Is a Georgetown MBA considered prestigious?

[Anonymous]

FYI even m7 mba’s are having issues in the job market right now

The mba market is really soft at present

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FYI even m7 mba’s are having issues in the job market right now

The mba market is really soft at present
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I read the same, that MBAs are super oversaturated, interest is down, and even name brand programs are struggling with enrollment. I assume anyone can buy a Georgetown MBA at this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The M-7 group of MBA programs are the most prestigious (Harvard, Penn-Wharton, Stanford, Chicago-Booth, Northwestern-Kellogg, MIT-Sloan, & Columbia Business School). Next most prestigious are Dartmouth-Tuck, NYU-Stern, Michigan-Ross, UC-Berkeley, Virginia-Darden, & Duke-Fuqua. Yale SOM is getting attention as well.

The current 2023-2024 US News Best MBA Program rankings are:

1) Chicago-Booth
2) Northwestern-Kellogg
3) U Penn-Wharton
4) MIT-Sloan
5) Harvard

6) Dartmouth-Tuck
6) Stanford-GSB
8) Michigan-Ross
8) Yale-SOM
10) NYU-Stern

11) Columbia Business School
11) UCal-Berkeley
11) Duke-Fuqua
14) Virginia-Darden

15) Cornell-Johnson
15) USC
17) Emory
18) CMU-Tepper
19) UCLA
20) U Texas at Austin
20) U Washington-Foster

22) Indiana-Kelley
22) UNC
24) Georgetown-McDonough
24) Rice-Jones

26) Georgia Tech
27) U Texas at Dallas
27) U Rochester-Simon
27) Vanderbilt-Owen
30) Notre Dame

31) U Georgia-Terry
31) U Minnesota
33) Michigan State U
33) SMU-Cox
35) ASU-Carey
35) BYU
37) Penn State
37) WashUStL-Olin
37) UC-Irvine
40) U Florida
40) U Wisconsin

42) U Maryland

45) William & Mary

Even though US News currently ranks Chicago & Northwestern as the top 2 MBA programs, most consider Harvard, Stanford, & Penn-Wharton to be the top 3 MBA programs with Chicago & Northwestern rounding out the top 5 MBA programs.

FWIW, I have problems with the USNWR MBA ranking for 2023-2024.
My top 10 take:
1) U Penn-Wharton, Harvard, Stanford [different strengths and approaches but the best of the best]
4) MIT-Sloan
5) Chicago-Booth
6) Northwestern-Kellogg
7) Columbia, Yale-SOM
9) NYU-Stern, Michigan-Ross

Georgetown MBA pseudo prestigious.
Only truly prestigious MBA programs:
Wharton UPenn
Harvard
Stanford
MIT Sloan
Chicago Booth
Northwestern Kellogg
Columbia
Yale SOM
NYU Stern
Michigan Ross

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FYI even m7 mba’s are having issues in the job market right now

The mba market is really soft at present
m

I read the same, that MBAs are super oversaturated, interest is down, and even name brand programs are struggling with enrollment. I assume anyone can buy a Georgetown MBA at this point.

Not to be crude but isn’t that true of almost every MBA program? You’re basically just showing you are willing to invest the money and slog through the grind?

I’ve often told people the hardest part of my MBA (a top tier program) was getting admitted and paying.

[Anonymous]

There are only 3-5 MBA programs that I would consider doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are only 3-5 MBA programs that I would consider doing.

5? Why would you want to go to any school that isn’t #1? Even #1 is pretty weak.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would call it "solid."

Is it even difficult to get into? I’ve never heard anywhere say they got rejected from GU’s MBA program or were ever worried about the possibility of being rejected.

around 50% acceptance rate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are only 3-5 MBA programs that I would consider doing.

If nobody’s actually willing to pay for you to go, then your snobbery is irrelevant.

“Pay for your own MBA” is a big signal you aren’t seen as UPPER MANAGEMENT POTENTIAL.

Real G’s have it comped and all taken care of.

[Anonymous]

I’m a Georgetown mba. I chose it when they only had a full time program.

I have a higher ranked undergrad degree but in a non business major.

To me, I wanted to stay in the dc area (couldn’t move for spouse’s job) so it was either that or UMD. American and GW both seemed a tier below.

It worked out for me, I have a great job w a Fortune 500 and learned a ton. I also doubled my pre mba salary. It was expensive but I’ve paid off all my debt.

It’s top 25. It’s no Wharton or HBS but I work with those folks now, they’re not smarter than me inherently.

For those who don’t know MBA rankings very well, it also seems more prestigious than it is. Sort of like Yale MBA.

Rankings are somewhat BS after a while. Just like undergrad. Not completely, but…it’s one factor in many as to where to go to school.

[Anonymous]

Georgetown has been ranked in the twenties since the 1980's, when it accepted a large percentage of applicants, like 30%+. It seemed like a common safety school.

LinkedIn said Georgetown has the second-best finance placement (after Wharton), probably mostly undergraduates. It has the halo of the Georgetown name and law school, and is close enough to search for NYC jobs. If you don't get into top 20 business schools, then just attend Georgetown and act like a Dartmouth or Duke lacrosse-bro from a bigger city.

