MYCambridge wrote:
I am an international student, and I'd like to work in Salt Lake City post-mba (my girlfriend is there, I love the place with beautiful scenery, I don't mind the LDS-dominant culture, and it seems relatively safer than most cities in the US), so:
1. Is BYU MBA the best choice here, since it's the #1 school in Utah and even in the entire mountain west region?
2. I want to switch career to corporate finance, and BYU seems to place very well in this (their strength in accounting is definitely a plus), does anyone know how the MBA job market in SLC is?
3. BYU's tuition is amazingly cheap, and if I can do it with an MBA from there, is it necessary to try so hard just to get into a Top 16 school? What's the benefit of me attending a school like Cornell over BYU if all I want is to stay in Utah?
Please help. Thanks in advance.
To answer the bolded question, not much benefit beyond the Ivy branding. And honestly the branding is kind of wasted if your goal is to stay in Utah. BYU is a regional school but places well in the mountain west. If the companies you want to work for recruit there and you're sure you won't want to leave the area immediately post MBA then BYU is plenty good enough.