MBA Finance vs MBA Marketing

By Aru Chopra

What’s the right choice? Can finance graduates get a better growth chart? Or is marketing a more lucrative option since every company is shouting out aloud about its products? Here’s what the experts have to say.

A chief advisor at Shiksha Café Dr Sudhiranjan Dey says, “Marketing graduates surely have larger prospects in the market. Also, faster and greater growth opportunities can be seen here over a career in finance due to the natural reason that marketing brings the money for finance to manage.”

For Arun Dev, another Shiksha advisor, it is a difficult task to compare the two as each offers a promising career. The big debate is not which one is better; rather it should be – what is the aptitude of the candidate? People who have an eye for detail and are numerically-oriented can go for MBA Finance, while those who have excellent communication skills and have an outgoing personality are suited to a career in Marketing.

A quick look at some important aspects of both these careers: 

Conclusion: Both open up lucrative prospects, hence you should pick the field that appeals to you, defining the role you wish to play in future and ensuring that you have the talent and skills to match your choice. It is all about passion, hard work and conviction.

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