Would obtaining an MBA be a good career path?

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>Hello, </p>

<p>I am a college senior and I will graduate in December 2010. I am currently an MIS (Management Information Systems) major. This degree, at my school is basically computer science and business courses combined. Therefore, I learned programming and also many business aspects. </p>

<p>My initial plan is to work in a hospital setting with database management or somewhere around there. I would love to work with databases structures however I do not want to code for the rest of my life. I would rather help come up with the initial designs/needs of a system and have others implement it. However, I lack experience with health care courses, in my opinion. </p>

<p>I looked into many MBA programs and I have found a university which offers an MBA with a concentration in Health Care Administration. I feel that this would prepare me to take an adminstrative role in the health care world, and would give me a little push in the health care field that my undergrad degree did not. </p>

<p>I was just wondering if this is a good career plan? I have talked to many people in MBA programs about it to see if I am on the right track but they seem to offer me no advice, only discouraging words. </p>

<p>Thanks for your time!!</p>

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<p>You should seriously consider getting 3 or more years real world experience. It’s not meant to be discouraging it’s what is practical given the nature of the MBA program and your competitiveness once it is completed. </p>

<p>In the end do what you want; but you should consider that everyone you talk to gives you the same advise may mean…??? If you don’t like the answers stop asking and just do it.</p>

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<p>Many of the people I asked were in the MBA program that I want to enter, however, they either did not finish or pursued something else. I have a strong academic background. And I have had many internships, including one with Microsoft which was on the technical side. </p>

<p>When I ask my professors about this move, they think I should go for it because they know my ability as a student. Also, I have noticed that in order to get many of the position in my area, an MBA is the standard, and they take nothing lower. Basically what I am going for is to become a healthcare administrator. I know that many of the hospitals around my surrounding area are becoming computerized with everything and are trying to not use paper as much.</p>