They're always saying a Bacelor's is the new highschool diploma, a Master's is the new Bachelor's, so I guess it stands to reason they'd say a DBA is the new MBA. However, I think the biggest thing it indicates is who makes enough money to drop $100k+ on *another* degree and not be bankrupt. 😐 Personally, I think that the number of graduates with all degrees is making practical skills more highly valued, rather than making another level of education necessary. I think employers are realizing they can't count on some degree meaning the candidate will do a good job – they have to find ways aside from paper qualifications to make that determination. Granted, a certain level of paper qualifications is still required, but I think they're realizing they have to look deeper since everyone has the paper qualificiations.
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