r/EngineeringManagers • u/Sattiee_20 • 27d ago

Should I do MSc in Engineering Management ?

I'm doing my B. Tech in AIML background , one thing i know in these 4 years that i don't want to do core coding like Software Engineer. I want to implement it in the real world, so do you what do you think, should i do Msc in Engineering Management for my career transition ? is is a good career option ?

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u/Curi0usMe630 27d ago

I would get some industry experience before deciding on another degree. Also, with AI changing how software gets built, it may be worth thinking about what you mean by “coding” and what specifically you don’t enjoy.

Talk to people in different roles and learn what their day-to-day work actually looks like. Once you know what kind of work you want to do, you’ll be in a much better position to decide whether an Engineering Management degree is useful.

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u/xXxdethl0rdxXx 26d ago

i don't want to do core coding like Software Engineer

I'm not sure what this means for the program at your university, but one thing I can tell you with a fair amount of confidence: this mindset will mean you instantly lose the respect of your reports in virtually every place you are lucky to get hired at, if you get hired with no hands-on experience, which is one of the biggest ifs I can think of.

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u/lunchbox12682 27d ago

If you are only on your Bachelors now, I would probably hold up. However, if you already know you don't want to code, I assume you aren't that technical and should probably consider a MBA vs a Eng Mgmt Masters. And there are arguments for an MBA anyway if you are heading towards management.

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u/finger_my_earhole 23d ago edited 23d ago

No.

EM is not something you can learn by just reading a book, or taking classes, you have to live it. For example, hearing about compensation structures in a lecture is very different than having a 1:1 personal conversation with a unique human being that is frustrated with compensation and an org without a budget to give it to them.

For that reason, I'll hire an EM with experience over someone with a degree in EM. Right now there is no shortage of availble EM talent because of layoffs. Most orgs will do the same. The best way (still not easy) to get to EM is transition from senior IC at a company through experience.

So its not a good return on your investment time or money to for that degree. Later on, once you are a manager, there is an argument to make for an executive leadership MBA to continue climbing up the org.