Trouble Picking which Degree to Go For! - Any advice?

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As someone pretty steeped in education/hiring, I wouldn't recommend a MAOL. It's more of a check-the-box sort of degree versus actually having practical value. Especially considering these degrees usually require a fair degree of networking to have much conventional use. How much do get in a yourpace situation? I don't know, but I am guessing not a ton.

If you do go to an MBA program, PLEASE make sure it is from a ranked school. There are a million online MBAs and the majority aren't worth their salt. An MBA is one of the few degrees where reputation, rankings and networking all matter greatly.

If its a check-the-box situation, ignore everything I have said.

An MBA can also be a checked box. Many of us have years of experience. An MBA from Harvard is not going to do much for many us. We'd be in debt up to our eyeballs. Networking can be done outside of a college program. Most of us are adults so we'd only attend a ranked program part time and not be on campus so our networking would be limited anyway. Plenty of people have MBAs from schools no one has heard of and they have great careers. There's no need to buy into the hype of ranked schools.