Should I pursue executive MBA or MS in finance? I have done my MBA in finance and have 4.5 years of experience.

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

Executive MBA: If you are ambitious, your career is on the upswing, and you are looking to turbo-charge your resume, executive MBA (EMBA) is something you might want to consider. Unlike a full-time MBA, where the students are younger and relatively inexperienced, an EMBA programme is designed for professionals who have at least six to seven years work experience. Best of all, its a flexible programme that allows you to keep your full-time job while earning your degree. The degree is aimed at anyone who is driven, keen to develop their managerial acumen, and wants to deepen their knowledge of business. With a degree like this under your belt, you can go from being, say, a team leader, to someone involved in strategic thinking, leading large initiatives in your firm and becoming a key driver of business at work. Clearly, the degree paves the way for a huge shift in role in the corporate world. Master in Finance (MS) The Master in finance programme can be completed within 12 to 18 months, so it can serve as a good post-graduate degree for those looking for a cost-effective and quicker option to enter the workforce as a Finance professional. An MBA from the US would take longer and need two years to complete. An MBA would give you the option to specialise in the Finance area, however there would be a limitation to the level of detail covered and the scope of topics dealt with. An MBA would cover a broad spectrum of core business topics and also the electives as per your choice. It provides you with multiple options to choose your career across a wide range of industries and roles, some of which include marketing, HR, operations, strategy, Information Technology, entrepreneurship or finance. It also helps manage a career transition into a new area An MBA graduate may be the recruiters first choice for jobs on Wall Street or for a role in an investment banks mergers and acquisitions department or a role in corporate finance. However, in certain specialised areas of Finance such as risk management, equity research firms, asset management, advisory services, investment research, security analysis, brokerage which need quantitative finance experts with a deep analytical knowledge, an MS in Finance graduate would get an upper hand.