Looks you're doing a cost-benefit analysis of getting an MBA ;-) In my country, you need an MBA to get into mid-upper level management positions just because a

Looks you're doing a cost-benefit analysis of getting an MBA ;-) In my country, you need an MBA to get into mid-upper level management positions just because almost everybody is having one just to differentiate from others. The cost of getting an MBA - paid by you - is nearly the same of running a business for 2-3 years. And it also reflects you have knowledge about managing business when your own money is at stake. A lot of people wants an MBA for the connections: get an MBA because you want to hear and discuss a lot of different points of view o a lot of business subjects in a short (1 year) time. Connections are useful if you can make use of them (like making business together with other people).