Written by: Patrick ThomasPublished by: The Wall Street Journal MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: As people look for inventive ways to ride out the coronavirus-induced economic downturn, some are angling to go back to business school. We asked four experts to explain when it makes sense to invest the time and money required to earn a traditional, two-year masters of … [Read more...] about Do You Need to Get an M.B.A.?
Voters Want More Value, Transparency From College
Written by: Madeline St. Amour Published by: Inside Higher Ed MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Likely voters believe a postsecondary degree has lost some of its value since the start of the pandemic. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...] about Voters Want More Value, Transparency From College
The Value of My $150,000 MBA Is Now in Question
Written by: Sonali Basak Published by: Bloomberg MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: We thought we were on top of the world. Now my MBA class and I are reassessing our futures. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...] about The Value of My $150,000 MBA Is Now in Question
Is An MBA Worth It? After Covid-19, Absolutely Not.
Written by: Paulina Karpis Published by: Forbes MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: For my parents' generation, the default option for career development was getting an MBA. At one point in the late 2010s, I considered the degree, too. But as much as the brand glittered, a price tag of $200,000 plus two years of lost wages just didn’t seem worth it. And now? Is an MBA worth it in … [Read more...] about Is An MBA Worth It? After Covid-19, Absolutely Not.
College Inc. Faces a Sticker-Price Reckoning
Written by: Spencer Jakab Published by: Wall Street Journal MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: As New York University marketing professor Scott Galloway points out, higher education is perhaps the only industry that hasn’t faced pressure to cut costs. The actual instruction received is affordable enough that gross margins are great, but overhead has become perilously high. To … [Read more...] about College Inc. Faces a Sticker-Price Reckoning
A New Study Suggests You May Want To Rethink That MBA
Written by: Preston Cooper Published by: Forbes MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: In a new working paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research, Joseph Altonji and Ling Zhong investigate this question. Altonji and Zhong examine individuals’ earnings before and after attending graduate school, then extrapolate their pre-graduate school earnings to estimate what those workers … [Read more...] about A New Study Suggests You May Want To Rethink That MBA