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by joe41

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Hi everyone,

This question was addressed breifly in a different post. I am ready to pursue a Master's degree and cannot decide whether to go with the MBA or MSCIS. I intend to climb to management ladder in the future as I have extensive management experience in other fields. I also wish to have the option to teach college courses on the side. I am sure that this will require the MSCIS. Finally, I would like some input as to whether the MSCIS is as pretigous as the MBA.

Thanks for you time.

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by timwalsh

First, I don't think it's a matter of one degree being more prestigious than another as much as it is a matter of which degree is more appropriate for your goals. Prestige depends on context. If you work deep in the innards of a NOC, nobody will care whether you have an MBA or not. However, you probably won't ever get your own seat in the corporate boardroom without one.

As far as which degree to go with:

Realize that the farther up the managment chain you go, your primary focus will change from technology to business processes. An MSCIS would probably keep you in the running up to the level of Director of MIS or Director of IT Services. But to go the next step, i.e. CIO or CTO, an MBA is probably a requirement.

Since an intermediate goal is to teach, which degree is dependent on your teaching interests.

by thecanuck

I have the same predicament. MBA or MS in MIS. Leaning more toward the MS in MIS now.

Where do we want our careers to lead us. That may be the final point of persuasion.

by boardin1

I'm pursuing both. It will take twice as long, but I'm banking on a economic turnaround to reimburse me. If it doesn't pan out, well I'll be a well credentialed pan-handler.

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