Archive for February, 2010
What is a part-time MBA? How can it help you achieve your career goals? As the name suggests, a part-time MBA is a business administration graduate program that you can earn without having to leave your current job. The classes are usually conducted at night or through a distance learning platform. If you are a working professional, a part-time MBA program is ideal for you. And if you want to earn the best part-time MBA, it is best to take one of the top part-time MBA programs in the United States today.
The top part-time MBA programs in the nation today are offered by the following institutions:
- UCLA Anderson
- University of Texas
- University of Massachusetts
- Boston College
- University of Houston
- University of Texas
- New York University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Rollins College
- Wake Forest University
- Ohio State University
- Washington University
- Georgia State
- Indiana University Southeast
- University of Nevada
- University of Washington
- Boston University
- University of Richmond
- Southern Methodist University
- Elon University
- Villanova University
- Drexel University
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Loyola University
- University of Chicago
This list was compiled by the BusinessWeek. UCLA ranked on top because of its improved career service program and better ways to network. The former was accomplished by providing career counselors that only part-time MBA students could work with. As for career networking, the classes were revised in a way that a set of students take the same classes together. This way, they’d be able to get to know each other and be able to network better.
Other factors with which these part-time MBA programs were rated were average GMAT score and completion rate. The schools also differ according to the kind of opportunities they offer to the students. Some schools are ideal for those who want to switch careers. Others were perfect for those who wanted career advancement.
“Source: BusinessWeek”
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