Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
My initial thought, look for reputation. Ranking 'justifies' higher tuition costs, but does not necessarily reflect reputation and value/dollar. Saving Changes...
The connections you are able to make in college and the access that you have with professors, alumni and with the university enviroment, worth it. But the price and the time necessary sometimes is to much. I believe you should put in balance with all the options you have in mind and think as often as necessary to get at a plausible conclusion. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
This is an issue I have experienced when I studied into the USA. Is not the same in other countries, for example my country Argentina where we have a Ministry of Education and Science and we have a comision that certified all related to bachelor and up named CONEAU. Saving Changes...
I'd look at the faculty and their reputation before looking at rankings. When I got my MBA a few decades ago, I had the privilege of having Henry Mintzberg as one of my profs for a strategy course, and it was very illuminating having a thought leader like that as an instructor.
Ranking only matters if you are going to work for one of the top consulting firms, or senior management positions. If you are in the field of project management and you work in any field related to that domain, I doubt an employer is going to be more concerned with the university than the country.
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Sep 04, 2018 11:52 AM
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I so agree with you. I have a MBA in Project Management and I was able to land some very good positions with well known companies. What helped me most was my ability to execute the work and know the Project Management subject matter well. I believe that it is a combination of skills and know how that will get you to the next level in your career.
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RAJESH K LProject Manager, PMP| Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru, IndiaBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Agree with Andrew Saving Changes...
Joshua RenderProduct Owner| CognizantHarrisville, Ny, United States
To some people, yes. To most, not really.
I went to a small, fairly unknown school outside of the state of Michigan, for my undergrad in Computer Information Systems. What I got were professors who taught part-time and had other full-time jobs. I was able to learn from their experience.
The largest problem I have always had with the educational system was that teachers had no real-world practical experience in what they taught, they were full-time teachers and were always full-time teachers. To me, it's hard to learn from someone that only teaches and has never done. So I found that arrangement to be an advantage. I wasn't really concerned about reputation, I was more concerned about "Would I actually learn anything?" Saving Changes...
Sromon DasSenior Project Manager| Mara ConsultingHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
It can be overwhelming to decide which schools to target. while ranking is important, there are other factors at play as well- faculty, cost, local economy, etc.
Expanding on Kiron and Joshua's remarks- get to know the faculty. learn about their research areas, are they professionally active outside academic circles, are they active in the corporate world, try to link up with alumni and get their feedback, etc. Just some additional factors to consider in addition to rankings Saving Changes...
As Alain mentions, the top schools are at the top for a reason. If going for gold is your thing, it's all about the lifelong business connections you will make and not necessarily about the quality, but I'm sure it's top notch. A cousin went to the Richard Ivey Business School for his MBA which that the time (25 years ago) was modelled EXACTLY as the same program at Harvard for a fraction of the cost.. Saving Changes...
Monique KirtonSenior Technical Project Manager| NYC Department of EducationArverne, Ny, United States
Sep 04, 2018 2:27 AM
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Ranking only matters if you are going to work for one of the top consulting firms, or senior management positions. If you are in the field of project management and you work in any field related to that domain, I doubt an employer is going to be more concerned with the university than the country.
I so agree with you. I have a MBA in Project Management and I was able to land some very good positions with well known companies. What helped me most was my ability to execute the work and know the Project Management subject matter well. I believe that it is a combination of skills and know how that will get you to the next level in your career. Saving Changes...
