MPA CBE besides Hodges

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There are Ivy League School Names (Jr got accepted into XXXX = Wow! Graduated from XXXX= Impressive!)
Top Sport School Names (Did you catch any games?= Nice! Where you there when XXX was there? Sweet!)
State Power School Names (Ohio vs Michigan = Fun! UCLA vs USC=Once was fun

Then there are just a bunch of names, some we know for good reasons and some for bad reasons (quality of coursework, degree options, cost/high/low). The only schools that I would classify as having a bad name would be schools that are hard to say - if someone asks 'what school' after every time you share the name, this might be a bad name and all schools with bad reputations would definitely be a bad name.

Hodges University's name fits in that classic no negative/positive impact space with the majority of other school names.

yb1 doesn't like the name Hodges because it sounds like a persons last name; this shows how we all have different perspectives on things.  I'm from New England so to me Brown U, Harvard U, Yale U are all local Ivy Leagues, all with last names. Even many New England state schools are named after people, it is just common for the area. One of the reasons I started looking at Hodges for the MPA is because it has a simple to understand proper name format. Its Naples FL location doesn't hurt either as Naples, FL is a very popular vacation/retirement destination area for where I live. So people may not know the name Hodges here, but when I say it is a University located in Naples FL it tends to give people a sense of familiarity.

Arkansas State remains my second choice; it was originally my first - it is an excellent program.  I prefer the courses in the program of Hodges better, I prefer the competency based model, and the lower cost has made Hodges the front runner for me. I'm planning on enrolling shorty after I finish my bachelors later this year (thanks to this forum for making that possible!)