Originally Posted by
aeroskies
I am the corporate pilot and the marketing director for a diverse retail company. I am considering getting my MBA, mostly as wanting to fulfill my own goals, but also in case I ever need it in the future. I was wondering if anyone knows if the Embry-Riddle MBA-Aviation program is as valuable as a typical MBA. Does it cover the same bases, or is it strictly geared toward aviation (thus making it less valuable to non-aviation industry firms)?
Keep the blue side up!
-PD
Your special-emphasis will be Aviation-related. Therefore, several of your class credits will be aviation oriented. People who do an MBA usually specialize in a particular field such as; accounting, small-business-management, finance, etc. Showing up at a Merril Lynch interview with an ERAU-Aviation-MBA probably won't make you very marketable.
If your immediate goal is to become a financial officer with your current company, one could argue that you already have experience with the aviation aspects and would benefit more from emphasizing other areas. I would suggest a Finance degree.
This is just an opinion...