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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you attend a top undergraduate business program, there should be no need for an MBA.

The MBA is to advance your career if it isn't going well and needs help, or if you have never studied business before.[/quote]

An MBA is not to advance your career if it not going well.  It is required for any c-Suite CFO type job and most other C-Suite jobs.  Also needed to advance at most investment banks and to serior level at Big accounting firms.  [/quote]

+1. I see this thread is filled with the usual level of crappy DCUM advice.

No, going to a top undergrad business program doesn’t get you out of getting an MBA by default. Plenty of jobs and industries will still list having an MBA as required or preferred, or it will give the MBA holder a leg up or access to certain roles. Now, the MBA itself seems to be in a bit of a decline, and undoubtedly in some cases the MBA requirement was just gate keeping and people realized it. But it’s not just a degree for people whose careers are stalled nor does going to a good school give you a Get Out of MBA Free card.

No, undergrad business outside of the top 5 is not a waste. It is a path for many kids to great jobs and a shortcut for many companies in their recruiting efforts, even if there are plenty of fair critiques about the professionalization of higher ed and the quality of the education.

No, P&Q is not some gold standard of ranking. We’ve discussed at length about their problems with methodology and response rates. Use it but with the same caveats and skepticism you would use for any ranking.[/quote]

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