Walden University - Competency Based MBA Program

Discussion in 'Business and MBA degrees' started by Allvia, Nov 28, 2018.

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  1. Allvia

    Allvia New Member

    Looking for any program specific information and/or feedback on Walden University's Competency Based - Master of Business Administration (MBA). I'm interested in Project Management; however, feedback welcome on the Healthcare Management track - since the majority of courses are the same.
     
  2. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    My basic feedback - considering that the MBA is one of the most common online degrees (over 200 and counting), I would not pay the price charged by Walden. Even within the specialization areas you've mentioned there are far more affordable alternatives with no drop-off in regards to prestige. Do more homework.
     
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  3. sanantone

    sanantone Well-Known Member

    Walden's competency-based MBA is $2,250 per 3-month term, and they're offering a $2,000 grant currently. Whenever schools offer competency-based programs, they're usually much cheaper than regular tuition. You can complete as many credits as you can at a flat rate.
     
  4. JoshD

    JoshD Well-Known Member

    I agree with Kizmet. When it comes to the MBA degree, there are so many options available that I would never even consider Walden, Capella, WGU, etc. There are plenty of non-profit AACSB-Accredited online programs that can be had for much cheaper than Walden.
     
  5. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    I have to admit, I didn't know that. I suppose that if you could drop everything and just focus on school then you could do a pile of credits at once. On the other hand, if you could do that then you probably wouldn't be looking at DI in the first place. Cost is important and so I'd have to do a realistic appraisal of how many credits I could actually carry and then do the math in order to determine affordability relative to some other school(s). In general, I'd choose to go with some flagship state school rather than Walden. Clearly there are many others who disagree because, as far as I can tell, Walden is still going strong after all these years.
     
  6. sanantone

    sanantone Well-Known Member

    I'm not a fan of for-profit schools, but these TempoLearning programs are cheaper than the average tuition at an in-state school. An advisor told a member on the other forum that students typically finish the MBA in nine months. That's not hard to believe since there are people finishing WGU MBAs in six months.

    We currently have several people on the other forum taking advantage of Walden's free first term promotion. Even if it takes nine months to finish, with the first three months free, that's an RA MBA for $4500.
     
  7. RFValve

    RFValve Well-Known Member

    Many people choose the for profit MBA mainly because convenience, time to complete, open admissions, credit transfer and flexibility.
    One might argue that the for profit MBA is not so prestigious but for many, the MBA from a for profit is the only feasible option.
    Not all the for profit have a bad reputation. For practical purposes, an MBA from Walden would have about the same use than your average no name RA MBA (e.g. University of Cumberlands).
     

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