Can't decide between two degrees?

kbowen0188

Hello,

Last semester was my final semester at community college and now I am moving on to finish up the final years of my degree. I have two choices that I am teetering between. There is a degree in Business Education with a focus in Information Technology, or a degree in Information Technology.

I am leaning towards the Business degree, mostly because I've been blessed with the chance to work as both a Field Technician and a Help Desk Support Analyst for the past three years. I have taken a few computer classes and most of them just rehash what I have already learned on the field or through my certification studies. With that in mind, I thought it might be a better use of my time and money to learn the business side of things. I know there is often a gap in communication and understanding when it comes to business vs IT, so I felt it would be useful to bridge that gap.

Does this strategy seem sound? I wouldn't want it to look weird on a resume or give off the impression that I am looking to get into the business side of things. I wouldn't mind a management position in the IT field, but I am certainly not interested in a complete career change.

Or would people suggest that I get the IT degree? If anything, I thought it might be good to complete this degree and then get the IT degree through WGU.

Vask3n

I would probably look at some of the proespective jobs you are interested in and which degrees they list as a requirement. At the end of the day, you are correct that you can get into IT with a non-IT degree (and in some cases with no degree at all) but you would probably want to look at the job landscape currently and see what the requirements are in the positions.