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Originally Posted by nittanyalum
Those are, without a doubt, outstanding schools, but there are many other well-regarded schools that will give you a great education, good contacts and will "look good" on your resume and cost for the full degree what the schools above might cost you yearly, if you either don't get into those programs or don't want to be paying loans until you're 70. If you haven't looked at them yet, here's US News & WR's list of top MBA programs and BusinessWeek's list of top Executive MBA programs:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/gra...rank_brief.php
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/03/emba_rank.htm |
It all depends. If you want to work in New York, DC, or Chicago, good luck on getting a "top job" coming from a regional or less-regarded school. Plus, the top 20 schools on the US News list are still $40K/year or more--even the state schools. If you know you're going to stay in your region, maybe a second-tier school will work for you. But, you can't honestly tell someone who wants to be an i-banker in Manhattan that they "can go to any school," 'cause they can't.
An Executive MBA isn't even the godsend that people make it out to be, unless again, you're sticking to your region, or if your company's paying for it and you intend on staying at your company for the long term. My ex-boyfriend graduated at the top of his eMBA class at Cornell (a top-ranked traditional MBA program), but he expected the job offers to come rolling in when he finished. Last I heard, he was still at the job he hated, still expecting the big offers to come in. Luckily his company paid for the degree, so he isn't in debt for it. An eMBA isn't going to offer you the same opportunities that a full-time MBA will.
I probably sound like a real jerkoff, but this is a subject near and dear to my heart, in part because I'm considering an MBA, and also because I'm an unrepentant school snob.
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