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[Randall]

I am currently enrolled in my first 2 MBA classes which start this month. I have a BBA in Management and IT..I work in the IT industry now but dont want a career out of it. My employer has tuition reimbursement which only pays for a business related degree.. So I have enrolled in a MBA program which is 12 courses and can be completed around March or June of next yr..Not a long time I dont think


With that said, education is a career aspiration of mines. I'm wanting to go into Higher Ed Admin..I did student work student in Student Services and enjoyed it...

Would the MBA be helpful with this or should I persue another degree like a JD or a masters of student personnell or get a masters in counseling/psychology?


Thanks alot

[Pecos]

Three "matches" come to mind.....

Marketing and admissions.

HR.

Finance and administration/accounting, maybe financial aid.

[Dale]

An MBA is not a typical preparation for positions in student affairs, especially:  Residence Life, Academic Advising, Programs/Activities, Greek Life.  If you want to work in higher ed. administration, the usual degree is the MS in Student Affairs Admin/Higher Ed Admin/Student Personnel.

[Randall]

So would the MBA in ADDITION to the MS In Student Affairs be helpful?
I see some schools offer a MPA with HIgher Ed Admin as a concentration...


Do you think this is better to go or should the MS in Student Affairs be the way to go


Whats the salary like? I saw some ads and some salaries were high 20s-low 30s which is low considering the person has a masters degree

[Pecos]

While an MBA might really help in some schools, in others it will mean nada.  It could even be a turn off to some liberal arts types.  ("We don't want to turn our school into a business, after all.")

About pay, frankly academia does not pay very well compared to business.  Some of that is because most schools are non-profit, most people get the summers off, and partly it is inertia.  Since many states make salaries of state college employees public, you might check there to see what these jobs actually pay.

[Dale]

I agree with Pecos.  Don't go into higher education for money; there isn't much.  There are many factors contributing to this, including shrinking endowments, lower federal and state appropriations, cost increases in health care and other benefits, and the list goes on....

An MBA plus MS in higher ed/student affairs doesn't seem to me to be a good preparation for anything other than a university business officer position.  Some colleges/universities will have many such officers, some very few.

If you want to be well remunerated, go into private business/industry.

[Ruth]

If you're going into higher education to get rich, you are truly misinformed.

Buy lottery tickets. Sign up for the military.

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