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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't consider an MBA to be prestigious these days, regardless of the university. Everyone has one. They are as common as BA/BS degrees. Also, most MBA programs can now be completed fairly easily online even from prestigious universities. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

[b]Doesn’t Georgetown offer both an executive MBA[/b] (or profession development / night school) as well as a real MBA?

Are they really much different?  Are they perceived differently by employers?[/quote]

Typically, an executive MBA is more prestigious than just a regular MBA for youngsters with just a couple of years of post-undergraduate degree work experience.[/quote]

Actually, it’s just the opposite, I see an executive mba as more of an honorary degree. That one is definitely part time or online, and given to people who have already made it to the C suite or senior leadership. The full-time MBAs usually have around 5 years of work experience and actually have to do work in their classes.[/quote]

Reasonable opinion for one who lacks actual knowledge, but I disagree. Regular full-time MBAs are for those with 2 to 5 years of post-undergraduate degree work experience; Executive MBAs typically require at least 10 years of post-undergraduate work experience and 5 years work experience as a manager or above. all executive MBAs are cohort based and are designed to be part-time as most or usually all participants are working while enrolled in an EMBA program.

Regular MBA candidates would be lost in an EMBA program. Regular MBAs are at the kiddie stage with respect to management know-how and experience.[/quote]

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