UIUC (Illinois) iMBA - is there a gotcha?

[Kjnova]

I don't know if these two deserve their own thread, since the cost only makes sense if you are a North Carolina resident, so I'll just add them here because I personally am mainly considering these two vs Illinois MSM.

https://online-distance.ncsu.edu/program...analytics/

https://online-distance.ncsu.edu/program/management/

These are both more specific than the MSM, but might work for some situations. The appeal to me is that I live 30 minutes from the campus, and NCSU has a strong network in my part of the country.

At a national level, I'd give the advantage to the Illinois brand, and I'd also give the edge to MSM as a more general master's for business than either of these. It is also a plus that the MSM ladders into the MBA.

I might not be admitted to the NCSU programs, though, due to my inglorious NCSU undergrad transcript and NCSU's general pain-in-the-neck approach to everything. Vs Illinois has that alternate admissions track if I need it.