Boston U, Mississippi State, or Auburn

[joshua27]

@joshua27, you really should provide a bit more info so we will know your budget, timeline, if you have tuition assistance or reimbursement, etc (maybe fill in the addendum/template I usually point people to).   Just wondering, when you applied to the Boston University MBA, did you go directly with them or did you go through the MOOC option instead?  Example for the BU MBA, it can be had for $24K and students can finish in 2 Years.

bjcheung77- budget, timeline, etc. aren't a concern.  I'm decided on attending one of these schools, they are all similarly priced, I just want some "first-hand" knowledge from people who have attended one of the programs.  I've applied directly with each school and am looking at spending somewhere between 25-30k.

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I wonder if anyone on here has attended any of these programs. I haven't seen much chat about them at all. I'm guessing that's due to price and length of the programs? I spent 10 months and less than $9000 on my MBA.

I've only seen a couple of colleges who included books in tuition aside from CBE programs. There's usually a fee to cover the book rentals so they're not really free. I had this at Charleston Southern University. I had to pay to ship the books to me and pay to ship them back. If they're late, there's HUGE fees.

How long it takes to complete those degrees should be on their websites. A lot will depend if you're full or part time.

In my MBA program, I only had 1 class with a group project and that was a class I elected to take as it wasn't a requirement. I personally would avoid any group projects in online classes. In my experience, they're 10 times worse than B&M group projects. At least with B&M projects, you see each other in class and have an opportunity to talk to the professor. Emailing a professor just isn't the same. And trying to get people in the group to respond is an absolute nightmare.

In my MBA program, there was a lot of writing. Lots of reading as well. Amberton's MBA programs have like 6 (maybe more) concentrations. In mine, I had a lot of freedom to take the classes I wanted. The university also has the syllabus for each class on their website so you can see what work is involved before enrolling in a course. This was a really nice feature to have. I don't know of other colleges who do this. I wish more did!

ss20ts - I've struggled with this decision but finally decided to go to a "name" school for my graduate degree.  I work for a Fortune 300 company and people do look at your LinkedIn and judge you based off of your educational creds.  Do I think that I will receive a better education than I will at LSU-S (another AACSB accreditted school?, NO).  I have applied and been accepted to LSU-S on the off chance I don't get into one of these other programs.  That said, I am admitting up front that this is a superficial decision.