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What do you think? Re: Going back to school

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Trying to go back to school is stressful! I cant even narrow down where I want to apply, lol. (Well in reality I know where I want to apply, but I cant afford $70-90K...so those schools are out). Now I need to decide what is most important.

What do you think would be viewed as a "better" degree?

-Going to a local state school that has the highest accrediation (AACSB) needed for my program (only 30% of schools have this accrediation), but it certainly isn't viewed as a top school in the area.

-Doing an online degree with a school like Texas A&M that every one has heard of and has a known good reputation. But I do not live in Texas, so it will be clear that it is an online degree. Do you think employers will look down at an online degree?

-Going to a local school with a pretty good reputation but does not have that high accrediation that the other local school has (I should point out that it IS accrediated though)? But will employers really even know the difference between an AACSB accrediated school and a non AACSB accrediated school?

I cannot for the life of me figure out what is the most important. Any and all help is really appreciated. I need other's views to help me see my way through this. Thanks!!

(FWIW- I live in the Boston area, so there are many, many schools to choose from and I think it is a little overwhelming!)

EDIT- I am looking to get my MBA (most likely with a specialization in accounting)

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Re: What do you think? Re: Going back to school

  • desabeandesabean member

    It might help to know the degree/job you want.  I work in social service so for the most part, an online degree isn't going to hold much weight.  I think acquiring clinical skills is hard in an online format.  But for other fields I imagine it would work fine.

    Also-- I'm not a huge "degree" person.  Some of our positions require it and I agree with that but we have hired plenty of masters level staff who sucked (we have one right now--working on her second masters) and have had tons of people with a bachelors who were awesome. Letters after your name don't always make you better at your job.  In my field, if you've got the mentality and philosophy, we can teach you most of what you need to know.  (like I said, there are exceptions where we need the clinical license, etc.)

    So, to answer your question- first and foremost we look for the credentials.  A masters in social work is great for us.  If we had two resumes that otherwise looked the same, I might look at where the degree was obtained.  But honestly, if the resumes were otherwise the same, I would call both in for an interview and that is really where I make my decision.

    Good luck!!

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    If you live in the Boston area, I would go with the local school with the pretty good reputation.  An MBA in Boston is being compared to the BC, BU, Bentley, Suffolk, etc. degrees if you are applying for a job here.  I don't think an online degree would pull as much as a local MBA if someone was comparing resumes.
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  • njdcgirlnjdcgirl member

    IMO, unless you are going to one of the top MBA schools in the country (think: Warton), where you got your degree isn't going to matter much.  However, I think that online programs still don't get as much respect as traditional schoolhouse programs, so I'd go with one of the local programs.

    I'm not sure what AACSB is, so I don't know how important it is to employers in your area, but I'd probably go to the school with the most name recognition, if you can afford it.

    Good luck with your decision!

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    I can't speak for MBA's and what an employer is looking for, but I did get my master's online from a real school.

    My degree was completely online, but unless someone specifically asks me (or asks a question specific to the area) I don't tell them that.  My actual degree that's hanging in my office looks no different that if I actually went to the school.  The university isn't exactly nationally known like Texas A&M but it's about 2 hours from here and has the same notoriety as the local university where I got my bachelors and where I would have gotten my masters if I didn't do the online thing.

    I feel like a MBA from a real brick and mortar school even though you completed it online will still be viewed the same and given the same respect.  I think people tend to raise an eyebrow at the University of Phoenix type of online programs. But I do want to give a shout out to online programs, I got my masters before DS but I feel like I would still be able to complete my online program since having him, and I continued to work full time through most of the program.  I'm not sure I wold have been able to work, much less complete the program going to class since having DS.  I tended to do all my school work late at night, I really loved my online program, so with LO's that would be my rec.

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