Course Selection (MSBA or MSDS)

GPA: 8.7
College: VIT
Major's: Mechanical
Work ex: 24 months
Analytics Workex: 22 months (Pharma Consulting)

I am confused between MSBA and MSDS.

Why MSBA?
-Application will align with the relevant workex
-Planning to leverage my industry experience in order to gain a better CTC and a senior position after graduation (unlike freshers)
-High chances of getting dream/moderate school

Why MSDS?
-Emerging field but also highly competitive for Data scientist job
-Like statistics and maths as a subject
-Ready to learn code (DSA, ML, AI, etc)
-Ready to upskill myself
-Looking for the best compensation post my master's.
-Ready to settle for Safe colleges in-case if I can have a very big opportunities in product based company

Overall, my objective post master's is:

-To get into MAANG (anyhow, maybe working in low tier companies for 5 yrs)
-Better work life balance (unlike India, where one is supposed to wake up several nights in order to get the deliverable done, specific to consulting)

I am the sole earning member in my family and planning to take loan and start sending something home possibly after 2 years in US

By the time I go for pursuing master's I will have 3 years of workex, which is a lot and I can't delay my master's plan further.

OPEN TO ANY KIND OF FEEDBACK
PLEASE PROVIDE MOST APPROPRIATE OPINION
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF IT FEELS HIGHLY PRESUMED

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