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re: Graduate school now then MBA
Posted on 10/1/12 at 4:04 pm to Sherman Klump
Posted on 10/1/12 at 4:04 pm to Sherman Klump
If you want to work in accounting, get either. If you want to work in management after you do accounting for awhile, get the MBA.
In terms of usefulness, all entry level accounting firms care about is if you are eligible to sit for the CPA. Down the line, some employers prefer and "advanced degree" but if it is a financial position (controller/CFO/ VP of Finance etc) I have never seen them list as preferential one over the other. In the world of financial information jobs, they are interchangeable. It would be like getting a BS in both finance and accounting- most employers would wonder why you did both.
At the end of the day, MS prepares you for the CPA better, MBA is more flexible, but as long as you aren't branching outside of accounting type work, MBA won't give you an edge over an MS in accounting.
This is not the case if you want to move into information systems/operations management etc.
In terms of usefulness, all entry level accounting firms care about is if you are eligible to sit for the CPA. Down the line, some employers prefer and "advanced degree" but if it is a financial position (controller/CFO/ VP of Finance etc) I have never seen them list as preferential one over the other. In the world of financial information jobs, they are interchangeable. It would be like getting a BS in both finance and accounting- most employers would wonder why you did both.
At the end of the day, MS prepares you for the CPA better, MBA is more flexible, but as long as you aren't branching outside of accounting type work, MBA won't give you an edge over an MS in accounting.
This is not the case if you want to move into information systems/operations management etc.
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Posted on 10/1/12 at 5:24 pm to Crbello4Hiceman
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At the end of the day, MS prepares you for the CPA better, MBA is more flexible, but as long as you aren't branching outside of accounting type work, MBA won't give you an edge over an MS in accounting.
This.
And if you are going into public accounting, which I assume that you are, you will not find a firm that is willing to pay for your MBA, not to mention you will not have time as a public acct JMO.
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