If one were considering working towards, say, a VP or SVP of Marketing and Communications (or even eventually CCO/CMO), in a very large or even Fortune 500 company, which of these degrees (and universities) would be most helpful, useful, and highly-coveted? Master of Organizational and Professional Communication Specialty in Public Relations & Marketing University of Denver Master of Business Administration Concentration in Marketing University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Master of Business Administration Concentration in Marketing Suffolk University Master of Arts in Communication Concentration in Public and Media Relations OR Corporate/Non-Profit Communications Johns Hopkins University ----- The preference for this inquiry is towards brick-and-mortar schools with rich histories and strong academic rigor that offer degrees in an online format (in addition to their in-person degrees). Further, if you can think of any other universities and/or programs that offer an online format in a degree that would be appropriate, please mention them!
1. UNC-Chapel Hill 2. Johns Hopkins 3. Suffolk 4. University of Denver (Denver is a better school, but the MBA moniker gives Suffolk the advantage, IMO). I can name a dozen schools with more prestige than Suffolk that offer MBAs with marketing concentrations: Indiana-Kelley, Auburn, University of Florida, etc. etc. etc. It is going to take a great deal of work experience to acheive the positions you've mentioned and experience will mean far more than the degree you earned and where it came from.
That's pretty much the order I would have put them in, too. I just thought I'd get some opinions. Thanks.
Wow. Severe head-in-butt. I didn't even think to look or happen to see that. Thanks for mentioning it. This week's been killer at work and I've barely even been able to say my own name.
Kent State and Ball State both have online graduate degrees in public relations, and Marylhurst has an online MA in Communications.
