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10 Jan 2022, 19:36
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This is mostly based off their 2021 employment reports and my anecdotal evidence based on attending Johnson. USC all the way in this case.
Johnson had at most 3% of people go into the entertainment industry. This is obfuscated by their employment report listing media in "other". Given "other" is shared by "Entertainment/Media, government, human resources, non-profit, and retail," we can assume it's lower than 3%. USC dwarfs this with 13% going into media/entertainment.
USC also seems to beat Johnson for Tech PM. Both are kind of cagey exactly what qualifies as "product management" (since CPG and banks have similar roles), but USC boasts 11% and Johnson 6%.
So with the raw numbers out of the way, I would just say you're picking two very uncommon MBA paths. I'm recruiting for Tech PM, and recruiting for Tech PM is extremely unstructured and risky. It's almost completely random, and late occurs later than IB and consulting. I don't know anything about media, other than it being extremely competitive and most roles you do not need an MBA for.
My recommendation for what you're looking for would be NOT to get an MBA, but if you really feel like you need it, USC seems far and away the better choice.
Johnson had at most 3% of people go into the entertainment industry. This is obfuscated by their employment report listing media in "other". Given "other" is shared by "Entertainment/Media, government, human resources, non-profit, and retail," we can assume it's lower than 3%. USC dwarfs this with 13% going into media/entertainment.
USC also seems to beat Johnson for Tech PM. Both are kind of cagey exactly what qualifies as "product management" (since CPG and banks have similar roles), but USC boasts 11% and Johnson 6%.
So with the raw numbers out of the way, I would just say you're picking two very uncommon MBA paths. I'm recruiting for Tech PM, and recruiting for Tech PM is extremely unstructured and risky. It's almost completely random, and late occurs later than IB and consulting. I don't know anything about media, other than it being extremely competitive and most roles you do not need an MBA for.
My recommendation for what you're looking for would be NOT to get an MBA, but if you really feel like you need it, USC seems far and away the better choice.
10 Jan 2022, 21:36
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Johnson does not place well into tech front office roles unless you have highly relevant pre-MBA WE. Entertainment is even worse than tech, you'll have zero on-campus recruiting and few to no alums to help you. In general the school is very low on 'MBA experience' and very high on workload.
Marshall has a more passionate alumni base, is in a better location for tech and entertainment and would actually be an enjoyable MBA experience vs the 2 year MBA-experience light / workload heavy program that is Johnson.
Johnson does not place well into tech front office roles unless you have highly relevant pre-MBA WE. Entertainment is even worse than tech, you'll have zero on-campus recruiting and few to no alums to help you. In general the school is very low on 'MBA experience' and very high on workload.
Marshall has a more passionate alumni base, is in a better location for tech and entertainment and would actually be an enjoyable MBA experience vs the 2 year MBA-experience light / workload heavy program that is Johnson.
11 Jan 2022, 08:24
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Johnson - the problem isn't the workload alone, the problem is the workload is the only thing the school does. The program acts like having a happy hour on Thursday is a gift from above and does very little for the fun side of an MBA experience. Part of the issue is the program takes 'weaker' students, a ton of back office types or lower tier state schools, so the program feels they need to make up for this by a heavy workload / weak social side.
USC - The school gets the rankings game. Much of it's rise in the rankings has been luring students with high stats for $$ and getting them jobs via the Trojan network (which is fairly strong). I'd expect the rise to continue, but hard to say. Would say it's a much better location for tech vs remote upstate NY, but you'll get better feedback from recent grads / 2nd years at USC.
USC - The school gets the rankings game. Much of it's rise in the rankings has been luring students with high stats for $$ and getting them jobs via the Trojan network (which is fairly strong). I'd expect the rise to continue, but hard to say. Would say it's a much better location for tech vs remote upstate NY, but you'll get better feedback from recent grads / 2nd years at USC.