It is silly to rank business schools, because there are many different fields (finance, marketing, accounting, etc.). The M.B.A. degree has declined because it is long, expensive, and unfocused. Specialty degrees are better if you know what you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FYI even m7 mba’s are having issues in the job market right now

The mba market is really soft at present
m

I read the same, that MBAs are super oversaturated, interest is down, and even name brand programs are struggling with enrollment. I assume anyone can buy a Georgetown MBA at this point.

Not to be crude but isn’t that true of almost every MBA program? You’re basically just showing you are willing to invest the money and slog through the grind?

I’ve often told people the hardest part of my MBA (a top tier program) was getting admitted and paying.

I don’t know what an MBA demonstrates now since every millennial and zoomer midwit has bought one over the last 5 to 10 years. Outside of the top 7 or so, most universities let anyone in and anyone can finish as long as the tuition checks clear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I personally consider a Georgetown BA and also a JD at the law center to be fairly prestigious credentials. But I don’t know anything about the GU MBA. How it is perceived locally and also in other major cities for those planning to relocate?

Is Georgetown Law really considered more prestigious than its MBA counterpart? I know it's technically considered a T14 (even though it has dropped out of the T14 for multiple non-consecutive years), but its outcomes aren't typically on par with their so-called T14 peer group. Cornell Law, for instance, typically ranked 13, sends close to 80% of its class into Big Law jobs (i.e. Cravath-scale-paying firms where 1st year associates make $250,000 a year). Georgetown Law, which graduates nearly 600 each year (compared to UChicago, Yale, or Stanford which each graduate less than 200 attorneys for each class), usually sends only half of their class into Big Law, and typically less prestigious firms (probably won't find too many Georgetown grads at Watchell or Sullivan & Cromwell).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The M-7 group of MBA programs are the most prestigious (Harvard, Penn-Wharton, Stanford, Chicago-Booth, Northwestern-Kellogg, MIT-Sloan, & Columbia Business School). Next most prestigious are Dartmouth-Tuck, NYU-Stern, Michigan-Ross, UC-Berkeley, Virginia-Darden, & Duke-Fuqua. Yale SOM is getting attention as well.

The current 2023-2024 US News Best MBA Program rankings are:

1) Chicago-Booth
2) Northwestern-Kellogg
3) U Penn-Wharton
4) MIT-Sloan
5) Harvard

6) Dartmouth-Tuck
6) Stanford-GSB
8) Michigan-Ross
8) Yale-SOM
10) NYU-Stern

11) Columbia Business School
11) UCal-Berkeley
11) Duke-Fuqua
14) Virginia-Darden

15) Cornell-Johnson
15) USC
17) Emory
18) CMU-Tepper
19) UCLA
20) U Texas at Austin
20) U Washington-Foster

22) Indiana-Kelley
22) UNC
24) Georgetown-McDonough
24) Rice-Jones

26) Georgia Tech
27) U Texas at Dallas
27) U Rochester-Simon
27) Vanderbilt-Owen
30) Notre Dame

31) U Georgia-Terry
31) U Minnesota
33) Michigan State U
33) SMU-Cox
35) ASU-Carey
35) BYU
37) Penn State
37) WashUStL-Olin
37) UC-Irvine
40) U Florida
40) U Wisconsin

42) U Maryland

45) William & Mary

Even though US News currently ranks Chicago & Northwestern as the top 2 MBA programs, most consider Harvard, Stanford, & Penn-Wharton to be the top 3 MBA programs with Chicago & Northwestern rounding out the top 5 MBA programs.

FWIW, I have problems with the USNWR MBA ranking for 2023-2024.
My top 10 take:
1) U Penn-Wharton, Harvard, Stanford [different strengths and approaches but the best of the best]
4) MIT-Sloan
5) Chicago-Booth
6) Northwestern-Kellogg
7) Columbia, Yale-SOM
9) NYU-Stern, Michigan-Ross

Georgetown MBA pseudo prestigious.
Only truly prestigious MBA programs:
Wharton UPenn
Harvard
Stanford
MIT Sloan
Chicago Booth
Northwestern Kellogg
Columbia
Yale SOM
NYU Stern
Michigan Ross

Harvard, Penn, Stanford, MIT, Northwestern, Chicago, Columbia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a Georgetown mba. I chose it when they only had a full time program.

I have a higher ranked undergrad degree but in a non business major.

To me, I wanted to stay in the dc area (couldn’t move for spouse’s job) so it was either that or UMD. American and GW both seemed a tier below.

It worked out for me, I have a great job w a Fortune 500 and learned a ton. I also doubled my pre mba salary. It was expensive but I’ve paid off all my debt.

It’s top 25. It’s no Wharton or HBS but I work with those folks now, they’re not smarter than me inherently.

For those who don’t know MBA rankings very well, it also seems more prestigious than it is. Sort of like Yale MBA.

Rankings are somewhat BS after a while. Just like undergrad. Not completely, but…it’s one factor in many as to where to go to school.

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Pp is exactly who gtown mba program is designed for

[Anonymous]

No one cares where you get your MBA except your classmates you network with at school.