MBA vs MS in Leadership

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Ransomsoul already knows my opinion on leadership degrees.  

My Vote in business options would rank as the following:

Be An Entrepreneur - You're Young, Nows The Time!!! (change the world - create a legacy!)

Follow Your Talent In Degree Selection First & Passion In Degree Selection Second (maxing out your talent allows for you to max out your passions over time)

Get A Masters In Finance (great value & strong alternative to MBA)

Get An MBA (you'll make this forum happier & HR will love you!)

Get A Masters in Leadership (only if you secretly really want to be a licensed Psychologist)

Be An Entrepreneur

That's interesting - but doesn't apply to everyone.  I would not tell everyone to get a Masters in Finance, especially if they had no interest, or didn't want to work in the finance area.  That's kind of a weird recommendation (as someone who doesn't enjoy Finance, I would immediately discount a lot of your recommendations just because of this - which isn't a good thing to do necessarily, but I can't help how my mind works).

An MBA is a good all-around degree that will not just make this forum happy (who cares what I think really), but will make the business world happy.  It is really just seen as the go-to degree if you want to get ahead. No one will wonder what in the heck you studied.  They will have a good idea of what you can bring to the table right off the bat.  It's why hiring managers (NOT HR people) ask for that degree.  We don't tell the hiring managers what they want, they tell US what they want and we try to make it happen.

As for a Masters in Leadership, pretty much no one actually asks for that degree.  They may say they want an MBA or advanced degree in business, but hiring managers don't say "make sure to get me someone with a Masters in Leadership!"  Nope, nope, nope.

As for being an Entrepreneur, not everyone wants to do that.  LOTS of people don't want to do that (me included).  So while I always encourage people who ask, or might even suggest it to someone if they had an interest, I wouldn't encourage everyone to be a business owner.