Written by: Kristy Bleizeffer Published by: Poets&Quants on 6/7/2022 MBA News Digest Comment: When will GME leadership learn that affordability is an issue with potential applicants and it is unlikely to go away anytime soon? Extracted Content: Rising costs of graduate programs continue to be a top concern among students actively searching for an advanced degree, according to a new survey … [Read more...] about What Prospective Students Want Above All Else In An MBA Program
Student Debt’s Impact on Perceived Value of College
Written by: Doug Lederman Published by: Inside Higher Ed on 5/25/2022 MBA News Digest Comment: If true, how will this affect the GME pipeline over the next few years? Extracted Content: Younger Americans and those with student debt are far less likely than their peers to believe the benefits of getting a higher education outweigh the costs. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...] about Student Debt’s Impact on Perceived Value of College
UNC System adopts new budget model based on student success and not enrollment numbers
Written by: Kate Murphy Published by: The News & Observer MBA News Digest Comment: The article emphasizes undergraduate education without referencing graduate education. Does the funding model apply to graduate education? Extracted Content: Universities in the UNC System will now be funded based on performance and student success, with a focus on North Carolina students, rather than relying … [Read more...] about UNC System adopts new budget model based on student success and not enrollment numbers
The College-Cost Conundrum
Written by: Phillip Levine Published by: The Chronicle of Higher Education MBA News Digest Comment: GME program leaders should take a look at their own program's website to see how easy it is to determine the cost of their program. Extracted Content: Colleges have already begun to price themselves out of the American dream.” So pronounced The New York Times … in 1973. Since then, the cost of … [Read more...] about The College-Cost Conundrum
Only 55 Have Graduated From EY’s Free MBA With Hult
Written by: John Byrne Published by: Poets&Quants MBA News Digest Comment: Is this an EY management issue, a program quality issue, a Hult/EY marketing issue, or an issue of employees having "no skin in the game?" Extracted Content: Nearly two years after EY began offering a free online MBA to 312,000 employees, only 55 have graduated under the program, according to the Big Four accounting … [Read more...] about Only 55 Have Graduated From EY’s Free MBA With Hult
Is Grad School Worth It? A Comprehensive Return on Investment Analysis
Written by: Preston Cooper Published by: FREOPP.org on 2/24/2022 MBA News Digest Comment: This report is a must read given that potential graduate program applicants are becoming more cost and ROI aware. Extracted Content: This report presents estimates of return on investment (ROI) for nearly 14,000 graduate degree programs, including 11,600 master’s degrees and 2,300 doctoral and professional … [Read more...] about Is Grad School Worth It? A Comprehensive Return on Investment Analysis