Pursuing Business/Accounting Degree (Current Vet Student)

[Cowlover99]

Hey everyone!

I am currently a veterinary student (just finished my first year) who is interested in practice ownership after graduation. I found out that the school I went to for undergrad offers business/accounting degrees online. I would need to take 14 additional courses to get another bachelors and it would cost $20,000. My local community college also offers an online associates accounting degree, which I could complete for under $10,000. Do you guys think it is worth me spending money to complete a degree or should I just take certain courses that would be useful. If so, what courses would you recommend? I have not taken many business courses. Thanks!

---

Members don't see this ad.

 

[supershorty]

I think you'd be better off getting involved with VBMA if you're interested in practice ownership, not spending thousands of dollars on top of your DVM.

 

[EB73674]

I don’t think there’s any point in getting an accounting degree that you may or may not ever use, and while an MBA can potentially be helpful, it’s far from necessary. Take a look at whatever your school offers for business/practice ownership and see if you can find an internship with a veterinarian-owned practice to get a little insight. You definitely don’t need a business degree to own a practice, and you likely won’t see a good return on investment on the amount of money you put in.

 

[itsrocky]

I agree strongly with everything already said. I’ll add I found my school’s business elective to be rather helpful. You could see if your vet school offers that. I am not from the most financially literate background but I’ve made a point to seek out opportunities in that regard and I don’t feel like I need a business degree to be up to speed personally. VBMA while I personally wasn’t involved is an excellent thing to stay involved in in regards to entrepreneurship and networking. You’ll meet a lot of great folks through there. I don’t think you need a business degree at all.

 

[MixedAnimals77]

I agree with everything as said above. I have a minor in business management from undergrad because I knew practice management was something I was interested in and didn't cost me extra so I did it. I'm also in VBMA in vet school-basically covers all the same concepts and is better because it's specific to vet med. Save your time and money.