WGU MBA IT management Vs. MS IT managment

[ajs1976]

WGU's MS:ISA and MBA:IT are both on my list of masters degrees I'm considering.

MS:ITM vs MBA:IT - one is technical with some management and the other is management with some technical. I think the MBA holds more respect, but it kind of depends what you want from it. If you are a technical person that wants to move into management the MS:IT would help, but if are already in management and trying to move up, then the MBA may be better. The higher you move up in management, the more important business, finance, and accounting concepts become.

Now, if you have aspirations to be a CIO at a large company, then I think you may want to consider an AACSB accredited MBA.

For me I am in a position that is part technical and part management and I am also transitioning from an infrastructure role to cyber security. I want the masters in cyber security to help me transition into a more senior role in cyber security and may go back for the MBA to help me move up the management ladder. To me the WGU MBA looks like the most convenient and cost effective way to tack on that 2nd masters.