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I've researched UK programs, and I guess my initial observations were wrong. I'm not seeing very good prices now. I think I was forgetting to look for the international student prices before. I also didn't realize about the numbers of credits. One program I found today was cheap per grad credit, but the program was at least 120 credits.
In addition, I found one program that stated 1 year full-time, but then elsewhere they stated the minimum was 2 years, and most students took 2-3 years. So I wonder if they initially thought students could complete it in 1, but they forgot to update that portion of their site when they realized it was more like a 2 year program. It seems a lot of programs are part-time only.
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Overall, I would say the biggest thing is that you WILL need to explain your grad school at some point. While most people have never asked about COSC (ok, a few people,) once I got my MBA, no one seemed to care about the undergrad. But in interviews and conversations since I graduated in 2013, I have had PLENTY of people ask about grad school. Luckily, it fits my career in a way that no other degree would, but just make sure you have a story behind your choice.
Mine is a Global MBA with a focus in Emerging Markets, but it is from two schools, Regis University in Denver, and a sister Jesuit school in Guadalajara, ITESO. The good thing about it was that since it was partly through a US school, I was able to get loans. Even better, since the partner school was in a lower income country, they reduced the price by 1/2. So I have a Global MBA from Regis and from ITESO, at half the price of just a single Regis MBA. (Which I'm still paying off, but I have seen the ROI many times over)
Anyhow, those types of programs are hard to find, and they discontinued mine a few years later, but they do exist. Just thought I'd mention thinking about some sort of joint program since it helps you explain the degree and qualify for loans.
Regis University, ITESO, Global MBA with a focus in Emerging Markets 4.0 GPA, Dual-university degree (Spanish/English)
COSC BS, Business Admin
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