If you are a considering upgrading your career opportunities, you may wonder what types of jobs are available with an Executive MBA. To answer that question, you will need to look at what an Executive MBA is, and understand how it is adjusted to “fit” a career area.

What is an Executive MBA?

An Executive MBA is very similar to an MBA in course content, but Executive MBAs are intended for people who are already in the work force, either currently employed or with at least five years of work experience. According to Business Majors, the goal of the Executive MBA program is to prepare people for upper level management positions. While people in traditional MBA programs choose the classes and the class sequence in their degree path, most Executive MBA students are in “lock-step” programs. This is because the Executive MBA is of shorter duration and more flexible scheduling to accommodate people who are still working. Many Executive MBA degrees are offered through online programs.

How Can an Executive MBA Be Adjusted To Fit a Career?

Executive MBAs, like traditional MBA programs, are available in areas like marketing, finance, accounting, and healthcare. These concentrations allow you to prepare for a career as a marketing director, an investment manager, a corporate CFO, an insurance actuary or other professions. Many people who earn the degrees in their current profession remain at their places of employment after graduation, anticipating a 36 percent salary increase. People who don’t change employers also have an edge in the job market because they already are in place to step up to a managerial position. Of course, the disadvantage to remaining is that an employer might have supported the degree as a means of retaining an employee and offer no possibility of advancement. If you think could be the case, it might be wise to get an Executive MBA in another area so that you can get a fresh start in the job market.

What TYPES OF JOBS ARE AVAILABLE WITH AN EXECUTIVE MBA?

There are several options within MBA concentrations. Among these include:

• Marketing  – People with advanced degrees in marketing become public relations specialists , market research analysts, advertising managers, and marketing managers.

• Financial Management – People in this area have positions as corporate financial managers and analysts, corporate accounting managers, corporate treasurers and CFOs, and investment bankers.

• Healthcare – An Executive MBA in Healthcare equips you to become a provider contract analyst, corporate pharmacological marketing and/or product development manager, financial officer for a hospital, clinic, rehabilitation canter or other facility as well as other positions.

• Human Resources – This is a field that encompasses many specializations in several different industries.

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These are representative only; other positions are available with other MBA concentrations. You should talk to a school advisor about your options for the many types of jobs available with an Executive MBA