Getting a graduate degree

[Paul Taylor]

Rockhurst has the best MBA program in KS or MO.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
[mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net] On Behalf Of Matt Graham
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 12:19 PM
To: ben_coffman at hotmail.com
Cc: kclug at kclug.org
Subject: Re: Getting a graduate degree

Ben:

Looks like I sent this to Bill accidentally. Sorry Bill.

Hey, I'm the same boat.  Just finishing my CS degree, moving to KC in a
few
months for a new job.  I was debating doing an MBA, or a CS masters.
I've
been asking all sorts of people, and this is what I'm gathering.

A straight business degree with an MBA chaser doesn't seem to be the
best
idea.  I guess the market for those types is wicked flooded.

A CS degree with a CS masters seems to be turning people off too.  Too
one-sided.

People seem to be find of the idea of a BS CS and then an MBA pretty
appealing.  Management in the making.

Really, I'm seeing that people with MBA's are a dime a dozen.  But, most
of
them also have communications, business, english, finance, poly sci, or
econ
degrees.  People seem to be more stoked about hard sciences coupled with
MBA's.    I was thinking of doing an MBA, and then some sort of CS PhD.

In one interview, for a civilian job in the navy, they were offering 55
for
a bachelors, and 65 or 70 for a masters.  So, it would have paid off
then
for sure.

In my case, work will pay for books and tuition, so I figure, I can't
lose
with an MBA.  (And the thought of 2 more years of CS makes my head
spin.)

Do you have any schools picked out?  I'm coming from utah, and don't
konw
much about the schools there.  I was looking at Baker, KU, UMKC.

Anyway, keep in touch and we can share up some info.

Keep on keepin on,
Matt

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Cavalieri" <bcavalieri at gekl.net>
To: "Ben Coffman" <ben_coffman at hotmail.com>; "kclug" <kclug at kclug.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: Getting a graduate degree

> That's a tuff question, I have had great success with out a mba.
>
> But times are different right now. If you have the means to stay in
> school, I would  stay. Get your mba, and by the time your done, the
> market should be better (or we all are in trouble).
>
> -Bill
>
>
> Ben Coffman wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >    I am going to be a college grad (Major: Computer Sci, Minor:
> > Business) here in the spring.  I am thinking about going on to
> > graduate school and getting an MBA with an information system
> > emphasis, BUT I am unsure of how much good that will really do me.
> >
> > Boiling it down here.  Will going to grad school increase my pay
> > enough for it to be worth the two year loss of possible experience?
> >
> > I appreciate suggestions from anyone, especially people who have
been
> > through this dilemma and have some helpful insights.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Ben Coffman
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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