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| abraves 2004-07-15, 8:11 am |
| I need a bit of advice from some folks. I put freaks name in the subject line because I know he has a M.Ed. Upon graduating from college with a B.S. in I.S., I entered the corporate world at a bank doing networking. After about 2 years there, I landed a job teaching college level courses at a Technical Center. The pay is wonderful and the job is wonderful. Here is my dillema. Before leaving the bank I had planned to go back and either get an MBA or a M.S.
I am only 23 years old and I PLAN on staying in education, but you never know. If I went and got that MBA or M.S. in I.S. now, it would seem wasteful. I mean, I could earn more $ out of it, but as far as moving up in the school system as an administrator or principal it would be a waste. Therefore, now I am leaning towards getting a M.Ed. My concern is however.....lets say I go out and get this M.Ed. and the corporate world intrigues me again and I want to go back. Is that M.Ed. going to help me at all or is it going to look goofy that I have a B.S. in I.S. and a M.Ed.?? Any advice on which Masters program I should go towards (MBA, M.S., M.Ed.) would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you all so much for your time.
BJ | |
| Teck Shark 2004-07-15, 11:19 am |
| I really don't think that any education you acquire will look goofy. I have a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, yet I'm a Network Engineer with an MCSE. Life is funny like that! I'm going back for an MBA, since that seems like the right path for me no matter what I decide to do. You just need to figure out what will work out best for you in the long run. I don't think you can go wrong by obtaining either an MBA or M.Ed. Besides, like me you're still very young, so you could always do both! | |
| freak 2004-07-15, 11:58 am |
| I agree. My orginal Master's was in Applied and Comparative Linguistics, for Pete's sake 
As a rule, I usually hire net engs with a college background in something other than IS, because I want them to have as broad a background as possible to better integrate with the rest of the company
Bottom line is that your M.Ed will only be useful if you have a teaching gig. Other companies may look at it as a hint that you can communicate with others well, and you can write curriculum and documentation appropriately...
but if you want to go into business management, then of course an MBA can't hurt!
I think that it's for you to decide what you want to do and act accordingly. | |
| curiousgeorge 2004-07-15, 1:42 pm |
| Get an MBA. It's seen much more highly in the corporate world than an MEd. I've never heard of a technical center being classified as "college" courses anyway. I used to be an MCSE instructor at a technical center.
I would think the technical center would be more happy with an MBA over an MEd.
I'm a network admin at a university. MANY of the business instructors have MBA's. It will help you if you want to teach true college courses at the university level.
Hope that helps. | |
| abraves 2004-07-15, 2:12 pm |
| Well the thing is...I feel like with my CURRENT job position, an MBA is not going to help me. I think that will only help IF I did go to a University to teach or if I went back into the corporate world. I don't PLAN on doing that, but like I said....you never know. Yeah the Technical Center here is affiliated with schools all over the county....they offer programs such as Computer Technology, Masonry, Carpentry, Radio Broadcasting, Nursing, Pharmacy Tech, Electricity, etc. My particular program takes them through Hardware/Software the first year to get their A+ and the 2nd year takes them through the first 2 semester of the Cisco Academy. Therefore overall upon completion, they get 12 college credits. If I got my M.Ed. it would seem to help me move up in my CURRENT position and through the county. I see what you are saying....but am not sure if I will go back to the Corporate World.
BJ
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Originally posted by curiousgeorge
Get an MBA. It's seen much more highly in the corporate world than an MEd. I've never heard of a technical center being classified as "college" courses anyway. I used to be an MCSE instructor at a technical center.
I would think the technical center would be more happy with an MBA over an MEd.
I'm a network admin at a university. MANY of the business instructors have MBA's. It will help you if you want to teach true college courses at the university level.
Hope that helps.
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| JavaSith 2004-07-17, 8:08 pm |
| abraves:
" If I went and got that MBA or M.S. in I.S. now, it would seem wasteful. I mean, I could earn more $ out of it, but as far as moving up in the school system as an administrator or principal it would be a waste. Therefore, now I am leaning towards getting a M.Ed. My concern is however.....lets say I go out and get this M.Ed. and the corporate world intrigues me again and I want to go back. Is that M.Ed. going to help me at all or is it going to look goofy that I have a B.S. in I.S. and a M.Ed.?? Any advice on which Masters program I should go towards (MBA, M.S., M.Ed.) would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you all so much for your time."
If you enjoy teaching, get your M.Ed. If the corporate world intrigues you, having an MBA is great if you intend to do management and want to make high-level decisions, BUT serves no guarantee that you will get a management position handed to you on a silver platter. In that case, it will be your communication skills, your ability to convey technical information to non-technical managers, and your ability to grasp concepts that are otherwise taught to MBA students that will pad your M.Ed as if it were an MBA.
follow your heart since work is work if you do not enjoy what you do.
good luck | |
| curiousgeorge 2004-07-18, 2:49 am |
| Being in both fields, I say MBA is better.
MBA is more useful in both fields, but I guarantee an MEd will not open any doors in the corporate world unless u want to be a corporate trainer. It's actually seen as a negative. Many people believe the saying: Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
In my 14 years in the corporate world, I can only remember 1 guy I worked with that had an MEd. But in my 3 years in the teaching field, I worked with dozens of teachers that had MBA's.
At such a young age, I would hope at some time in your career, you would do some corporate work, especially if you do teaching about networks. That's the big problem with technical teachers- little to no real world experience. | |
| abraves 2004-07-18, 1:03 pm |
| Curious,
Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it. I agree with you that the MBA is definately better and more recognized in the business world, but I am just not sure how far an MBA is going to take me in the education world. Lets say I stay with education, is that MBA going to help me much? I mean, it will never help me to advance past an "Instructor" position unless I taught at the high school and did adjunct at a University or something. And I know what you mean about the corporate world. I just don't know if I will get back into it or not. I was in the corporate world doing networks for 2 years after college and just recently got this job as an instructor making 50% more money in the mid 40's vs. low 30's. I have always enjoyed teaching and have been a Youth Minister as well for 3 years. I may go ahead and think about the MBA and the M.Ed. Thanks so much for your advice. I definately appreciate it.
BJ
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Originally posted by curiousgeorge
Being in both fields, I say MBA is better.
MBA is more useful in both fields, but I guarantee an MEd will not open any doors in the corporate world unless u want to be a corporate trainer. It's actually seen as a negative. Many people believe the saying: Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
In my 14 years in the corporate world, I can only remember 1 guy I worked with that had an MEd. But in my 3 years in the teaching field, I worked with dozens of teachers that had MBA's.
At such a young age, I would hope at some time in your career, you would do some corporate work, especially if you do teaching about networks. That's the big problem with technical teachers- little to no real world experience.
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