<p>hey is it unusual for engineers with a bacherlors degree to pursue an mba? ive always been interested in engineering but at the same time interested in business. and would it be a good idea to get my masters in engineering and an mba as well? or is it a waste of time? thanks for your input</p>
<p>erm its the most common thing in the world...</p>
<p>okay, sorry, i only became aware of that after some further research. do most engineers finish with a bachelor's and then obtain an MBA? do some also complete their master's? or would that be a waste?</p>
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do most engineers finish with a bachelor's and then obtain an MBA?
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<p>While I don't have the figure on me, I suspect that the answer to this question is 'no'. I suspect that most engineers stop their education at the bachelor's degree level and just work for the rest of their lives. </p>
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do some also complete their master's? or would that be a waste?
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<p>I wouldn't call it a 'waste'. It depends on what you want to do. Plenty of engineering students get master's degree as part of a combined bachelor's/master's program at their undergrad school. For example, at MIT, a significant percentage of EECS undergrads will complete MIT's combined BS/MEng program. </p>
<p>Furthermore, there are specialty MBA programs that combine a master's in engineering, in a dual-degree combination. For example, the LFM program at MIT, the MMM program at Northwestern Kellogg, the TMI program at Michigan, and others. You would get both an MBA and an MS in engineering simultaneously. </p>
<p>Whether this is useful to you depends on your career goals. For example, if your goal is to get an MBA to become a Wall Street investment banker, then an engineering master's would probably be a waste. If your goal is to work in the marketing department of a media/entertainment company like, say, Disney or Time Warner, then, again, I would say that the engineering master's would probably be a waste. But if your goal is to become a technology/engineering manager or to get into technology entrepreneurship or technology consulting, then the engineering master's may prove to be useful.</p>
<p>thank you very much for the answer! that just cleared up many questions i had</p>
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Whether this is useful to you depends on your career goals. For example, if your goal is to get an MBA to become a Wall Street investment banker, then an engineering master's would probably be a waste. If your goal is to work in the marketing department of a media/entertainment company like, say, Disney or Time Warner, then, again, I would say that the engineering master's would probably be a waste. But if your goal is to become a technology/engineering manager or to get into technology entrepreneurship or technology consulting, then the engineering master's may prove to be useful.
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<p>Very true. Sakky is one of the most knowledgable posters here that I have seen.</p>