# Vice Dean of MBA Programs Raghu Sundaram underscores the value of an MBA specialization for job seekers while highlighting Stern’s FinTech specialization

1 School News December 19, 2016 ![U.S. News and World Report logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030501.jpg?itok=1EF-s0wb)>

Excerpt from [US News & World Report](http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/articles/2016-12-19/enhance-earnings-with-an-mba-specialization) -- "'Having a specialization will not get you the job, but it certainly will make it a lot easier to get the interview. It opens the door and that's the reason why students are so fond of specializations,' says [Raghu Sundaram](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/rangarajan-sundaram), vice dean of MBA programs at New York University's Stern School of Business."

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