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re: How prestigious do you view an MBA to be?
Posted on 1/23/17 at 2:59 pm to TDcline
Posted on 1/23/17 at 2:59 pm to TDcline
For me it was a just a door opener. I have degrees in geography and most people in the business world have no idea what we do. So to put this on my resume just enhances my professional opportunities.
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Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:02 pm to TDcline
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On par with law school or engineering?
I do believe it takes effort, but I know too many people who had no idea what they wanted to do after graduating who went and got an MBA. I don't know a single person who went for an MBA that could not accomplish it. Not saying everyone who has one is just garbage. But I think it really takes a prestigious school to make an MBA seem prestigious. Not always necessary for a Law or Engineering degree.
Wife has hers. I've looked into getting mine and had bosses ask me why I would do it, that experience focusing on the "business" side of our industry would cover anything I learned taking the same time to get the actual degree. I think the engineering and MBA combo is a bit "overhyped", but that may also just be in my industry.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:12 pm to KG6
I have a buddy that got a Psychology degree, and then immediately went on to get his MBA. Uses neither now
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:13 pm to LSUSoulja08
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tougher to get into a decent law school
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Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:15 pm to TDcline
Just like any advanced degree, it depends on where it comes from and what you do with it. An MBA however is not a professional certification like a law degree or an MD is. those have to be board certified.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:16 pm to TDcline
I have one. It's not worth shite.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:19 pm to LSUSoulja08
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you can get an MBA online from a ton of places now
I have an MBA via the traditional classroom setting and it has opened many doors. I know for a fact that many hiring managers don't view an eMBA and online degrees.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:21 pm to Shenanigans
Its a conversation starter. I sell myself after that.
These topics always come up.
The better question to ask is which "schools" are prestigious? I think we all know that answer.
These topics always come up.
The better question to ask is which "schools" are prestigious? I think we all know that answer.
This post was edited on 1/23/17 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:24 pm to TDcline
Outside of the Ivy's and maybe 4-5 other schools about the same as getting any master's degree.
I know several ivy MBAs and their degrees aren't any better than almost anywhere else, but the name on their diploma gives them access to jobs and opportunities that at 4.0 LSU MBA would never get right out of school.
I know several ivy MBAs and their degrees aren't any better than almost anywhere else, but the name on their diploma gives them access to jobs and opportunities that at 4.0 LSU MBA would never get right out of school.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:24 pm to Shenanigans
By itself, not very prestigious.
But there just some places you can't get without it. Look around at any decent size business and look at the education of their executives, MBA will be a very common sighting.
But there just some places you can't get without it. Look around at any decent size business and look at the education of their executives, MBA will be a very common sighting.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:26 pm to southernelite
I knew someone who got an executive mba from Harvard and you could never get through a conversation without him mentioning his time at Harvard.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:32 pm to Hammertime
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If someone has worked IRL and then gets an MBA, it is valued much higher than a kid going straight from undergrad to grad school
Any MBA program worth a shite basically won't accept you without prior work experience unless you have a 750+ on the GMAT, and even then it is unlikely.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:39 pm to TDcline
Context probably matters more for an MBA than almost any other graduate degree.
You simply aren't getting in certain doors without an M7 degree, but probably more than law or engineering, you can create your own path. They are box checkers in a lot of industries (hence the plethora of online and locally-focused type programs).
You simply aren't getting in certain doors without an M7 degree, but probably more than law or engineering, you can create your own path. They are box checkers in a lot of industries (hence the plethora of online and locally-focused type programs).
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:40 pm to Gaston
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I knew someone who got an executive mba from Harvard and you could never get through a conversation without him mentioning his time at Harvard.
You should call him out on it because Harvard doesn't offer an executive MBA program. They have various alternatives, some only a few days long, some 3-4 months, but no eMBA program.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:43 pm to slackster
Yeah, they have some certificate thing. I know a guy like the other poster. He literally works it into every business meeting. No one believes him.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:45 pm to TDcline
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On par with law school or engineering?
On par with University of Phoenix
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:45 pm to TDcline
My wife has one. She is a very qualified stay at home sammich maker.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:46 pm to LSUSoulja08
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closer to on par with law school but I still put law school ahead, tougher to get into law school
You can't be serious. I've got both and there is no comparison.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:47 pm to AUCE05
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Yeah, they have some certificate thing
They basically charge you $1,000+ per day for those programs. Even their "Governing for Nonprofit Excellence" program is $4,650 for a 4-day program. Many others are north of $6,500 for 3-day programs. Basically a shite ton of money to say you went to Harvard.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 3:48 pm to BigPerm30
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You can't be serious. I've got both and there is no comparison.
Are you saying the law degree is more prestigious? Or the MBA?
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