Specialized MBA programs are growing, with more schools partnering with companies to develop a pipeline of talent with certain industry skills, writes Matt Symonds, chief editor of MBA50.com. "If your heart is set on working in luxury goods, real estate, or energy management, the specialized business degree could be the perfect springboard, despite the latent risk of finding yourself pigeonholed when an industry downturn forces you to look outside your chosen sector," he writes.