All The Time, All The Expense? Is An MBA Necessary?

All The Time, All The Expense? Is An MBA Necessary?

🕔01:00, 31.Oct 2014

Are MBA degree holders a dime a dozen? According to Marina Murray, associate director of research at the Graduate Management Admission Council, there are at least 250,000 students enrolled in MBA programs annually, and a whopping 100,000 MBA degrees are

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How Much Is An MBA Degree Really Worth?

How Much Is An MBA Degree Really Worth?

🕔01:00, 30.Oct 2014

What’s an MBA degree really worth? And how much more money does an MBA from Harvard, Stanford or Wharton get you over a career than one from Texas A&M, Ohio State, or the University of Iowa? Those are questions that

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Stanford Now Offering a Dual-Degree MBA/MA in International Policy Studies

Stanford Now Offering a Dual-Degree MBA/MA in International Policy Studies

🕔01:00, 29.Oct 2014

Stanford Graduate School of Business has announced that it has launched a new dual-degree program, where students can study for an MBA and a MA in International Policy Studies simultaneously. By pursuing both degrees as the same time, students can

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MBA Rankings: Online And Full-Time Programs’ Ranks Demystified

MBA Rankings: Online And Full-Time Programs’ Ranks Demystified

🕔01:00, 29.Oct 2014

Business schools go to great lengths to improve their programs’ MBA rankings, which is probably motivated by how much value MBA candidates place in them. Where a school is placed in a certain ranking greatly influences applicants’ study choices. Rankings

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Can MOOCs Compete With Traditional MBA Programs?

Can MOOCs Compete With Traditional MBA Programs?

🕔01:00, 29.Oct 2014

Companies want employees with the best credentials, which is why professionals in all fields use continuing education to improve their expertise – and their salaries. For senior managers, an MBA has traditionally been a credential that gives them an edge

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11 Reasons Why Getting An MBA Beats Getting A CFA

11 Reasons Why Getting An MBA Beats Getting A CFA

🕔01:00, 28.Oct 2014

One of the hottest debates among young Wall Streeters involves six letters — MBA or CFA. We’ve looked at it from the perspective of recruiters, comparing compensation and time spent getting each accreditation, but nothing beats hearing it straight from

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Questioning the Value of an MBA

Questioning the Value of an MBA

🕔01:00, 27.Oct 2014

Bloomberg Businessweek is days away from releasing its best business school MBA rankings on Nov. 11. Twitter is abuzz with #WhyMBA as students and grads tweet about why their schools should top the list. But in today’s talent-based economy, how

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New Poets&Quants’ Study Reveals 20-Year Income Value Of MBA Degrees

New Poets&Quants’ Study Reveals 20-Year Income Value Of MBA Degrees

🕔01:00, 26.Oct 2014

A new study of the earnings potential of the MBA degree shows that graduates of leading business schools earn significantly more over a 20-year timeframe than others in the workforce. The analysis–commissioned by higher education website PoetsandQuants.com–also found that graduates

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Building a network just as valuable as the MBA degree itself

Building a network just as valuable as the MBA degree itself

🕔01:00, 24.Oct 2014

If I had to choose one takeaway to share as I make the transition from my MBA into the corporate world, it would be that relationships matter. Period. Looking back on my journey submerged in textbooks, case competitions, formulas and

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Wake Forest to drop traditional MBA program

Wake Forest to drop traditional MBA program

🕔01:00, 23.Oct 2014

After five years of declining enrollment in its traditional M.B.A. program, Wake Forest University is shifting gears to focus on an area where it sees greater demand — those M.B.A. seekers who want to earn a paycheck while studying. Starting

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