Written by: Marc Ethier Published by: Poets&Quants MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: There’s a new ranking in town. WalletHub, a personal finance website owned by NerdWallet, has compiled a list of nearly 100 MBA programs in the United States and ranked them according to three main categories: return on investment, student selectivity and program quality, and campus … [Read more...]
Is an M.B.A. Still Worth It?
Written by: Andy Kessler Published by: Wall Street Journal | Opinion MBA News Digest Comment: The video at the end of this article is interesting viewing. Extracted Content: “What year were you?” a Morgan Stanley colleague asked me years ago. “Huh? Year?” I replied. “What year at HBS?” H-B-what? “What year did you graduate from Harvard Business School?” Oh, I get it now. “I didn’t go to … [Read more...]
Is an M.B.A. Still Valuable? Under the Right Circumstances, Say WSJ Readers
Content written by Anne Michaud, Amber Burton, and Taylor Nakagawa and published by The Wall Street Journal. MBA News Digest Comment. None. Extracted Content: A recent Wall Street Journal article noted declining enrollment in master’s in business administration programs at U.S. business schools in favor of shorter, more specialized master’s and online degrees. The waning popularity of … [Read more...]
New survey suggests MBAs might not be worth the cost
Content written by Kevin Dugan and published by New York Post. MBA News Digest Comment. None. Extracted Content: Fancy business school degrees aren’t worth what they used to be. Only 55% of students poised to earn MBAs from the nation’s top 25 business schools said they had received job offers with salaries of $100,000 or more — down from 81% last year, according to an annual survey from … [Read more...]
Is An Online M.B.A. Worth It?
Content written by John Byrne and published by Forbes. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Online M.B.A. degrees are becoming more popular than ever as big brand schools get into the marketplace and enrollment in them grows. For students who don't want to quit their jobs and need the flexibility to gain some sense of balance between their personal and professional … [Read more...]
Looking to Double Your Salary? Try an M.B.A.
Content written by Kelsey Gee and published by The Wall Street Journal. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Fully 75% of those who earn an M.B.A. switch careers, a new survey shows, and they can double their salary by doing so. But the survey of thousands of graduates from dozens of U.S. business schools also reveals that the pay gap between men and women persists—except in … [Read more...]