Do you have to have an undergrad in business to get an MBA?

<p>just wondering. like, if you major in a humanities field, then realize you can't make money and want to get an MBA (maybe after a few years working), would they let you in anyway?</p>

<p>Your undergrad major doesnt really matter. However, your major will probably determine the type of job you get, and that work experience is what business schools look at. For instance, im sure that business schools would accept English majors. However, an English major is destined to work at a library (or something like that). Business schools want to see solid work experience (like in finance, banking, engineering, etc), and you probably cant get that with an English major, for example.</p>

<p>^That is absolutely untrue about English majors. If you have an English degree you can work as a consultant or in a bank or in various other fields. Anecdotally, I know someone who graduated with a degree in political science from UChicago and works as a consultant.</p>

<p>I never said that an English major absolutely couldnt get a good job. That's not the debate here anyways. He said his situation was that HE, not your friend who went to a top 10 university, majored in the humanities and therefore couldnt make decent money. Obviously, the OP is not a consultant, or anything else that would give him decent work experience or decent pay.</p>

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would they let you (an English major) in anyway?

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Of course. </p>

<p>The typical concern is lack of quantitative skills (perceived or real). You can strengthen your candidacy by taking some quant-heavy courses in local CC or university and do well in GMAT.</p>

<p>All other factors, e.g. background, story for getting an mba, career goal and fit, still apply.</p>

<p>well actually, my situation isn't as bad as i've described it, but i feel it to be. i still haven't graduated yet. i'm in the english major and considering philosophy. but i just don't see myself doing anything else but business. i wish i did major in business, but i think it would be more beneficial to just graduate asap and start working to get experience, so i can go to b-school? i'm also thinking of dropping the english major, but philosophy still interests me. should i just go with the philosophy major and take a bunch of business courses (maybe too late now for a business major, i'm way behind).</p>

<p>OP, No you do not need an ugrad business degree. End of story</p>

<p>However, if you have an English degree, it might be a good idea to get another that's worth a darn.</p>

<p>How much more school would be required to graduate with a business major? (ie finance)?</p>

<p>Also, what kind of jobs do English majors at your school get? Are they jobs that one could move up in and gain experience that he/she could leverage to get into business school and beyond?</p>

<p>Also, consider going for jobs that business majors go for. You can't get a true accounting job, and I doubt you could get a finance job. However, you could perhaps get into marketing or a position with a management track. Since you are interested in business, you should attend business career fairs or even minor in business if that is possible.</p>

<p>I need 68 credits more, which is about 14 5-credit classes, which would take at least a year and a half if i take only business classes. it's also not guaranteed i get in, since it's competitive. </p>

<p>the site says for english majors they can get "a range of careers, including, but not limited to advertising, business and marketing, law, library science, the media, public administration, publishing, the social services, and teaching."</p>

<p>i am really thinking of just switching over to philosophy though. just because i get more engaged in it. but i'm deadly convinced that job opportunities for english majors are better, or it's better if i do both. = =</p>

<p>It is certainly true that many English majors, even those who come from top schools, do not get high-powered jobs, and only a minority of them will end up as consultants or bankers. For example, I think we would all agree that Berkeley is a top school. Yet, many of the Berkeley English grads ended up in non-descript jobs. One of them, for example, ended up working as a head cashier at Barnes & Nobles. {Hey, at least he was head cashier}. Another one ended up working as a barista at Starbucks. Another ended up as a lumber puller (basically, a guy who hauls wood in a sawmill). Another ended up as a hotel front desk agent at the Hyatt. </p>

<p><a href="http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/English.stm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/English.stm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Now, to reiterate, these weren't a bunch of English grads from a no-name school. This is Berkeley we're talking about here. If even Berkeley English grads can end up in jobs like that, what do you think happens to grads from the average school?</p>