Online MBAs

http://www.cardean.edu/cgi-bin/cardean1/vi...public_home.jsp
Cardean University

http://information.universityofphoenixcamp...uop/flexnet.jsp
University of Phoenix

has anyone taken any of these or other online MBAs?
i've heard good things about Phoenix (seems popular) but nothing about Cardean.

I am very skeptical about these ONLINE MBAs, are they even remotely comparable in a job market against traditional MBAs?

I don't think they would be taken as seriously.

one of the largest benefits of taking an mba is networking. i find this hard to achieve if your sitting at home in your PJs

one of the largest benefits of taking an mba is networking. i find this hard to achieve if your sitting at home in your PJs

You wear PJ's? Tell me I'm not the only one wearing their birthday suit while online? :shock:

You wear PJ's? Tell me I'm not the only one wearing their birthday suit while online? :shock:

Well, if my window blinds are open then birthday suit it is, but otherwise, I'll throw on some jammies.

Well, if my window blinds are open then birthday suit it is, but otherwise, I'll throw on some jammies.

Thank you for being dressed when I dropped by! :shock:

There are at least a couple of Canadian online MBA programs also: http://www.mba.athabascau.ca/ and http://www.lansbridge.com/ (and http://www.emba.uoguelph.ca/ also, but only focusing on Hospitality and Tourism).

Yes, a major part of an MBA program can be the networking aspect, but even the piece of paper itself can be a foot in the door. After all, some employers may not even know the difference between Athabasca U and Western or Queen's.

I know that the people that are interested in hiring me in the US have never even heard of Waterloo before, so its Canadian reputation doesn't get me very far... That reputation plus about $2.50 will buy me a coffee at Starbucks.

Speaking of Waterloo, though, they're also putting together a Master of Business program there...not quite an MBA, though. http://cbet.uwaterloo.ca/MBETvsMBA.html

wow. thanks for all that info Rehan.

You wear PJ's? Tell me I'm not the only one wearing their birthday suit while online? :shock:

aahhh.... too much information.......

Thank you for being dressed when I dropped by! :shock:

NP, I didn't want to kill any future trades via this forum!

Have anybody heard of Walden University, Capella University or University of North Alabama online MBA?

Please comments on those, as they are very interesting unversities.

Originally Posted by Rehan

... After all, some employers may not even know the difference between Athabasca U and Western or Queen's.

Yeah, like you want to go work for an employer like that

I second ^.

If your prospective employer doesn't know the difference between Ivey/Queens/Schulich/Rotman and Phoenix, I'd probably wouldn't want to work for them. Most schools offer PT MBAs that offer more interactive learning experience while offering the flexibility most people desire. Unless you live VERY far away from a major city, I'd stick to a brick-and-mortar MBA.

Wow, talk about bringing back an old thread!

Once you step outside of Canada, not a lot of people will give much prestige to a Queen's or Western MBA. And it's certainly not unfathomable that there are lots of very good jobs outside Canada. I listed my personal experience as an example of the physical boundaries of the prestige of Canadian schools, and that was for a ~US$100k/yr techie job. If I had gone to the University College of Cape Breton, it would have been just as meaningful in that case.

Originally Posted by Rehan

Wow, talk about bringing back an old thread!

Once you step outside of Canada, not a lot of people will give much prestige to a Queen's or Western MBA. And it's certainly not unfathomable that there are lots of very good jobs outside Canada. I listed my personal experience as an example of the physical boundaries of the prestige of Canadian schools, and that was for a ~US$100k/yr techie job. If I had gone to the University College of Cape Breton, it would have been just as meaningful in that case.

What kind of a techie job gets you 100k/yr?