Today a poll was conducted in my WhatsApp group for people who are planning for ms by the fall 2025 at US that wha roles are they targeting post their masters and majority of them are voted for product management so I want to ask is the product management is becoming new norm or it's just fomo among engineering grads like it was for software development 2-4 yrs back. Also what's the future of PMs in terms of salary, growth with advancement in AI tools
Can you comment what are some good programs in the US that one can Target for PM roles?
Masters in engineering management :-
Mem at Purdue
Mem at Cornell
Mem at Columbia
Mem at Dartmouth
Mem at duke
Mem at University of Southern California
Mem at northeastern
Mem at John hopkins
And there are other programs like mis which includes 40-50% coding/fundamental CS which also helps you to get into Product but not much popular as mem program as a doorway to product but still pretty good and they are :-
Mis at University of Arizona -scheller school of business Mis at University of Washington Mis at University of Texas at Austin Mis at University of Texas at dallas Mis at northeastern University
Thanks a ton for replying.
Are these gettable at 2-3 yrs experience and are they worth it for job opportunities?
PS: I'm a PM in an Indian company
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