coolranch wrote:
Hi all,
I have been admitted to Kelley, Gies, and KF. The cost situation is quite substantial as Kelley is half of KF, and Gies (UIUC) is a third of Kelley.My
Given that all three of these are out of the top ten, I am curious rankings really matter at all? Is top 25 more important than top 50 by a substantial amount (KF and Kelley vs Gies UIUC)? And beyond that, is a 10-25 segmentation significant enough to justify 2x in tuition between Kelley and KF?
My background is in operational excellence and project management offices executing on acquisition integrations.
I want to get on the front end of those M&A discussions and would also appreciate the opportunity to own a full business unit.
I am currently based in the midwest and would only really consider moving west to CO, UT, AZ, or down to TX. I have little desire in moving east.
Thoughts?
Hi
coolranchFirst congratulations on admission to three good schools.
I was wondering, why did you applied to mostly East Coast/Midwest schools, since you want to relocate West after graduation ?
There are some really good schools at CO, UT, AZ, or TX.
University of North Carolina: Kenan-Flagler is ranked on 37. place in Financial Times Global MBA rankings for 2018.
Weighted salary for Kenan-Flagler MBA graduates is (US$)139,456 and they can expect 116% salary percentage increase comparing to what the had before MBA.
https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolra ... nking-2018Indiana University: Kelley is ranked 57. in FT rankings.
Weighted salary for Kelley graduates is (US$)127,942 and you can expect 114% salary increase.
https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolra ... nking-2018It is no wonder that Gies College of Business - University of Illinois is not ranked in top 100 by FT.
As per US News for 2019, University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) is 19. in the nation, Indiana University (Kelley) is ranked on 27. place, University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign is 48.
https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-sc ... ngs/page+2In Bloomberg rankings, North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) is placed on 24. place, Indiana (Kelley) is 27. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is 45.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017 ... s-schools/Forbes doesn't have different opinion, than stated above so far, UNC (Kenan-Flagler) is 16. on list of Best Business Schools for 2017. , Indiana (Kelley) is 25. on list and again there is no Gies College of Business - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in top 70 !
https://www.forbes.com/business-schools/list/#tab:rankUNC (Kenan-Flagler) has $66.2K 5 year gain, years to payback ratio of 3.9, salary after graduation in 2016. was $157K.
Indiana (Kelley) has $56.6K 5 year gain, years to payback ratio of 3.8, salary after graduation in 2016. was $145K.
To the best of my understanding, Gies College of Business - University of Illinois has indeed two campuses, one of them in Chicago, but that one is intended for EMBA only, right ?
It think my friend
bb might confuse that, or Gies College of Business - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).
If that is the case, then Gies College of Business - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign does not have any location advantage toward Kenan-Flagler or Kelley.
Moreover, Kenan-Flagler has excellent location position in Research Triangle (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) recognized internationally as a center for cutting-edge research and development.
It is home to leading computer, pharmaceutical and technology companies, where some of the major employers are:
IBM Corporation.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
GlaxoSmithKline.
Fidelity Investments.
RTI International.
Credit Suisse.
Lenovo.
NetApp, Inc
You can find more on :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_ ... _employersBottom line, you should definitely go to Kenan-Flagler (if you can afford) if not, Kelly is your second best choice.
Keeping in mind that you said that Kelly is 2x cheaper for you than Kenan-Flagler, (I assume you got some scholarship, since Kenan-Flagler tuition used to be $121K vs. Kelley's $93K) then Kelly might be your best buy, since they are not that much apart in rankings or earnings after graduation.
All this research and info provided should help you, to make wise decision about your future !