Which has a better MBA?

Which one has a better DL MBA program for working adults?

UOP or UMUC?

-k

 

Anyone?

 

I would have to vote for neither. Is that a choice?

Seriously, I am also looking at MBA programs and would not consider either of those. There are many programs out there that are either stronger, less expensive, or both.

Tony

Sigh...UMUC if I have to choose.

LOL

 

I vote neither too!

 

How about Duke, Arizona State, Indiana, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Thunderbird, U. of Michigan, U. of Wisconsin or any of the others found here?:

http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/03/distance.htm

Tony Pina
Faculty, Cal State U. San Bernardino
(which does not have an online MBA)

 

I am in the same MBA boat. I am seriously thinking of UoL, Imperial College MBA.

It has appeared in Financial Times and Economist Magazine's top 100 global MBA programs, by mysteriously doesn't appear in Businessweek's or USNews' rankings.


The cost is around 10K in Pounds. I think it roughly translates to 18-20K USD.

Otherwise, low-cost/quality wise, I have also considered Regis.

 

Ranking Links

My previous mail missed the links to the rankings:

UoL Imperial MBA ranks 75th "globally" in Financial Times Magazine
http://rankings.ft.com/rankings/mba/rankings.html

UoL Imperial MBA ranks 37th "globally" in Economist Magazine.
http://mba.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=2002rankings

This ranking is for the full-time program, but gives you an idea of how it will be perceived by employers.

 

If the choice is between onl;y those two, then UMUC, but IMO you can do better than either one.

 

Thank you all for your inputs!

Han,

How do you like University of Tulsa's MBA program? I received some information about MBA programs from them and University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Both programs look awesome...When I started this search about three months ago, I didn't think there were so many Online MBA programs. Boy, was I wrong...


Mike wrote:

"If the choice is between onl;y those two, then UMUC, but IMO you can do better than either one."

Thanks Mike for your input. Here's why I keep coming back to UMUC:
1.) Their program structure is perfect for my situation. (I can reply to my situation if you like. You can also find it on previous posts)

2.) The dual degree option is a big plus

Now are there any of the AACSB programs out there that can match or exceed these two facts?

-k

 

When I went, there was a yearly visit required, I was also the second class. They changed bott the director and the marketing person. There are some good and bad points on the program.

You can do a search of past threads, I hate to repeat it all, but if it makes your final list, I would like you to PM me, and I can give you specifics on a couple of situations that I experienced.

 

Hey Tony,

Great link BTW! I did not realize that some of those schools were in the DL market.

peACE,


ACE

 

What do you think about NSU's MBA program compared to UMUC's? Anyone attending or graduated from NSU? Please share your experiences...

Thanks!

 

The main difference between UCCS and U of Tulsa is the time you have to finish the degree. UCCS will let you fnish the degree in a certain time frame, i.e., five years as opposed to a cohort program (U of Tulsa). In my case, I am an active duty soldier and even cohort, which often involves a specific time to do a campus visit, is not practical as I am often deployed, to hostile areas more often than not, but, if you are a civilian and can take a week off ever year during the fall it should not be too much off an issue either way.

Bill

 

Hi Bill,

I'm Active Duty as well. I spoke to a Tulsa rep and their criteria for the campus visits can be waived. Maybe I misunderstood what he said. Anyway, I'm seriously considering an MBA from UCCS, UMUC, or NSU because of their flexibility.

I like UMUC because they seem (from experience) to work with military and govt. employees with issues pertaining to deployments, TDY's, sea duty, and etc...Also, the structure of their MBA seminars seem to fit my situation the best and the dual MS option is a welcomed bonus.

I researched UCCS's profile and most of their students are Active Duty. I haven't received any info from NSU. Anyone out there want to share their thoughts about NSU?

-K

 

Thanks. I was pleasantly surprised as well to see so many well-known institutions.

Tony

 

You know, I was very surprised, looking at this list. Some good MBA programs are not listed, such as Florida State University, while unaccredited programs, such as Rushmore U., are. I find it interesting that both Rushmore and Robert Kennedy College (hasn't there been discussion about this institution on this board) are both listed, and if you go to one of them, at the bottom of the page you'll see they both have sponsored links in the BusinessWeek Mall. Considering the very detailed information BW has collected on this list of schools, I'm curious as to why they don't list accreditation status as well.

 

Hi Adrienne

RKC and RU have both been discussed pretty extensively. Here is a link that should show the threads concerning RKC.

http://forums.degreeinfo.com/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=204761&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending

 

Ahh, I see my puzzlement over BW is not new. Interesting that they're still carrying on with RKC and RU advertising and information after all this time.

 

Remember with Tulsa that it is a lock step program, so if you miss a class, you have to wait at least a year (sometimes longer) for when the next class of students are taking it, not very flexible.

 

I think Liberty has an MBA that's broken down into 8 week courses. If you take 2 at a time you can complete the program in a year. It's one of the least costly out there as well.

Pug