Question about schools (Wake Forest: credit, loan, universities)

[mikenyc]

I am thinking of going to school and getting an MBA. Does it matter which school I do it at. I am considering UNCC and Queens University. Do emloyers really care where you get your MBA or just that you have one ?

[flexysteve]

I think it depends on the employer and who else would be applying for the jobs. For some roles a University of Phoenix degree is ok, for others only the top 5 MBA schools need apply. I have a friend going to Sloan (MIT) and I'm jealous.

[MommyV]

Unless it's one of the big names, I think the rest will get the same regard. Get a great GPA to put along side it. That will get more attention.

[ncopus99]

if you are going to spend the money for a MBA, you might as well go to the school that is in the top 5 in the field you are getting your MBA for. As much as someone will say that it doesn't matter, it really does behind close doors. If it is between someone from MIT MBA and someone from Radford MBA (in examples), trust me they are going to go with the MIT person.

[MommyV]

Originally Posted by ncopus99

if you are going to spend the money for a MBA, you might as well go to the school that is in the top 5 in the field you are getting your MBA for. As much as someone will say that it doesn't matter, it really does behind close doors. If it is between someone from MIT MBA and someone from Radford MBA (in examples), trust me they are going to go with the MIT person.

Totally agree!

[anifani821]

It really depends on your field as to how your MBA will be "received."

[travlingrlclt]

My friend is in finance and got an mba online from some university (one i've never heard of) and he went from a $65k job to a $150k job. So his new company didn't care where and is still being actively called by companies. He only spent about $10k vs $50k that another friend I know who went to the Wake Forest MBA program in Clt. They are both in finance and the other guy makes less actually.

[theroc5156]

Do yourself a favor and ensure that the MBA is from an ACCREDITED school. As long as its accredited, you'll be ok but like the other posters said, if you can get into a top-5 MBA program, do so. If not, choose one that is close for you. Either way, it will be looked on positively.

Personally, I would stay away from online degree programs like Phoenix. There's still a stigma attached to them and whether its right or wrong, I wouldn't risk it. There are still a ton of companies who prefer to draw their job candidates from people who recevied their degrees from a traditional "brick and mortar" school. It's a bit unfair as I really doubt that every person graduating from University of Brick and Mortar is "smarter" or more employable than someone with an MBA from UoP.

[MommyV]

Totaly agree about staying away from Phoenix and on-line universities. My former company wouldn't even pay for the tuition for those programs. However, some hiring managers just see those three letters and if they don't recognize the name of the school, it doesn't really matter. If they do recognize it, then it means something to them, so either a big name will get their attention, or you get lucky and happen to have picked a school that they or someone they know attended or heard of, or it doesn't matter.

But just as an example, I went to Rutgers and in NJ, it's no big deal on your resume because EVERYONE goes to Rutgers, but down here, I got a "Wow! You went to Rutgers!" So, it's all perception by the person that's holding your resume and their preconcieved notions about that particular school.