It's ok not its not going to open any doors beyond just having an mba |
Pp here - that said, I agree with other posters who have said their gtown mba helped them Because even in 2023 it’s worth it if you are a dc professional with a solid job who plans on staying in dc I don’t mind gtown mba program because i don’t think it’s trying to be something it isn’t It’s the preeminent mba program in a top 6 city |
My spoiled niece had her retired dad do most of her online MBA work. They are a total farce. And I believe Georgetown has all sorts of online and weekend MBA programs, so who knows who actually did a “real” one. Credentialism has jumped the shark. Too many nitwits with too many bogus degrees. |
You pay big bucks for an MBA to broaden your network and maybe a career pivot. Georgetown MBA seems full of email job consultants and paper pushing bureaucrats. That low watt orbit is not going to help you with anything. |
I wonder how many of the people commenting on this thread even have an MBA. I doubt many do.
Many graduate degrees can be valuable. I know an MBA degree isn’t the same as an MD for an orthopedic surgeon or a Doctor of Philosophy, but it was still valuable for me. You can question the prestige of it, sure. But it wasn’t a waste, for me. Everyone else, especially the non-MBAs, are just running their mouths. |
Wall Street Journal has an article out today. All MBA's (particularly from the Ivys) are struggling to get jobs. |
I think it is relatively easy to differentiate between a full MBA at the business school and abbreviated MBAs at extension schools. I imagine most schools are quite clear about notifying students about how to describe their “degree”. At least at Georgetown they were and I was in the regular full program. I would never assume an executive MBA had any relationship to a full MBA. It doesn’t make a full MBA useless just because a condensed versions, which can be differentiated, exist. |
I would argue that it is nothing special. Mind you it's not bad, does rank top 25, and seems to have decent empllent outcomes. That being said, it is not as good as alternatives, and given the high cost (both actual and opportunity cost) I don't think it's worth going there, especially if you can do better. The actual costs is 150k and in terms of outcomes base salaries seems to be 138k (which ain't amazing). Frankly in my view an MBA is not really worth it if you
If you are asking about prestige, no the MBA from there is not prestigious. The MBA acceptance rate there is 50% which is ridiculously high... |
So sad to see people still thinking college prestige matters. Take a look at the leadership teams of almost any US company and you'll stop obsessing over which college will get you the best job. It's the individual that matters. |
Georgetown has an MBA program? |
only interest in number 1 chicago booth. |
Doesn’t Georgetown offer both an executive MBA (or profession development / night school) as well as a real MBA? Are they really much different? Are they perceived differently by employers? |
Really to me the massive redflag is that admission rate coupled with average salary upon graduation. Admitting 50% seems just like them treating the program as a cash cow (which it probably is) |
Georgetown has put a lot of money into their MBA program. It is one of those "name schools" that is finally making more of an effort in the space (Yale is the other one that is doing even more). The GU name recognition (rather than just McD) will help you more elsewhere compared to more regionally known schools like Rice and Indiana. |
No…too many total clowns coming out of there |