Is it a good idea to get an MBA in 2025?

[carl9987]

Comment if you’re an MBA or if you’ve been a hiring manager. Is it really worth it to get a MBA now? Considering both elite schools and non-elite. In the US or elsewhere

 

[herefortheactualthreads]

i am not an MBA and i will comment anyway.

 

[MrTroll]

Sure, it's a great way to spend $185,000 of your parents' money. What else were they gonna do with it anyway?

 

[David Brown]

Please don't go to college. It is simply not worth the price.

 

[dreamworks face]

MBA is not worth it if:
a) You don't already have a job/life skills (reputable mba programs won't let you in if you haven't worked for a living before)
b) It's not an "elite" mba
c) You are paying your own money.

MBA is worth it if
a) You have rich parents and connections with the upper class
b) It is from an elite, prestigious school
c) Daddy left you a million dollars to go to school with or your company will pick up the bill.

The prestige of the school is important because the actual education you get as an MBA is not that useful and the value of the degree is entirely based on the connections it affords you. The degree is basically so you can end up as the VP of some random company that a friend or family member owns and not have it look like complete nepotism.

 

[The Cheese Aisle]

My fiance owns a business and is wondering the same thing. He's successful without it, but I think he asks because he was thrown into the deep end and went to school for something unrelated, so sometimes he thinks it will help to learn shit like "synergy" rather than learning as he goes on top of working 60 hours.

 

[The Hardest R]

I got an MBA from a highly ranked Ivy. I’ve talked about my experience before here. It’s really about the alumni network and the cohort you’re in. Some things to think about when considering one:

- Will your employer cover the costs? If the answer is no, strongly reconsider getting an MBA.
- Why do you want one? I wanted one because I thought it’d get me money, bitches, power, and respect. Your answer should be better than my answer.
- The US News and World Report rankings are pretty retarded. Your focus should be on what an MBA program focuses on. Some focus on finance, some entrepreneurship, etc.
- Having said that, a bunch of universities offer MBAs because they’re cash cows. East Buttfuck University will have an MBA program but they’re ranked 6 gorillionth in the nation but will happily charge you as much as Harvard Business School. Avoid those schools. Many local universities offer programs with degrees that aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on.

MBAs peaked in the 2000s in my opinion and the market is saturated with them because of all the schools that offer it these days. Even Ivy MBAs ain’t what they used to be. Press the schools on statistics like job placement, ask to speak to some alumni there, and if they can’t or won’t help you out with that, there’s a reason why. Do your research.

Good luck!

Edit: Did the MBA work for me? I can’t recall the last time it helped me out. It was definitely pre-COVID. I think it’ll help you get your foot in the door if it comes from a prestigious place or your hiring manager went to the same program. After that it’s up to your reputation.

 

[Lovely Kin]

I wouldn't go for it in the present, it's very worthless and there would be hundreds who you would be competing with

 

[James Brown]

Mba Virgin vs. the CPA Chad (someone make this plz)

 

[Pee Cola]

MBA = Master Bullshit Artist

The only people who care about MBAs these days are pajeets.