MBA or MSRE for my real estate career - working at MF
Ignore my position. I have been working for some years at a MF in RE Acquisitions. I was lucky to break in from undergrad, but I went to a semi-target school. I am happy with where I am career wise, but I am thinking about getting either a MSRE or MBA to add "pedigree" in the event that I want to start my own fund. I am torn whether to get a MSRE, MBA, or just stick with my undergrad. The MSRE is only 1 year, cheaper, and less of an opportunity cost but is seen as less than an MBA. An MBA is more versatile but is more of an opporunity cost and I do not want to move careers either. What should I do?
Go MBA. You'll be with a larger , more diverse class and enjoy your experience more all while getting the pedigree of an MBA. Downside is 1 extra year of tuition / opp cost but that’s not a huge deal in the grand scheme of life / your career (at least, IMO)
My 2 cents is that an extra degree will be next to worthless when raising capital. If that's the only reason you're finding to justify it, I would skip it.
Does pedigree matter when raising capital? I thought that investors would prefer to give capital to someone that went to a target school. Though I am hoping that my firm name would help outweigh where I went to school.
Not really. Track record and selling your pitch.
Depends - if you want to start your own GP shop then nobody will really care much about a target school.
If you want to start your own REPE fund with LP investors, I think they will care more about your pedigree / a target brand name.
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