MBA - Is it worth it

[tsb2000]

Oh really? You are saying that UoP is a good school?

I'm saying, like anywhere, you get out what you put in. It's definitely not Ivy league, but it did pay for my BMW.

[MannyIsGod]

16% graduation rate to start off with. Low academic standards (no GMAT for an MBA program?).

I'm sure that there are people who have had success with their degree from there but to say that the degree is a good one is simply not true. Its a downright terrible degree.

If you've succeed with a degree from them then congrats, but you are no where near the norm.

[tsb2000]

Maybe we got lucky. One of the guys I went with is now a VP at Godaddy, and the other started his own marketing company. My sister went there in Las Vegas, and she's pulling about twice what I make. A MBA is only a foot in the door- you still have to produce. I also work in finance, so the work is a lot more consistent and in demand than, say- project management. Anyone who thinks they're going just to fall into a six-figure salary just by getting a MBA from anywhere (outside of the Ivy league or Stanford, etc.) is sorely mistaken.

[MannyIsGod]

Maybe we got lucky. One of the guys I went with is now a VP at Godaddy, and the other started his own marketing company. My sister went there in Las Vegas, and she's pulling about twice what I make. A MBA is only a foot in the door- you still have to produce. I also work in finance, so the work is a lot more consistent and in demand than, say- project management. Anyone who thinks they're going just to fall into a six-figure salary just by getting a MBA from anywhere (outside of the Ivy league or Stanford, etc.) is sorely mistaken.

I agree completely.

[Drachen]

I agree completely.

Manny, you asked for context, however your graduation rate lacks such. The graduation rate which you brandished counts only a very small percentage of that school's students. 16% of entering freshmen graduate with their degree from university of phoenix. However by far most students going to such a school start at other schools (actually a number of traditional universities have also complained that the federal government doesn't track this information).

I do agree that they are relatively expensive as they are the cheapest private school in san antonio (which generally puts you slightly more expensive than the most expensive public school in the area), but this is why I think the proposed federal laws are good, but they have to go for everyone (traditional university as well) since the cost of education in general is completely out of control in all but CCs.

Oh, and having just taken the GMAT, that is not an academic standard, it is testing you on how well you remembered your schooling up to the 8th grade.
THAT is a ripoff industry.

[DMX7]

Manny, you asked for context, however your graduation rate lacks such. The graduation rate which you brandished counts only a very small percentage of that school's students. 16% of entering freshmen graduate with their degree from university of phoenix. However by far most students going to such a school start at other schools (actually a number of traditional universities have also complained that the federal government doesn't track this information).

I do agree that they are relatively expensive as they are the cheapest private school in san antonio (which generally puts you slightly more expensive than the most expensive public school in the area), but this is why I think the proposed federal laws are good, but they have to go for everyone (traditional university as well) since the cost of education in general is completely out of control in all but CCs.

Oh, and having just taken the GMAT, that is not an academic standard, it is testing you on how well you remembered your schooling up to the 8th grade.
THAT is a ripoff industry.

I think the GMAT is more of an ap ude test. The material itself is simple but it tests your problem critical reasoning and problem solving skills (timed of course).

What was your undergrad university? Just curious

[EmptyMan]

Proof? or are you just trying to fit in?

He's just trying to fit in.

[Xevious]

I've thought about returning for my masters at some point... but the thought of setting foot on a university campus again makes me want to swallow a bullet. Congrats to anybody who's been able to do it.

[Soul_Patch]

I've thought about returning for my masters at some point... but the thought of setting foot on a university campus again makes me want to swallow a bullet. Congrats to anybody who's been able to do it.

I'm fighting the same aversion. I know i SHOULD do it...but man its tough to actually take the plunge.

[Xevious]

Are you single? If so... do it now if you have any plans to.