Since the MBA thing came up... I had an interesting story.
I was interviewing the outgoing Chancellor for the Oklahoma Regents for Higher Ed last year. The Chairman of the BoE was in the room also. We got to talking and it came up that I was considering pursuing an MBA. They showed me a study that was done that showed the MBA had little impact on an individual's earning potential vs. entering the workforce with only a BBA.
Normally, I wouldn't have put much credance in what was being said.. but c'mon.. the two highest officials in the state's higher ed system were telling me this