Is a degree in Management Information Systems worth it?

Is it a good professional degree? Is it useless if I do it from a tier 2 or tier 3 universities? The thing is I don't have good academic background. I have a master's degree in economics and I have always been good in maths and stats.

Reply 1

MindMax2000

Universities Forum Helper

Original post by masala_peanuts

I presume you intend to get the degree in the UK.

A number of questions come to mind:

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Why do you want to do a master's in MIS?

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What do you intend to do with the degree afterwards?

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Why do you think doing a degree in MIS will help you?

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What makes you think doing a second master's in a professional field where they don't require it will help you?

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What makes you think your prospective employer will care what qualifications you have?

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Where do you intend to work after your degree and in which field?

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What do you specifically mean by worth it? Is it a good course? Will it satisfy your curiosity? Will you enjoy it? - I hate these vague and personal questions since there's no set criteria and my criteria can be completely different to yours

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What makes you think getting the degree from a Tier 2 or 3 university will make a difference if you intend to go into industry, especially in IT where which uni you did your degree means little to nothing?

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What makes you think we categorise our degrees as professional or academic in the UK? - if you don't intend to do the degree in the UK, please ignore

Your maths background should be fine for the degree, even though I don't think you will use that much maths compared to say a degree in computer science.

Still there's not enough information for people to help. You would need to include far more detail and be a lot more specific for anyone to help. People don't usually advise based on assumptions or presume everyone has the same values/can read your mind.