Does it matter where you get a MBA?

[GoodForAnother]

Manufacturing hr people sound like complete morons

confirmed

[Cartierfor3]

just get a women's studies degree.  it has (unintentionally) been about the first thing asked about during every job interview i've ever had.

I bet you met tons of babes

I'd be like "Hey babe, guess what, YOU are my field of study here at KSU" every time I met a babe. Would it work? dunno. never tried it.

[Cartierfor3]

"You're a women's studies major?"
"Yeah girl. It means I understand you"

Tobias come on man spill the beans. Did this major help you mack on babes?

[Tobias]

"You're a women's studies major?"
"Yeah girl. It means I understand you"

Tobias come on man spill the beans. Did this major help you mack on babes?

nope

[Panjandrum]

Putting your fate into the hands of some "HR" person is crazy.  Make yourself marketable, and never speak to an HR person in your life again...cept for stuff like W2 withholding numbers or $5 jeans day.

It depends on what you want your MBA to be.

If you just want a pay bump, you better talk to HR to see if that school will get you one.  At some companies, an MBA from a particular school will get you preferred access into a fast track program.  You shouldn't make your decision based on that, but it's information you should know.  It could be helpful.

My company has a short list of MBA programs that qualify for the above.  I found that out by asking HR. 

[DeVere Kalmar]

Raquet, if you decide you just want the MBA degree from an accredited program, there are options significantly cheaper than Hays. My nephew did a 30 hour mba program, completely online, $250 per credit hour, and got himself a 12.5% raise. He also used his bumped up status to get a transfer to a city more to his liking. But yeah, you do want to make sure your employer has the WGAF attitude toward where the degree was earned.

[pissclams]

to be honest here, in some ways i look at people who waste their time/money on an MBA today as worse candidates than those that weren't dumb enough to fall into the trap.  a good portion of MBA graduate programs today are nothing more than for-profit degree factories.  the course of study is not difficult and the degree has become diluted to the point that it holds a negative value.

unless you're going to a top 10 program.  i obviously think of those programs in a different light, as people should.

[michigancat]

to be honest here, in some ways i look at people who waste their time/money on an MBA today as worse candidates than those that weren't dumb enough to fall into the trap.  a good portion of MBA graduate programs today are nothing more than for-profit degree factories.  the course of study is not difficult and the degree has become diluted to the point that it holds a negative value.

unless you're going to a top 10 program.  i obviously think of those programs in a different light, as people should.

Agree, and the top 10 schools are pretty much just profit favorites without a difficult curriculum, too. Their value comes from the admissions process that pretty much only lets the elites of the elite through.

[420seriouscat69]

It doesn't matter. Especially since most employers know you'll need night classes to achieve it. Baker's MBA gets talked up a lot here in KC though.

[420seriouscat69]

to be honest here, in some ways i look at people who waste their time/money on an MBA today as worse candidates than those that weren't dumb enough to fall into the trap.  a good portion of MBA graduate programs today are nothing more than for-profit degree factories.  the course of study is not difficult and the degree has become diluted to the point that it holds a negative value.

unless you're going to a top 10 program.  i obviously think of those programs in a different light, as people should.

I can agree with this, however, if your company wants to pay for it, GET IT! Think of it as a raise or an extra 25K in benefits.

[CNS]

Raquet, if you decide you just want the MBA degree from an accredited program, there are options significantly cheaper than Hays. My nephew did a 30 hour mba program, completely online, $250 per credit hour, and got himself a 12.5% raise. He also used his bumped up status to get a transfer to a city more to his liking. But yeah, you do want to make sure your employer has the WGAF attitude toward where the degree was earned.

On this note, my wife is getting hers through Emporia online for like $300/hr.

[420seriouscat69]

Raquet, if you decide you just want the MBA degree from an accredited program, there are options significantly cheaper than Hays. My nephew did a 30 hour mba program, completely online, $250 per credit hour, and got himself a 12.5% raise. He also used his bumped up status to get a transfer to a city more to his liking. But yeah, you do want to make sure your employer has the WGAF attitude toward where the degree was earned.

On this note, my wife is getting hers through Emporia online for like $300/hr.

Smart Women!

P.S.- If you seriously ever have questions on who's screwing who in the game of education, please don't be afraid to approach me. I was in the "recruitment" game for three years. I know the biz.

[CNS]

Raquet, if you decide you just want the MBA degree from an accredited program, there are options significantly cheaper than Hays. My nephew did a 30 hour mba program, completely online, $250 per credit hour, and got himself a 12.5% raise. He also used his bumped up status to get a transfer to a city more to his liking. But yeah, you do want to make sure your employer has the WGAF attitude toward where the degree was earned.

On this note, my wife is getting hers through Emporia online for like $300/hr.

Smart Women!

P.S.- If you seriously ever have questions on who's screwing who in the game of education, please don't be afraid to approach me. I was in the "recruitment" game for three years. I know the biz.

