10-28-2020, 01:50 AM
I am evaluating MBA programs and have decided to ask random strangers on the internet to help with this major life decision
I already have a STEM graduate degree, and will soon have a second.
The primary motivation for yet another degree is to have another college teaching competency (the "18 hours" kind of thing, but wrapped into a degree).
I don't have BankDude-level corporate job aspirations at all (no shade--I hope you kill it at Duke!)
Thusly, cost is a major consideration.
I do want an AACSB program just to avoid any future teaching restrictions (it is what it is).
And my next-to-last requirement is a strong preference for 8 weeks or shorter terms (very tired of school, ya'll).
I've gone to the US News Online MBA ranking site, as I advised someone else to do in another post, and I've read through about 20-30 programs from there.
The lowest cost program that seems to meet my needs is Lamar University. If this were the end of the story, I'd just go there and call it a day.
But that last "requirement"/strong desire is what has me all twisted:
As this is likely my last full degree, I really want to fulfill the only dream I never have: "attending" an HBCU.
I found, by accident, that many HBCU programs don't appear on the normal ranking lists, so I've had to dig them up on my own.
The ones I have managed to find so far (and to help future HBCU fans who see this --hello future people! ) :
Fayetteville State
NC A&T
Albany State
Prairie View A & M
Jackson State
Tennessee State
Delaware State
Lincoln U of Missouri
Florida A & M U
Clafin
Morgan State
Howard
I've found that many of these are pretty expensive, and some of them do not have shorter terms, so I will need to compromise. This makes Lamar look better and better,
but I'm not quite ready to give up yet.
My biggest issue is: Once I've filtered the ones that are definitely out of my $ range, how do I figure out the pros/cons without rankings or other info?
I've tried to look at course availability, etc but I feel like I am missing something and would appreciate your collective wisdom.
Thanks for stopping by!
I already have a STEM graduate degree, and will soon have a second.
The primary motivation for yet another degree is to have another college teaching competency (the "18 hours" kind of thing, but wrapped into a degree).
I don't have BankDude-level corporate job aspirations at all (no shade--I hope you kill it at Duke!)
Thusly, cost is a major consideration.
I do want an AACSB program just to avoid any future teaching restrictions (it is what it is).
And my next-to-last requirement is a strong preference for 8 weeks or shorter terms (very tired of school, ya'll).
I've gone to the US News Online MBA ranking site, as I advised someone else to do in another post, and I've read through about 20-30 programs from there.
The lowest cost program that seems to meet my needs is Lamar University. If this were the end of the story, I'd just go there and call it a day.
But that last "requirement"/strong desire is what has me all twisted:
As this is likely my last full degree, I really want to fulfill the only dream I never have: "attending" an HBCU.
I found, by accident, that many HBCU programs don't appear on the normal ranking lists, so I've had to dig them up on my own.
The ones I have managed to find so far (and to help future HBCU fans who see this --hello future people! ) :
Fayetteville State
NC A&T
Albany State
Prairie View A & M
Jackson State
Tennessee State
Delaware State
Lincoln U of Missouri
Florida A & M U
Clafin
Morgan State
Howard
I've found that many of these are pretty expensive, and some of them do not have shorter terms, so I will need to compromise. This makes Lamar look better and better,
but I'm not quite ready to give up yet.
My biggest issue is: Once I've filtered the ones that are definitely out of my $ range, how do I figure out the pros/cons without rankings or other info?
I've tried to look at course availability, etc but I feel like I am missing something and would appreciate your collective wisdom.
Thanks for stopping by!