MS in Computer science or MBA in IT/systems?

Question

I am(M,22) wid Infosys(India) as S/w engg for over a year. I've made my mind to go for grad in USA. I am facing a dilemma in making my choice btwn MS in CS and MBA in IT/ Systems. Client i work for is a reputed bank. My area is RISK and will continue to work in this portfolio for as long as i continue with infosys. am an oracle certified associate (1z0 007 & 1z0 0031).I have a gud understanding of warehousing life cycle & been using oracle/perl/unix/ so far for ETL purposes. I also have strong understanding of the fundamentals of banking & fin. sector and am looking to continue in future also in the same area and also prefer IT industry to others. If i do an MS i wud apply for fall 09(completing 2 yrs wid infosys) but i might always want to add MBA later on to it. but then when will i settle down in this scenario? If MBA am considering fall 2010 or fall 2011. Now tell me if I shud 1) work 2-3 years more wid infy n go for MBA 2)do MS next year n forget MBA 3) MS in CS n thn MBA in IT

Answer 1

Your plan & career path is excellent and I would like to convey my best wishes for this nice and long time future plan.

You should do MS in Computer Science first followed by MBA in  Finance or Banking & Risk Management. In between you should work 2 years in order for your financial independence, your maturity and above all this will also influence your choice of areas for MBA.

Our Brain is an extremely plastic organ, it can decay if we don't use it, but we can improve it like the way we improve our physique, through training.So make use of your Brain as much as possible.

I thought of providing a link for a University in USA for above.

It's very good University but not costly/affordable. Both MS & MBA you can pursue in this unique University.

http://www.utexas.edu

Once again best of luck.