Honestly, if I was interviewing candidates for that sort of thing, my favorite choice would be a degree in Rhetoric but there’s too little on the practical side. Start learning some stuff in business classes and you’ll see what we mean =)

Finally and perhaps MOST IMPORTANTLY work experience is going to far outpace education in that sort of field. Team up with some high-powered entrepreneurs, especially if you can find a Chinese-born businessman in his mid-forties to mid-fifties. Those guys are only here now because they were the smartest and hardest-working 0.1% while education in China was being regulated by the Communist government. They’ll work really hard and really really smart to build good business systems and meet dynamic challenges, and often love to teach eager youngsters as much as they can. I know it was a cornerstone of *my* education, and I learned tons of amazing stuff from the “other side” of my field which would take me years and years to learn otherwise.

Good luck, and may you leave rivals and pretenders in the dust!

If you are looking to climb the corporate career path, a Business Management degree or Finance degree is good. Some business schools have specific tracks like entreprenuership, strategic management, etc. Finance is good because mergers and acquisition people have that type of education. To play devil’s advocate, you don’t have to have a degree in business or finance to become a CEO. I have worked with many successful people in the finance arena and they have degrees in English, Math, etc.

I would say to get the experience first before you go for a higher degree. After all, you are really prolonging the start of your career. A lot of grad programs REQUIRE professional experience so you can relate to case studies in the class and have a good understanding of how it can relate to your current job. Master’s in Finance are more specialized than MBA’s, but either are great degrees, and there is no reason to get both.

If I were you, I would research companies in the Fortune 500 list and see what their chiefs have done. A lot of successful CEO’s, COO’s, CIO’s, etc. also have JD (law) degrees in combination with business degrees. Helps a lot with legal issues that could arise in the course of business.

You are going down the same path that I went. Just take my advice for what it’s worth. Just as important as your education is: experience, hard work, dedication, determination, willingness to take risks and fail, and TIME. Education is not the sole determinant. GOOD LUCK!

Make sure you take some psychology courses along the way. Just the basic stuff.

Get a job while you are working on your masters.

While a student, try to work in as many fields as possible. Find one that you love and learn everything possible about it. For instance, try selling electronics, books, furniture, clothing, etc, then try printing/publishing, construction, whatever you can get your hands on. If any of them grab you and keep you interested, then learn everything about the field that you can. You will never become a millionaire if you do enjoy working long hard hours. The best way to do that is enjoy your field.

Best of luck to you!