EMBA (Kellogg, Wharton, Booth)

Question

Hey guys,

I am relatively new to what the "emba" is all about. I am in the final year of undergrad so it is quite the way away and just want to learn more about it. I am a poli econ major and would like to venture into an analyst position or perhaps consulting after grad. If i can get into an associate position without an mba I may not necessarily leave work but rather consider the emba.

I am just wondering whether the emba awards the exact same mba as the full time class? Is there a distinction? And if so, does an employer see this as a major negative?

Does anyone have any experiences to share regarding this?

Thanks in advance

HaasEWMBA2015 · Answer

It's the exact same degree as you're taking the exact same classes (I can confirm this is the case at Wharton, have not looked into the other two schools you listed). A thing to note is the EMBA is typically for students with 10-15+ years in the workforce with a portion of those years in a leadership role. At your age, you still have plenty of time to consider a full-time MBA or a part-time MBA. Each program awards the same degree and there is no asterik or qualifier.

The only thing I recommend that you consider is if you want to get into PE or VC, you should consider a FT MBA from a top-10. If you're going for any other field such as IB or consulting, a part-time MBA from a top program will work just fine. I believe the average age for matriculating students at Wharton's EMBA program is around 34 and Berkeley's EWMBA (part-time) program is 31.

rj594 · Answer

Hey thanks so much for your response! I am aware that it typically requires 8 years of experience (or more). I am just looking through my options to judge when the write the gmat. I want to eventually get into finance. I am a political science major and have an econ minor. I originally started out in economics but found that the poli sci faculty at my university is so strong that it inspired me to switch. Looking back, I somewhat regret it because of the fact that I knew then and do now, that I want to go into finance.

Thus, I was considering a co-op mba because I fear that with a poli sci background I wont be able to land a job in finance. So, I have sort of devised a plan to somehow crack into IB and work my absolute ass off. Then perhaps if my career is at a standoff, I would consider a emba or part time mba. My circumstances are a little bit different so I don't think i can really afford to dish out 100k on top of losing the 2 years of salary. So really, my dilemma is getting an early career mba to break into IB or to simply not pursue one at all (unless I feel it would significantly help me).

But I am thankful that you cleared this up. I was just wondering whether the degree would say "Master of Business Administration for Executives" or something.

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