think about the costs and returns of these options? And which do you think optimum according to my background?</p>