What are the advantages of pursuing an MBA after B.Arch? Which job profiles can one opt for?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

If studying MBA is your next option, you should decide, which particular area you are interested in. So, need not worry. Anyways, don't rush. You will understand it in the due course of time. Architecture + MBA is a great combination. B.Arch (Artistic Brain) + M.Des is more creative, design oriented, more artistic kind. Think about M.Des (Masters in Design), Design Management, Interactive Designs, Product - innovation - Branding -strategy (In a way we make user friendly and ergonomic Designs; see the tuborg beer cap). You will have option in LinkedIn, Microsoft, Google, Intel, Proptiger, Various Startups. Almost all the Companies in the domains of creative designs, Product Innovation, Technology, Research and Development. For B.Arch (Analytical Brain)+MBA, your aptitude, number crunching Skills should be good, there is an option of Management Consulting, Urban Economics, Real estate economics, Investment Strategy, Entry strategies for Products, Product Market fit- many companies like EY, Barclays, Stanley Morgan, JP Morgan, BCG, Oliver Wyman, Brain, ATK, Deloitte, Alwarez and Marshal most of them prefer Architect+MBA (finance), Architect+BI (Business Intelligence) specialist. B.Arch+Masters (Planning) - Urban Planning, Regional Planning, Transport Planning, Environment Planning. This Course is similar to MBA, instead of focusing more on analytics, you will give more importance to Design. Designing the cities, towns, townships, layouts. To be simple, you will have to do architecture in larger scale, catering to many people in the area. So, you can be Master Planner like Le Corbusier. You might have options to work with all development Corporations, Urban local bodies, Town Planning Authorities, Asian Development Bank, JAICA, World Bank, UNO, EU and British Council and much more.

manpreet 2 years ago

Hello! This is the best combination that nowadays are in very demands. If you are pursuing B.Arch it means that now you are expert in designing. You are now expert in Artistic concepts to give for the company. But if you do MBA after B.Arch it gives you more weightage over other Non- MBAs students. Various companies do prefer the students with this combination. Because during MBA, you will learn Team Work. The most needed thing to learn is Project Management. As you know, how much this project management helps the students in these types of streams. It is preferred that after B.Arch if you are willing to do MBA, your stream should be either Project management or Human Resources. These fields are very much relevant to your Architectural field. MBAs with B.Arch degree can work in any architecture /building companies like SuperNova, Flower Vally, RISE Residence, etc. At the managerial level. I hope this helps. Good Luck.