Online MBA's?

[Coach K]

Wuz up Fam. Ok, after being a college graduate for 6 months I have noticed that just having my bachelor's is not going to cut it. So I have decided to go ahead and try to pursue my Masters....but which schools have good online programs and which are the ones I need to stay away from? Thanks.

 

[acm21]

Actually an online MBA is worth less than a bachelors from an accredited university. If you really want to get your MBA go to a good school. Just make sure you do good on the GMAT. Kaplan has a class to help you study for it. It cost about $1500. Check out this link www.cgsm.org. They pay everything except room & board I think. The schools that participate in this program is Cornell, Dartmouth, U of Michigan, USC, NYU, etc. This dude I used to work with put me on this site. These are some really good schools. The only drawback is that if someone is working a FT job they would have to quit b/c they want you to go to school FT. Good luck!

 

[Profit]

Actually an online MBA is worth less than a bachelors from an accredited university. If you really want to get your MBA go to a good school. Just make sure you do good on the GMAT. Kaplan has a class to help you study for it. It cost about $1500. Check out this link www.cgsm.org. They pay everything except room & board I think. The schools that participate in this program is Cornell, Dartmouth, U of Michigan, USC, NYU, etc. This dude I used to work with put me on this site. These are some really good schools. The only drawback is that if someone is working a FT job they would have to quit b/c they want you to go to school FT. Good luck!

Not true. When going for an MBA, it's important to look for schools that are AACSB accredited. Some of those schools offer degrees online... below is a list.

http://www.geteducated.com/rankings/best_mbaaacsb.asp

 

[TBone]

In my opinion, on line schools are a waste of time. You could'nt possiblly get the same experience that comes from being in a class room, and interacting with your professors and group projects , by taking that same class on line. I just dont buy it. It would be like trying to teach someone to dance on line, as compared to an actual instructor, in a class room setting.If I were a recruiter in the personnel industry , a resume' with an online school for education would'nt get past me .

 

[SC_BROVA]

If the school has a reputable program along with an actual brick and mortar campus I would fuck with it. I am looking in to an online MBA myself. The schools that I have looked at with decent online MBA programs are Auburn University, Mississippi State, and the University of Florida (#1 online program). These programs are accredited and have name recognition.

Even though you wont be in a classroom setting you still will have group projects in a lot of these programs so communication amongst a team of people you'll never see will be vital. It's not necessarily a bad thing. Shit, I'm a working professional now and I cant count the number of projects I've worked on where I haven't seen my cohorts until the completion of the project if then.

At the end of the day, the MBA is going to make it easier to get your foot in the door...the door that was already open for the good ol' boys who may or may not even have a Bachelor's.

When you get your degree it wont say 'online' anywhere on it nor should it. These schools have a rep to uphold and many wont even embark on implementing an online program if its not on par.

Just use your common sense and dont fuck with any of the 'diploma mills' (i.e. University of Phoenix, Strayer, etc).

 

[Disanddat]

In my opinion, on line schools are a waste of time. You could'nt possiblly get the same experience that comes from being in a class room, and interacting with your professors and group projects , by taking that same class on line. I just dont buy it. It would be like trying to teach someone to dance on line, as compared to an actual instructor, in a class room setting.If I were a recruiter in the personnel industry , a resume' with an online school for education would'nt get past me .

Whether this is true or not is not relevant but to the OP this is how alot of people will view your online degree. I would do it online only as an absolute last resort.

Whether in class or online its all bullshit anyway.

 

[mc2]

Wuz up Fam. Ok, after being a college graduate for 6 months I have noticed that just having my bachelor's is not going to cut it. So I have decided to go ahead and try to pursue my Masters....but which schools have good online programs and which are the ones I need to stay away from? Thanks.

I got my MBA from Devry's Keller Graduate School of Management. I did took 1/2 my classes online and 1/2 in person, but you have the option to take all of them online.

From my experience, the online classes were more difficult than the clasroom classes, because you cant realy depend on the instructors to get you the information. It requires reading the books cover to cover and understaning the concepts in the class. Its worth it, but an online MBA wont be a walk in the park.

 

[doublejizzle]

Let me chime in with my experiences. I just started an Online MBA program through Webster University. I mainly am going through them cause I am in the .mil and they offer a nice .mil discount. They are a real brick and mortar school, but I am just going on line. I think they have a good online set up for the most part. It is pretty user friendly and didn't take long to figure it out if you are reasonable net savvy.

I will also say this and agree with other posters. The online is probably more difficult than just going to class. I just finished my first class with an A, but you earn it on your own. The teaching style is basically them assigning you a WHOLE LOT of reading. and then having you do case studies, answer questions, etc. You will get SOME help from the instructors, but you are at the mercy of emailing or calling them on the phone. They provide examples and sample case studies and reports to help you form your own but it is still an individual effort. I have talked to people who have done their classes half online and half in class and they all agree that online if more time consuming and difficult, BUT has the flexibility or doing it any time any place.

All I will say is get one from a school that preferably has an actual campus and operates as a real school. I know people tend to look down on online only schools, but it's not like your diploma is going to say you went online, so If you graduated from an accredited brick and mortar, your good to go.