Decent non-US MBA. Any suggestions?

Hello,

I'm looking for a decent and inexpensive non-US MBA program that could be completed by distance, at least partially. A couple of months residency requirement would be no problem. Have you any suggestions?

Thanks,

Dennis

 

The University of Central Queensland

The University of Central Queensland, Australia is a good school.

 

University of Southern Queensland, Australia. www.usq.edu.au.

Tuition cost is around US$8,000. No residency required.

 

Many decent, depends on what you call inexpensive

Many in England which can be had for about $15000 to $23000.
(Henley, Heriot Watt, etc.)

You have already seen some from Australia

In South Africa there is the University of the Free State at about $7300.

In Canada, Lansbridge University has an online eMBA for about $17500.

 

I'd consider the MBA from Imperial College, University of London. This is through UoL's External program.

http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/postgraduate/Imperial/mba/index.shtml

 

"Inexpensive" is not a word I'd associate with the Imperial MBA, even the distance learning form, which is by far the cheapest!

Nor Henley, for that matter.

Generally speaking, if you want an MBA from a top UK university, you are going to pay through the nose for it.

Angela

 

It’s relative of course. And it depends on your perspective. From my neighborhood, a part-time MBA at UC Berkeley will set you back about $60,000. Duke distance learning MBA leaves little change from $100,000. Another from my neighborhood: the professional MBA at University of San Francisco will cost you about $50,000 - this from a school whose sphere of influence is limited outside of California.

So at around $18,000 - the Imperial MBA looks fairly reasonable, though I realize that it doesn't meet many students’ idea of "inexpensive."

 

Yes, but it's the London External Programme MBA, not a specific Imperial Programme. The Imperial Executive MBA, which is their part-time offering costs in the order of $50,000. LBS and City both have even more expensive Executive MBAs.

As for the cost of the LBS/Columbia Global MBA or the Trium EMBA, let's just say that Duke is no longer the most expensive kid on the block ;-)

Angela

 

I am enrolled at Queen Margaret University College and like it. Very inexpensive at about $6K USD. No residency, no GMAT required. Several concentrations available via DL.
I am in the Golf/Country Club program. Email me if you have any questions.
P.S. Not good if you want a generalist MBA, theirs are service-oriented specializations.

 

Yes, the price for some of these top-drawer, combined MBA's is ludicrous. The Berkeley/Columbia MBA is $100,000+. But as they advertise, you get "Two MBA's". What good the second one does is beyond me - unless of course it translates into two salaries - which of course you'll need in order to make the whole endeavor look profitable on paper (that, or have a good 50 years of useful working life left).

I know this is fodder for another thread, and this idea is not new at all, but can we all just admit that, for the most part, the real value of an MBA is not the learning (subject matter that is a "mile wide and an inch deep" as was described to me by a prominent finance prof.), but rather the fact that MBA's in executive positions hire nothing but other MBA's? I don't believe this is true for programs like John Spies', who I would assume is there for the specific knowledge to be gained in his field.

However, this has to be the only reason to pursue one of these programs whose costs exceed the GNP of some third world countries. It's one grand, back slapping party for all those involved, I have to think.

 

Yup, the LBS/Columbia MBA is the same. $115,000 this year, not including air fares. I think those two are currently the most expensive MBAs in the world . . . unless, of course, somebody knows better.

True, but if one wants to join the party, one has to play by the rules . . . sigh.

To drag this back on topic, I'd have to say that the definition of "decent" and "inexpensive" is very much in the mind of the beholder and depends upon what one would want to do with the MBA afterwards. If the MBA shows progression in terms of achievement or allows a change in career emphasis, then it's a good investment, but this equation will be different for every individual.

Angela

 

So far the University of Southern Queensland MBA seems to be my favorite. By all accounts, it has mostly positive reviews is properly accredited and pretty inexpensive. However, what about those British MBA programs costing three times as much as the USQ one. Does it mean they are three times as good as the USQ MBA?

Dennis