Please Advise....How MBA differs from CPA?
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MBA is a Master's of Business Administration, which is an academic degree that can only be granted by an educational institution.\n\nCPA is Certified Public Accountant, which is a professional certification that can be achieved by taking a test of a standard body of knowledge.\n\nYou can get an MBA by attending college, but not a CPA.  You can hold an MBA degree and later sit for the CPA exam, or you can do it the other way around.\n\nI would recommend the MBA for a more general all-around knowledge of business.  If you are particularly interested in Accounting, then you could sit for the CPA.  Many business owners hire outside CPAs to audit and keep their financial records.
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Most people in the business community would have heard of MBA.   Far less would have heard of MSM.  In terms of recognition, I would go with MBA.
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BCom honours would be a good degree. You could do CA after that.\n\nAnd MBA and MCA are two fields which are completely different from each other. So it wouldn't be fair to compare them. Since I am not a technical type of person, I would go with MBA.
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Most people pursue this degree after 3-7 years of work experience for career advancement or industry/functional-move. MBA Graduates often go to consulting firms, finance (investment banking, corporate, etc.), or general management. The MBA program is usually 1-3 years long, usually 2. The first year is for general education of business fundementals. Coursework during the first year is homework and test-driven. The second year is usually for concentration of your business interest (example: marketing, finance, strategy, leadership, etc.). Classes during this second year is usually team- and project-based.\n\nGood luck!
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of course it partly depends on the industry, but one of the best ways to tell whether the MBA will help you get particular jobs in your career path is to look at the people who already have those jobs and see if they have MBAs. do  your bosses have MBAs? their bosses? how about the "c-level" (CIO, CEO, CFO, etc.) people in your specific industry?\n\nthe other people to look at are the people you will be competing with as you make progress in your career - do THEY have MBAs?\n\nwhy might a degree matter? because when people are on a hiring committee and looking at dozens or hundreds of resumes, they may choose something fairly simple (but arbitrary) like whether someone has a particular degree. it can make the work of sifting through resumes much faster - just weed out all those that don't have a particular credential.\n\nso, back to the point - make sure you know whether you're being compared to anyone else and decide based on that.
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From my experience, finance career is more lucrative. If you are an MBA, take the investment banking path. It pays the most.
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Well, in chemistry, the difference between a BA and a BS is math courses....the BS has more.  Probably something similar in Business admin.
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MBA is better if you want to go for business adminstration, other wise you can choose a masters in business/commerce.\n\nBUt if you join in MBA. You reach new heights in your personal life and also in professional life when compare to  masters in business/commerce.
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It's the same thing.  You're studying business theory either way.  Business is a broad topic and tends to be broken down into further areas of concentration or majors...such as Finance, Accounting, Economics, Marketing, Strategy, Operations, etc.\n\nFor example, I have an MBA (Masters in Business Administration) but chose Marketing and Strategy as my areas of focus.
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MBA\nMaster of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. Originally designed to provide engineers with management skills, today's MBA draws applicants from a range of disciplines. \nA graduate degree achieved at a university or college that provides theoretical and practical training to help graduates gain a better understanding of general business management functions. The MBA degree can have a specific focus such as accounting, finance or marketing.\n\nAn MBA is a level up from an undergraduate business degree, and once achieved generally places the graduate well above those with only undergraduate degrees. Most major universities and colleges provide MBA programs, which usually last two years. To get into an MBA program, an applicant needs to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and be accepted by the program based on its selection criteria\n\n\n\nExecutive MBA\nExecutive MBA programs developed to meet the educational needs of managers, executives, and other business leaders. They allow professionals to earn an MBA or another business-related graduate degree in two years or less while continuing to work full time. Students enter the program, complete classes, and graduate with the same group of students.\n\nParticipants come from all types of organizations – profit, non-profit, or government-related – and all sizes – from large to small and in-between. They represent nearly every industry, including banking, health care, manufacturing, and technology, to name only a few. Most students enter programs with 10 or more years of professional or managerial experience.\n\nPrograms have grown quickly in numbers and expanded throughout the world. As the number of Executive MBA Programs grew, so did the need for an organization where programs could come together and focus on their unique challenges and opportunities. In 1981, The Executive MBA Council was formed. Through its programs and services, the Executive MBA Council advances executive education worldwide.
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http://www.daylon.com/mba\n\n&\n\nhttp://www.daylon.com/mbadegree\n\nBoth good sources of information on the topic.
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Not me -- I have a BS in Accounting and an MBA with a concentration in Mgmt Information Systems and this has been a GREAT combination for me for nearly 25 years.  It was a slow go in the beginning but as I got experience and momentum in my career I've been doing quite well for myself to the point where I've enough cash to have my own business.  [note -- i did very well in NY which according to your account ID you may be from there as well.]
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I'm not sure.... but this article might help you a bit.\n\n\nhttp://www.daylon.com/mba/
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Hi, it depends on whats your field of interest whether to join for CA  or MBA. Its two completly different fields.In CA you are basically learning A to Z of accounting practices.But in MBA you have got choices like marketing, finance or IT.Financially both are good once you get established yourself.But So it depends on your personal interest which one to join.I am also a B.com graduate.Doing MBA now.Presently working in New Zealand as an accountant.Personally  I like MBA more because the nature of the job.Its much more challenging, I feel.So I wud suggest going for MBA finance.All the best
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Business Administration is a broad major, but if you have a degree in BA and are working retail, something major is wrong.  It is a very marketable and flexible degree.  If one of the specialties within the college of business seem intetesting to you, it would be good to pick it up as a primary or secondary major.  IS is good, if you want to be technical.  I would skip HR.  Finance or accounting are both good too, but as you mentioned, they aren't very exciting.  Be creative, but stick with what you are interested in.  Many people don't even work in the area they studied as their major.
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I have my MBA because I thought I was going to move to NYC and work in advertising. My life changed, I never worked in the field and probably won't. I am relying on my undergrad degree as an art major now. The courses you will take when you seek an MBS fall in what I think is common sense. However, if you want to move up in the business world, that peice of paper means alot.
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I'd say MBA.\n\nhttp://www.daylon.com/mba/