From Music to Management Consulting - Advice?
Hi,
I am trying to break into management consulting (MBB, Big 4 and the like) and looking for advice on a Master's degree.
I hold a BA degree in Music and Music Technology (GPA 3.96 though) from a non-target university. I changed direction before graduating and secured an internship at Rolls-Royce. Over the past 5 years I advanced through the ranks, made it to management and earned a PMP and a Six Sigma Black Belt qualification.
The "Education" section on my resume is not very impressive and is quite a deterrent to elite firms, so I would like to make up for it. I am interested in broadly defined business and management, but also have been working on Digitization and Data Science projects, so considering that too.
COST AND TIME MATTER - I currently can't afford an elite MBA and can't stop my career for 2 years, so looking at distance / online learning.
What Master's Degree would you recommend? I have found the following options:
Arizona State - Online MBA
Johns Hopkins - Flexible MBA (this is getting expensive)
George Washington - Online MBA (expensive too!)
Harvard Extension School - Master's in Data Science or Master's in Management
Georgia Tech - Master's in Manufacturing Leadership, or Master's in Analytics
University of Pennsylvania - Computer and Information Technology
Columbia's MS in Technology Management really hits the spot, but it's fully on campus :/
Any help would be much appreciated.
Bump.
Have heard Georgia Tech Masters in Analytics is strong. It is well regarded at my firm as well.
Thanks, that's good news. What firm are you at? PM me if don't want to share publically.
I'm at a T2 (think EY-P, Deloitte S&O, Accenture Strategy, PwC Strategy&, etc.)
Which firms are you applying for which won't give you the time of day?
Honestly, I would think Big 4 and boutiques would be interested in you given your PMP and black belt now that you are a mid-career professional. Feel free to PM me your resume if you'd like me to take a look at it. I think something else might be going on there since I've come across people who majored in psychology, romance languages, etc. and work for major firms.
MBB will be a struggle, moreso because of your lack of top-tier MBA. They would continue to be a struggle if you went through any of those programs.
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