<p>Do you guys recommend masters for computer science? Or should I just get a job and plan for MBA several years later?</p>
<p>depends on what you want to do? Any ideas? I've heard from a few people i know that a masters in ee/cs more of a waste of time than a phd or mba. Also that an mba is a magic key that opens up a lot of doors.</p>
<p>The above is only an opinion that i'm not even sure is entirely correct. (although it seems reasonable) Anyone else care to elaborate for me?</p>
<p>definitely depends on what you want to do. for example, i'm an EE student and i plan on getting a master's because it opens up the most doors that i'm interested in, whereas a phd or mba would be a complete waste of time and money for me.</p>
<p>could you elaborate on the direction your headed so we can compare the difference?</p>
<p>The companies I'm interested in are all small and very technical. What I mean is, even the managers don't have MBAs (either MS or just BS) and they're all from engineering backgrounds as well. That's why going to business school would not help me, because even if I decided to leave the technical track and head to management my MSEE would be just fine. The trade off in time for the phd does not seem worth it to me either since I have no interest in academia. </p>
<p>However, that's just where I'm headed. If one is interested in large companies, banking, etc., it would probably be completely different.</p>
<p>If you'd like to be part of the technical process, a MSEE will fit anyone well. There is really no need to allow anyone to put the idea in your head that your career will not go anywhere unless you go to business school. Even if you decided to attend business school, for a student with an advanced degree in engineering science, an MBA would probably be relatively easy to complete as opposed to a advanced degree in engineer or an applied science.
there are plenty of people in management positions that dont have degrees in business.
This forum seems to push business school very hard. A lot of student's dont want to get into management. Some of us would rather get out hands dirty and do the real work.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input. I really haven't decided which option would be better. Perhaps, I might get my masters and MBA (if I can, that is).</p>