<p>Im going to get my BS in Accountancy from Sacramento State, and I definitely want to get my CPA license, but in between, im not too sure. Going back and forth between MS in Acct and MBA. If I go with the MS, it will be online as the only local program is way out of my price range, so my choice would be UConn's program. </p>
<p>I havent really researched an MBA too much, so not sure there. I pretty much just figured BS, MS, CPA, but a, second guessing. Does anybody have experience with this?</p>
<p>also, not sure what I want to do exactly, im just really good at accounting and probably good at finance.</p>
<p>Why not wait and see what interests you while you are gaining your CPA experience? The first few years in the field will give you an idea of where you would like your career to lead…MS Tax, MBA, who knows?</p>
<p>after graduating from Cal State Hayward I went to audit fore a regional firm. Great exposure to many industries. The small business practice of a Big 4 would probably give you the same kind of exposure.</p>
<p>Well, there is the added caveat of having a family, and I have heard that the big 4 are extremely demanding. I thought of a regional, maybe they are less demanding. The ideas that sound the most appealing are working in a corporation or working for the state of CA. The other issue is my professor told me that her recruiter friend can place new CPAs for a min of 70k within weeks. The idea of that salary and immediate placement sounds good.</p>
<p>What regional firm did you work for? Moss-Adams is right down the street from me (literally less than half a mile).</p>
<p>MBA does not prepare you for the CPA. If you have a specific goal, I would go MS Acct’g. If you want a broader knowledge of the business world, but no discipline specific expertise, with an emphasis on leadership and managerial skills, I would lean towards MBA. MBA is designed for business managers where you need to have knowledge of several core area and be able to make decisions based on information provided to regarding the business. Difference between MS and MBA is “jack of one trade, master of one” vs. “jack of all trades, master of none”.</p>