Is it worth it to get an MBA?

it probably isn't worth your time and is definitely not worth your money.
reasons to get an mba
>your employer is paying for it
>you hate your job and need to find a way out

look at the most common employers of graduates for the past few years, and look at linkedin to see where the graduates wound up

>>1836609
I had a friend that did Chem e at Cornell and an MBA at uf. Makes probably 160k at exxon now, and only going up.

>>1836693
My cousin got a philosophy degree at Cornell and ended up working a job involving M&A. That's the benefit of going to an Ivey League school - you get a great job no matter what.

>>1836609
It's worth it if an ONLY if you can get it from a big time school. At least top 15 if not top 10.

>>1836632

Were most successful?

>>1836713
Philsophy is different from most humanity majors because you have to be smart as fuck to get through it

I have a BSBA from UF but I feel that doesnt open many doors. I have 3 years in retail banking and 2 years as a financial aid advisor for a community college. I want to make around 50-60k but im not sure where to start. Anyone have advise?

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MBA's are only of value if:
>1.) they are at an elite school
or
>2.) your job requires you to get an MBA to advance further in the company

If number 2 is your situation absolutely do it, especially since they'd probably reimburse you for going to a cheaper local college

But elite MBA's are questionably worth it since tuition is $100k-$160k and average starting salary is $120k not including bonus which will all get taxed the fug out of

Basically you'd have to do a DCF to see which option is best

>>1838915
I wanted to get into UFs MBA program its only 18k and they are ranked decently. I'm just having trouble getting my foot in the door for big corporations.

>>1838926
If you have trouble getting your foot in the door, an MBA is not going to help you.

>>1838926
They have impressive placement stats for being that cheap. Find out more about who goes to their On Campus Recruiting because that'll be your best bet to find a job

>>1838930
>>1838941
Thank you both for your insight!

>>1836609
an MBA is boilerplate for already successful and motivated people, i took several MBA classes and all the students were without exception already employed and working their way up their fields