Part Time MBA, Which is better, Temple or Drexel??

[RightonWalnut]

Originally Posted by Ben_White

Drexel. Great staff who have actually worked in their fields, challenging curriculum, and capstone International residency in the superb Executive MBA Program.

Originally Posted by cpomp

Drexel, its a better school and employers are always very happy to have Drexel graduates. Most if not all of the porfessors work in the field, which gives you better knowledge and potential job outlooks and connections.

How much more could Penn be than Drexel?

First of all, it's not about just choosing one school, it's about what you can get into and afford. I agree 100% that Drexel is better than Temple but one, Drexel is a private school with wealthy Alumni and Temple is a public school with little support from Alumni which has to get by on a very small amount of state funding.

Two, Drexel is ~53k to attend. Temple is ~28k to attend.

It's not a matter of choosing one, it's a matter of what you can afford and if you get accepted.

Also, if I am not mistaken, Drexel is ~53k to attend. UPenn is ~58k... so UPenn is not much more expensive than Drexel but it is an infinitely better school. The only difference is, UPenn's acceptance rate is 12%... Drexel's is 58%

[Marius Pontmercy]

Drexel is better than Temple? Says who? Honestly, a lot of what you'll get out of your degree has to do with what you as as student put into it, not just the name on the paper they give you when you graduate. They're both great schools imo. Drexel has a stronger engineering and science dept, but Temple has a much broader range of majors and they're all pretty strong. I'm a Temple alum myself and am quite happy with the education I got there. Maybe you have to work a little bit harder to open doors for yourself at Temple, but that doesn't mean the opportunities aren't there. You just may need to be more proactive.

[cpomp]

If the OP can get into Penn, arent they a lot more generous with financial aid than drexel?

And I didnt say Temple was bad, its a great university, its just not as prestigious as Drexel and of course Penn.

[ElijahAstin]

Originally Posted by cpomp

If the OP can get into Penn, arent they a lot more generous with financial aid than drexel?

And I didnt say Temple was bad, its a great university, its just not as prestigious as Drexel and of course Penn.

Temple and Drexel's business schools are very much peers. I'd say take the cheaper option between the two, and if both cost approximately the same, pick based on which program/campus you enjoy more.