Oh man!  There were some big shake ups in the higher level admins this summer and rumors are huge.  Like, someone should be going to prison huge.  Like, state employee taking very large insurance company kickbacks huge.

[raquetcat]

Raquet, if you decide you just want the MBA degree from an accredited program, there are options significantly cheaper than Hays. My nephew did a 30 hour mba program, completely online, $250 per credit hour, and got himself a 12.5% raise. He also used his bumped up status to get a transfer to a city more to his liking. But yeah, you do want to make sure your employer has the WGAF attitude toward where the degree was earned.

What school did he go through?

[420seriouscat69]

Raquet, if you decide you just want the MBA degree from an accredited program, there are options significantly cheaper than Hays. My nephew did a 30 hour mba program, completely online, $250 per credit hour, and got himself a 12.5% raise. He also used his bumped up status to get a transfer to a city more to his liking. But yeah, you do want to make sure your employer has the WGAF attitude toward where the degree was earned.

On this note, my wife is getting hers through Emporia online for like $300/hr.

Smart Women!

P.S.- If you seriously ever have questions on who's screwing who in the game of education, please don't be afraid to approach me. I was in the "recruitment" game for three years. I know the biz.

Oh man!  There were some big shake ups in the higher level admins this summer and rumors are huge.  Like, someone should be going to prison huge.  Like, state employee taking very large insurance company kickbacks huge.

The government is starting to take a strangle hold on for profits nuts. Watching the slow dying death of UOP was kind of depressing to me. You can make fun of Phoenix all you want, but they were the first to create the online platform that many schools are implementing for grad students.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

dont ever pay for a MBA. thats my advice.

[DeVere Kalmar]

What school did he go through?

Wayne State. He liked it b/c of the 30 hour requirement -- lower than most of the others he found. Also, they accepted a couple of classes he had taken at another school.

http://www.wsc.edu/mba/prog_faq/

[420seriouscat69]

What school did he go through?

Wayne State. He liked it b/c of the 30 hour requirement -- lower than most of the others he found. Also, they accepted a couple of classes he had taken at another school.

http://www.wsc.edu/mba/prog_faq/

Most MBA programs are 36 hours. He saved himself about 3 months. Good for him.

[CNS]

dont ever pay for a MBA. thats my advice.

I almost did this.  My previous employer would have covered it but only if I stayed for 5yrs after mba completion.  Told them to GTFOOMF with that 5yr noise.

[ksucrcoop]

to be honest here, in some ways i look at people who waste their time/money on an MBA today as worse candidates than those that weren't dumb enough to fall into the trap.  a good portion of MBA graduate programs today are nothing more than for-profit degree factories.  the course of study is not difficult and the degree has become diluted to the point that it holds a negative value.

unless you're going to a top 10 program.  i obviously think of those programs in a different light, as people should.

Uh, all of them are for-profit...why do you think Harvard has the largest and one of the most expensive MBA programs?
Top 10ish programs give you more options throughout the country, represent large salary increases, and give you a pretty sweet alumni network.
Top 25ish programs are more regionally connected, but still offer pretty substantial salary increases for most industries.
Beyond top 25ish, a complete waste of $.

FWIW - From what I've experienced, MBAs at the top schools are so geared toward consultant type that if you plan on staying at your current (non-consulting) job, don't waste your time. IMO, the whole point of top 25 MBA is to label yourself as smart and successful in order to impress clients, not your boss or coworkers - your work will do that.
 

[420seriouscat69]

I really do feel like my Masters helped me out in a few areas. Polishing up public speaking, grammar (I know, laugh it up), and business critical thinking. K-State is such a close knit school with our professors. I think they let me get away with too much, cause most of them knew who I was, by being an ambassador for the journalism school. They should have really docked me for my written grammar, so I could have got on top of it ahead of time.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

dont ever pay for a MBA. thats my advice.

I almost did this.  My previous employer would have covered it but only if I stayed for 5yrs after mba completion.  Told them to GTFOOMF with that 5yr noise.

yeah, my company makes you stay the same number of years it takes you to get your MBA. and they only pay for As and Bs. seems fair to me 

[raquetcat]

What school did he go through?

Wayne State. He liked it b/c of the 30 hour requirement -- lower than most of the others he found. Also, they accepted a couple of classes he had taken at another school.

http://www.wsc.edu/mba/prog_faq/

Wow that's cheap, and short, and no real pre requisites, might have to seriously consider it if I transfer

[Dr Rick Daris]

just think about this... for the next thirty to forty years you will occasionally have to answer the question "so where did you get your mba from?" if you are ok saying "online through wayne state" then get it online through wayne state.

if not, then think long and hard about how much money, time and effort you are willing to put into this. if it's just a box to check for your job or whatever and it's pretty common place for people to do that then great. if not then why bother?

[michigancat]

Don't choose your MBA based on the level of football the college plays.