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20 Jun 2019, 14:54
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Hi Everyone,
I'm trying to decide whether its worth attending Ross's program for ~$70K out of pocket or Illinois iMBA program for free. I have the capital for Ross and will not need to take loans in either case. Everyone says go iMBA but I feel like the Ross will help me especially if I want to change careers/industries. I am currently a supervisor for large utility company with an undergraduate degree in engineering from Michigan. Any input would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
I'm trying to decide whether its worth attending Ross's program for ~$70K out of pocket or Illinois iMBA program for free. I have the capital for Ross and will not need to take loans in either case. Everyone says go iMBA but I feel like the Ross will help me especially if I want to change careers/industries. I am currently a supervisor for large utility company with an undergraduate degree in engineering from Michigan. Any input would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
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20 Jun 2019, 15:11
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It sounds like you are in a pretty good position financially. With that being said, my advice would be to choose Ross. While the online program itself may be newer to the market, the Ross brand and network will be an asset to you for many years to come. Think long-term investment!
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From the research I've done, part-time MBA makes sense in these situations
1. Your employer or someone else is paying for it (free, so why not)
2. You need the MBA title to advance in your current organization, and it's almost impossible without that three letters behind you
3. You need to build a local network (and you don't have one currently)
4. You had absolutely no formal business background and would like to build business skill-set (but this is the weakest one, because there are so many ways to develop this without paying $150K)
For you, attending Ross online don't really fit into any of these three situations. At least Illinois fit into #1. While Ross name/brand is exceptional, I don't think you can utilize online MBA to switch career altogether. Switching to a different industry in same function might be more realistic (I heard even this isn't that easy). 70K isn't huge but not small either. Depending on how rich you/your family are, 70K is negligible or significant. Not sure which side of the spectrum you are in, so I'd leave that totally up to you. I'd try to speak to your managers/directors in your organization and see if they would value your MBA. If you are hoping for career switch, don't do part time MBA and apply full time MBA.
1. Your employer or someone else is paying for it (free, so why not)
2. You need the MBA title to advance in your current organization, and it's almost impossible without that three letters behind you
3. You need to build a local network (and you don't have one currently)
4. You had absolutely no formal business background and would like to build business skill-set (but this is the weakest one, because there are so many ways to develop this without paying $150K)
For you, attending Ross online don't really fit into any of these three situations. At least Illinois fit into #1. While Ross name/brand is exceptional, I don't think you can utilize online MBA to switch career altogether. Switching to a different industry in same function might be more realistic (I heard even this isn't that easy). 70K isn't huge but not small either. Depending on how rich you/your family are, 70K is negligible or significant. Not sure which side of the spectrum you are in, so I'd leave that totally up to you. I'd try to speak to your managers/directors in your organization and see if they would value your MBA. If you are hoping for career switch, don't do part time MBA and apply full time MBA.
