B.S. M.S. or B.S. M.B.A.

Mainly, the answer is what is right for your interests and skills. There is no point doing an MS if you'd rather be doing the MBA - it will show in your grades and in the rest of your life while studying. Only you can answer that.

Your path into management will depend on other things as well as your degrees. You'll need experience of some description. If you are looking at consultancy or customer facing stuff, the MBA will be useful. If it is the technical stuff that gets your heart pumping, most people will tell you to go for the MS. MS = "top techie", MBA = "executive so high they've forgotten what being a techie means" seems to be the perception on many of the recruiting sites. I don't think that is the total truth but it does give some indication.

Another factor to look at is what you want for your first job after NCSU. Talk to people recruiting the type of role you are interested in and ask them which would get the job if all other things were equal.

Also look at thepeople who are now where you want to be in some years time. Are they all MBA types but would welcome MS types or vice versa, or is it a party of one type? Remember, these opions may change.

There is room for both MBA and MS types in an organisations management. Look to what you want to do while you are getting there and make your Masters degree get you the skills you need to make your opportunities.

Good luck

For me, getting my MBA (at age 42) was a GREAT experience. Just gaining that "business-oriented" perspective (after years in the sciences)has helped me in my jobs and in running my life. I can't speak to the $$ b/c I got the degree more for personalsatisfaction after retiring from the military, and I now work part-time. Good luck with your decision!

It all depends on your interest. It is better to opt B.S/M.S. Because we acquire all basic fundamentals in B.S. Then comes the time to go in depth with in the subject we are interested in. We can explore many things in M.S. We will come to know thereal time application of the knowledge we obtained in B.S.
Coming to M.B.A, after you get some 3 to 4 years of experience you can do it. It is better to do M.B.A after you acquire some years of experience because by then we will know themarket trends, different strategies and implementation methods. That person will definitely have some edge over others. He will be able to tackle problems with presence of mind and by using his experience he can resolve many types of problems easily.

For the grad entry level jobs that really matter out there, as old as it sounds, it's how you carry yourself that gets you hired (obviously after you get an interview). If you have a Masters or an MBA it doesn't matter. It matters how much you understand the company/role your interviewing for and how you'll improve their profits. You have to move up through the ranks. My advice (for what it's worth), actually learn something your interested in. You'll figure out how to make a living off it later !!!!