Kaz Wrote:That right there is the big thing IMHO. I think any non-business degree can be beneficially paired with a business degree. It is a plus to say in an interview something like: "I got a degree in (liberal-arts-subject-of-choice) because I love the subject matter. I could do (subject-choice) every day and be quite happy about it. But if you don't understand how to put a roof over your head doing (subject-choice) then you won't get to keep doing it. So I also learned everything I could about business, specifically the business side of (subject-choice), and found that not only was it practical but fascinating in its own right." Something like that. Every single art and discipline has a business and a non-business side. Joint MBA + Master's-in-academic-field are becoming more common all the time, this is just the undergrad version of it.

KittenMittens Wrote:There needs to be an important distinction. At typical traditional B&M schools, you can do a double major in two subjects typically in subjects that have overlapping pre-reqs or courses. If it doesn't take much to get that 2nd degree that's fine, or if you really want to do it. So if a person can do both majors in the same timespan that's fine.

But to spend another year, 2, 3, to pursue a 2nd bachelors, and have no work experience, that's a red flag as far as most employers are concerned - unless it's something likely STEM-related or a career changer of sorts.

mednat Wrote:I think you have misunderstood the difference between getting a 2nd bachelors and double majoring. A second bachelors degree (BS/BA/BSAST, etc) typically only requires ~30 new credits in the area of study. It is not necessary to complete general eds again. A double major, is typically for two subjects under the same degree ie: BA in Communications , BA in Psychology. Obtaining a BSBA & a BA in Communications, would usually be two separate degrees, not a double major.

This gets kind of confusing, and is mostly semantics. However, the big 3 do not differ much from any other institution (as far as I know) in this regard.

Kaz Wrote:That right there is the big thing IMHO. I think any non-business degree can be beneficially paired with a business degree. ...Every single art and discipline has a business and a non-business side. Joint MBA + Master's-in-academic-field are becoming more common all the time, this is just the undergrad version of it.

KittenMittens Wrote:There needs to be an important distinction. At typical traditional B&M schools, you can do a double major in two subjects typically in subjects that have overlapping pre-reqs or courses. If it doesn't take much to get that 2nd degree that's fine, or if you really want to do it. So if a person can do both majors in the same timespan that's fine.

KittenMittens Wrote:But to spend another year, 2, 3, to pursue a 2nd bachelors, and have no work experience, that's a red flag as far as most employers are concerned - unless it's something likely STEM-related or a career changer of sorts.

KittenMittens Wrote:What I mean is I don't think they let you do two majors at the same time.

KittenMittens Wrote:I think you have to complete one, then you can do the other, at least that's what I'm aware of for COSC from what someone recently said.

KittenMittens Wrote:At traditional colleges, they don't have that restriction. You can do 1, 2, 3 majors simultaneously.

KittenMittens Wrote:More importantly, it seems there are a few majors where you can quickly test out of i.e. business admin, general studies, psychology, give or take some. So doing a 2nd bachelor's say in English post-graduation would entail more coursework since there wouldn't be as many exams to completely test out of the degree. On the other hand, doing a quick bachelor's in business administration after the english one could be done, but why spend the money when the MBA and English combo would be a better investment on money and time and look better?

Kaz Wrote:You just made up your own details there. No one in this thread said anything about how long to complete the second degree, let alone "no work experience". This discussion was really about DIYcollegeMom's question then it veered into 2nd bachelor's vs. 1st master's. No one was talking about zero work experience situations which can be an entirely separate topic

Quote:Nope, that person is wrong as far as generalities go. Maybe COSC is weird because until very recently they didn't have majors, only concentrations.

Quote:Because as I said before: apples to oranges. Of course MBA + BA in English is better than BSBA + BA in English. But also as I said before: (1) the master's is better most of the time (scroll up if you missed me saying "...but in short yes I do think most of the time it makes more sense to go for the master's") and (2) for someone like me who will finish a BA without ever having done a CLEP or DSST or UExcel or etc. the BSBA is a lot easier and a lot cheaper than an MBA.

KittenMittens Wrote:It’s logical to assume that by doing another Bachelor’s not done concurrently is naturally going to take more time. It pertains to the discussion that work experience and a bachelor’s is better than spending more time to do a 2nd bachelor’s and losing potential work experience (i.e. if it takes longer to complete the 2nd major for whatever reason), so it is something definitely worth considering.



That person in question is user Tedium who mentioned that to be able to a 2nd bachelor’s degree at COSC, he would have to graduate first, so who knows.



Easier maybe, but not always cheaper. You can get an MBA for about $6,000 - $10,000 either from ENMU or West Texas A&B which is AACSB accredited. Maybe marginally more expensive, but there are some very nice options for MBA programs.

Kaz Wrote:This is not our thread so I will start a new one on this topic since we are off the original topic.