A few days ago
Rahul S

MBA v/s PhD ???

I have entered MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering. I am a foreign student in the US and have traveled more than 13000 kms to pursue something I wanted to… I am in my early 20s …. I am almost sure this wont be my last degree… I have an ambition that I wish to work for a few years in R&D and then take over the management side… I also wish to have the flexibility of wanting to work anywhere in the world and also at the end of the day want time to spend with family and parents.

I am not decided about this… I need some light from enlightened minds… I dont expect life to be easy … I must confess that I have never been the top most guy in my field !! Is it possible for management guys to work in tech and PhD guys to work in management ? I really need some insights !!

Thanks in advance for your answers

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A few days ago
NYC_Since_the_90s

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Why would you get a PhD in a subject and then not use it. If you want to get into company management, then an MBA is the way to go. If you want to stay technical and lead a group of EE’s in research then get an PhD. A PhD is not going to get you into management and an MBA will not get you into research.

Also, it is NOT easy to get a MSEE and then go to PhD schools. Both are usually terminal degrees. If you want a PhD, you should be in a PhD program. It can be done, but most PhD’s are people that went into the programs right out of undergrad

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A few days ago
CanProf
If you want to go to the top, get your Ph.D.
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