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Part-Time Atlanta MBA Programs
Posted on 10/5/13 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 10/5/13 at 5:47 pm
I am looking at Evening/Professional MBA programs near Atlanta. I will be working downtown and will have to opportunity to get assistance (around $10k-$15k per year) from my company in paying for the program.
So far I have looked at:
Emory ($70k evening program)
Georgia Tech ($55-$60 eening program)
Georgia State ($48k professional program)
UGA ($51k professional program)
All seem to have great programs with very high rankings but it seems like I'm comparing apples to oranges with evening programs, part time programs, and professional programs. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations on which program would be the best to pursue.
I will most likely apply for all after I have a full year of work experience but I have no clue which will offer the greatest return on investment.
Currently in the engineering field fwiw
So far I have looked at:
Emory ($70k evening program)
Georgia Tech ($55-$60 eening program)
Georgia State ($48k professional program)
UGA ($51k professional program)
All seem to have great programs with very high rankings but it seems like I'm comparing apples to oranges with evening programs, part time programs, and professional programs. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations on which program would be the best to pursue.
I will most likely apply for all after I have a full year of work experience but I have no clue which will offer the greatest return on investment.
Currently in the engineering field fwiw
This post was edited on 10/5/13 at 6:13 pm
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Posted on 10/5/13 at 6:30 pm to LSUTOM07
Are on-line programs an option for you? If so, I know a number of reputable traditional colleges offer them.
Posted on 10/5/13 at 7:31 pm to LSUTOM07
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Emory ($70k evening program)
Georgia Tech ($55-$60 eening program)
Georgia State ($48k professional program)
UGA ($51k professional program)
From that list: Hands down Emory. Go part-time while working full-time in Atlanta. No loss of income and you still get the same MBA at the end of two years. The part-time MBA diploma doesn't say part-time anywhere on it. So once you graduate, you still have the same career opportunities as full-time MBA students. Only thing you miss out on is internships during the MBA. Emory is a great school. Companies like UPS, Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, Georgia-Pacific and other top firms recruit heavily from Emory.
This post was edited on 10/5/13 at 7:33 pm
Posted on 10/5/13 at 8:09 pm to LSUTOM07
While holding down full-time career, I'm about 15 hours shy of completing an MS in Educational Administration from Scranton. Classes are offered every 8 weeks (I take one class per term). Since it's a private institution, the classes are a little pricier than an in-state school ($1500 per class). But the faculty are 99% positive and easy to work with. And University Alliance, which administers the online program, makes everything as easy as possible. Scranton's MBA program probably isn't top tier, but it's a respected school always ranked in the top 5 among regional universities.
From their website:
University of Scranton online MBA program
I'm sure you could find more online schools doing some cursory research.
From their website:
quote:
For the seventh consecutive year, the Princeton Review ranks our business school among the "Best Business Schools" in the United States. In addition, Forbes magazine named The University of Scranton one of the nation’s best universities.
A 2010 national ranking of business schools, based on a survey of 19,000 business students and published by Entrepreneur magazine and the Princeton Review, places The University of Scranton’s MBA program among the top 15 in the nation for general management for two consecutive years. Joining The University of Scranton in that elite group are other highly respected and world-renowned institutions.
University of Scranton online MBA program
I'm sure you could find more online schools doing some cursory research.
This post was edited on 10/5/13 at 8:13 pm
Posted on 10/5/13 at 9:47 pm to LSUTOM07
Kennesaw st
Posted on 10/6/13 at 9:55 am to LSUTOM07
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around $10k-$15k per year
Will pay for most, if not all of Mississippi State's Distance MBA.
Posted on 10/6/13 at 2:12 pm to LSUTOM07
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This post was edited on 10/31/13 at 9:05 am
Posted on 10/7/13 at 8:49 am to LSUTOM07
Belhaven has a program in Atlanta, and its a pretty good rated MBA. I think the cost is around $20k.
Posted on 10/8/13 at 9:23 am to LSUTOM07
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Emory ($70k evening program)
Georgia Tech ($55-$60 eening program)
Georgia State ($48k professional program)
UGA ($51k professional program)
Of these you listed, the general rankings would be Emory>>GT>UGA>>>Ga St. Now you could argue all day and night about the value each brings based on the cost... are you planning on staying at your current job and using the MBA to propel you to a managerial position? Or are you trying to network into another field?
I know plenty of people that have done the part time MBA at Emory/GT/UGA and had plenty of options available to them.
Emory is the only school where I would say you may get a greater value if you do the full time program.
Posted on 10/8/13 at 11:51 am to LSUTOM07
I went through the Emory (Goizueta) Modular Executive MBA program from 04-06, 12 years after finishing my undergrad. The Modular program includes 3-4 residencies a year where the entire class comes into town for a week for 7 days classroom lectures. IMO, it's the best option as you get the flexibility of on-line group projects combined with the networking and lecture format of a traditional program, along with a 2 week international trip at the end of the program. Emory has a huge endowment and has been using that $$ to upgrade facilities and bring in top notch faculty from the likes of Wharton, Harvard, etc.
I would suggest that you go out and work for a few years before the MBA for a couple of reasons. You will be much better prepared for the discussions with experience. You will be able to apply lessons learned to your career immediately. The networking possibilities in an exec. program of Emory's caliber are outstanding; I have classmates/friends with senior director level positions in Dupont, Siemens, Coca Cola, Home Depot, Fedex, UPS, McKinsey etc. and that wouldn't happen if you were in a typical MBA program. Finally, the MBA in general has become too common and doesn't do for you what it did 20 years ago, so the connections you make in the program are more important than ever.
(I think I had ~7 engineers in my program by the way)
As with all education, you'll get out of it what you put into it. Good Luck.
I would suggest that you go out and work for a few years before the MBA for a couple of reasons. You will be much better prepared for the discussions with experience. You will be able to apply lessons learned to your career immediately. The networking possibilities in an exec. program of Emory's caliber are outstanding; I have classmates/friends with senior director level positions in Dupont, Siemens, Coca Cola, Home Depot, Fedex, UPS, McKinsey etc. and that wouldn't happen if you were in a typical MBA program. Finally, the MBA in general has become too common and doesn't do for you what it did 20 years ago, so the connections you make in the program are more important than ever.
(I think I had ~7 engineers in my program by the way)
As with all education, you'll get out of it what you put into it. Good Luck.
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