Justify LSU EMBA vs McNeese MBA

McNeese who?

While I agree with your assessment lets not lose sight of the fact we're not exactly comparing Stanford and Wharton here. LSU barely cracks the Top 100 programs in the country. No condemnation, but it is what it is.

Just one man's opinion, but ranking means very little if its not a Top 20 B-School and depending on your industry the ranking may not matter at all. With all other things being equal I'm sure the OP will fair better with an MBA than without one, and one from McNeese will gain more favor than say the University of Phoenix. Its all relative as I see it..

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And where is mcneese ranked?

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The question isnt where McNeese is ranked, its whether or not having a ranked MBA even matters for the OP.

If this answer is not really, then he can save himself and his employer quite a bit of money.

Lets be truthful, the MBA is not as coveted as it once was and many employers could give a rip where you got your MBA from. LSU is far from the top and only a small slip from being unranked. If the OP is looking to get on at Wall St. perhaps he would do better choosing another school alltogether.

I work in healthcare and I interviewed and was accepted to a nationally ranked MBA program here in FL. Ultimately I turned it down to attend the USF MBA program which was closer to home and a lot cheaper. The reasoning? Your MBA choice doesnt matter in my industry and I will be paid just as much as a UF grad(and sadly just as much as a Phoenix)..

If the OP's situation is similar to mine and he will get paid the same whether he goes to McNeese or LSU its a no brainer to go to McNeese if his employer gives him flack about LSU's cost.

The people at his program. I am pretty critical of lsu's MBA program st times, but I csan guarantee our grads are better off than any other public MBA program in Louisiana.

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The people at his program. I am pretty critical of lsu's MBA program st times, but I csan guarantee our grads are better off than any other public MBA program in Louisiana.

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Thats cool,.. I can understand an elitist attitude as you graduated from a program in the 55th percentile nationally and not even on the map globally. I too have been known to walk into bars and proudly proclaim that my penis is entirely average, so I can relate to your position.

We all have pride in our alma maters, but its time to take off the purple and gold colored glasses. I cant in good conscience tell this guy that taking on $30,000 in additional debt is justified without knowing there is a hard sure return on his investment. Only the OP can answer that question.

Thanks for the replies. I work in the chemical manufacturing industry, so the difference between schools may not be as big of a deal to current and potential employers. My attraction to the executive program is that I will be working with 20 or so experienced people from various industries for 18 months. At McNeese, I will be taking classes with different people with fewer years of experience, and, even after bypassing prerequisite calsses because of my business mino, it will take me over two years at 6 hrs/semester. I'm not quite sure how to quantify these differences.

Lol. I am glad they taught statistics at USF. Tanked 55th is not the same as in the 55th percentile. Keep telling yourself your MBA is just as good as one from UF, if it helps you sleep at night.

Try 4000 programs and over 450 institutions.

But you know, some genius on the money talk board is probably more reputable than some accreditation board.

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You aren't even in the right galaxy to call me an idiot. Congrats on continuing the stereotype of people with crappy degrees having crappy intelligence.

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I cant in good conscience tell this guy that taking on $30,000 in additional debt is justified without knowing there is a hard sure return on his investment.

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Comparing the returns on investment, which I suppose was the OP's original question, is a different animal. I was replying to the comment about post-MBA compensation in health care being the same across the board. Strictly looking at post-graduation compensation, on average, an LSU grad will make more money than a McNeese grad. Disregarding the educational value of both schools, employers recognize the LSU program is more competitive than McNeese. On average, smarter, more successful students with greater potential go to LSU. So knowingly or not, companies use the MBA admissions process to pre-screen job applicants. That said, I would think/hope the quality of the professors, the overall quality of the other students, facilities, etc. at LSU would far exceed that at McNeese. All of those factors would point to better developed graduates who demand higher compensation after graduation.

I couldn't say which degree would pay back quicker. For the average person, my guess is neither would pay back within 10 years. That would keep me from attending. The OP is talking about a difference of $4,000 out of pocket. LSU over McNeese for an extra $4,000 is a no brainer. Personally, my time is more valuable than a McNeese degree or an LSU EMBA. To get an LSU EMBA, you are talking about basically no free weekends for 17 straight months while working full time? I don't see how that is worth it.