<prompt> Human: Im 27 years old, and have been working for about 5 years now. I graduated in 2011 with a BS in MIS. I have gone from 63k a year to 90k, and Im expecting around a 10 raise in the next few months. Im happy with what Im doing but am worried about the prospects for continued career growth. I live in Houston and was looking at Rices MBA program. Their stats indicated salaries anywhere from 95k-140k with an average of 109k. The program for professionals is two years in the evenings and costs 98,500. Lets say at the end of the program Im making 105kyr with my current employer and I get hired on at the high end for 130k. That would be a 25k raise best case, meaning Id pay it back in 4 years. Does that make sense? My main motivation for the MBA would be for career and salary growth. Would my MIS degree kneecap me?  <response>: The salary range for MBA grads has little to do with how successful you are at an MBA program. Youll be around 95-110 if you go into marketing or corporate finance, which are usually more comfortable 8-5 corporate jobs, and youll hit 140k if you go into consulting, which is higher paying but with long hours and lots of travel. So you have to think about WHY you want to get an MBA and what career you would like to pursue. 