Degrees comparable to the MBA - your choice

Hello,

What would your answer be if someone asked you to choose 3 Master's degrees
that are, in terms of utility and prominence, similar to the MBA?

Thanks for participating,

Dennis

 

What are they and what do you want to do with them?

 

It all depends on the utility and prospective employer recognizing the degree as equivalent to MBA and most of them may not be equivalent but similar in terms of course content to a great extent.

MS in Management
Master of Engineering Management
MS in Business Management
Master of Management
Master of International Business Administration

.. the list goes on

 

In manufacturing and service industries the MSQA is an alternative to an MBA. At my last employer there were several hundreds of people with MBAs but less than a hundred with MSQAs.

 

One:
MS management
MA management

Two:
MS business management
MA business management

Three:
MS organizational management
MA organizational management

 

If one works for a govt agency, a company doing lots of business with a govt agency, or a not-for-profit organization, then an MPA might be a good alternative.

The MBA may be the most widely recognized graduate degree after the Ph.D. by the general public.