re: MBA Programs

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Guess you're right bruh

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The drop off once you get out of the top 20 is pretty steep if you want to recruit nationally. If you want to go to either coast, McCombs is a better bet.

That said, starting comp is virtually identical for both schools--$125k base, $25k signing bonus. Class size at Jones is a lot smaller which is an important factor for a lot of students. If you want to wind up in tech McCombs might be a better choice.

in houston...???
UT...Rice.....
MBA is for the non business major to try and switch to business or money aspect of technical industry....in any industry follow the keepers of the money/budget.....they become the vp and evp.....

the very very most important thing about any mba program is what networking/intern doors it is linked to......

You can't goto Tulane cos you've been to social gatherings with more than 20 people.

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You wouldn't pay 70k for a 30k signing bonus and median starting income of 115k?

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I did the EMBA program at Rice so I'm biased, but I can share some information from my perspective after lots of research on all the Houston programs. If you are working in Houston and looking to do the professional or executive, you should go to Rice (even friends who did the weekend with UT and A&M admitted they should have done rice). If you are looking to do a full time program you should probably go to McCombs (bigger network, as people have said easier to get a job). Rice full time students have 100% employment rate at graduation with investment banks, consulting firms, etc, it's also a smaller cohort than UT so depends if you like big or small classes. If you want to work in Houston, Rice carries tons of weight. Outside of Houston, it's not as well known as McCombs.

If you are working, doing the weekend program at a hotel doesn't offer a lot of the benefits Rice offers. You have a fixed curriculum and don't get near the networking you would get at Rice. Rice has tons of electives if you want to specialize in different areas (real estate, finance, healthcare, entrepreneurship, etc). You also aren't limited to weekends. You can take any weekday or weeknight class. Being a small school has a lot of perks, they have tons of student led investment groups, a student managed fund, etc. Rice also runs the ION in Houston and is the #1 graduate school for entrepreneurship in the US and #3 for finance (Princeton Review). They have spent a ton of money over the past few years bringing in top professors. If you stay in Houston you can go back to Rice and audit any class you have interest in after you graduate. You won't get that option with the hotel schools.

As many have expressed, you can learn the finance and accounting stuff on youtube. If you want to develop in organizational behavior, leadership, crisis management, strategic planning, business strategy, etc. It's hard to learn online. Our class has doctors, lawyers, CEO's, CFO's, engineers, IT, etc. so you get a background from a lot of different people and it really builds your network. If you are looking to change careers or get into investment banking or something, you better do a full time program at McCombs or rice and be under 30. Professional programs have some opportunities for changing careers. A lot of the Rice people are entrepreneurs looking to start businesses.

If you go spend the money to get an MBA, you better know exactly how you plan to use it when you graduate or you will waste your money. If you know what you want to do with it, find the school that fits you best. Anything online is a waste in my opinion.

Houston ION

Look at Auburn or UAB.