<p>There has been a lot of talk on this forum about pursuing an MBA after an BS in engineering. </p>
<p>Now, I could not actually find any existing threads with those who have actually completed this route. </p>
<p>For those who have, what are your thoughts? </p>
<p>Has the business degree helped, hurt or has it done neither? IMO, I just feel that since everyone and their cousin is going for an MBA nowadays, the value of the degree feels a bit...lost.</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>Pursuing an MBA after a BS in engineering makes no sense. An MBA is not a technical degree; if you have no meaningful work experience, nobody will care in the slightest that you have it. You go to business school to further your career, and this requires you to have a career first.</p>
<p>My husband has a BS in engineering though he never worked as an engineer, and he has an MBA. Does quite well. A neighbor has an engineering degree from Georgia Tech and an MBA. He does well also. The MBA seems to be helpful for those who want to move up in management.</p>
<p>I thought the OP was talking about getting a MBA at some point after getting an undergrad degree? Not immediately afterwards. This significantly affects the answers.</p>
<p>Some people get MBA’s from Harvard.</p>
<p>Some people get evening MBA’s because their employer paid for it.</p>
<p>Some people get MBA’s from Billy Bob College, and take out $150k in loans to fund it.</p>
<p>Some people get MBA’s because they want to make a career change.</p>
<p>The utility of the MBA for all of these people and more will be different. If you end up with a job you like, and won’t be able to get into a top MBA program, you very well may end up paying $150k+ in tuition and lost income just to make a lateral move.</p>
<p>If you’re an undergrad, your best bet is to focus on the ideal job you want to do after college, and whether or not an MBA is going to have utility for you should become apparent.</p>
<p>Really, you’ll be able to see it clearly if the MBA is necessary at a given moment. It’s not that useful until the need for it arises.</p>
<p>Thank you all for your responses. :)</p>
<p>I actually graduated with my BS in Computer Engineering and started working immediatly after graduation while waiting a full year before enrolling in a MS in Engineering program. </p>
<p>I am just hung up on the dual degree (MSE/MBA) option my school offers. </p>
<p>In all honesty it looks like a majority of all jobs that are looking for a masters level degree are just looking for just that…a graduate degree…engineering, MBA, CS… </p>
<p>I think the most important thing is establishing that engineering background with a BS in engineering.</p>