I am looking for a budget online MBA program ranked among the top 50 in USA

[Pats20]

Nice, very good deal for 4k

SO which school for 4k ?

It’s the Jack Welch Management Institute.  It’s been a great program so far.  I am able to stack two separate benefits.  One was a discount through a benefit I have and on top of that, I get an employer reimbursement.  I am going the slow and steady pace which ends up being cheaper in the long run due to the employer reimbursement cycle. 

If you have a portal through your employer, health insurance or other group, see if they offer a discount on tuition.  It might be Perkspot, LifeMart or something else.  And if you haven’t already, ask if your employer offers reimbursement.  Mine doesn’t advertise it, so I almost missed out on it, but a coworker told me about it.

Are these discounts that are offered by groups specifically for the Jack Welch program ?

[shrekr]

I contacted several Business schools and came to an understanding that since I do not have a Business UG I am required to take any where between 4-6 Foundation courses.
I did some research and finally identified that I will pursue Business Foundations certification offered by Wharton for 79$ a month. I hope to complete it in 7-8 Months. I will re-start the search for MBA school when I am nearing completion of the certification course.

I really appreciate some valuable feedback I received from your comments.

[bjcheung77]

I contacted several Business schools and came to an understanding that since I do not have a Business UG I am required to take any where between 4-6 Foundation courses.
I did some research and finally identified that I will pursue Business Foundations certification offered by Wharton for 79$ a month. I hope to complete it in 7-8 Months. I will re-start the search for MBA school when I am nearing completion of the certification course.

I really appreciate some valuable feedback I received from your comments.

There are so many different ways of getting to the MBA... Here's one of your best options, you can skip the energy, money, time on the Wharton certification, many of the MBA offerings don't have specific requirements, some do for those who need a bridging program as their undergrad was in something else.  You can take a look at this offering instead: https://www.coursera.org/degrees/mba-illinois-tech

Here are the previous threads about the institution, I mentioned it's a pretty good deal for a couple of my posts.

Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...rs-degrees
Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...-Bachelors
Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...IS-MIS-ITM
Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...a-From-IIT

[Vle045]

Nice, very good deal for 4k

SO which school for 4k ?

It’s the Jack Welch Management Institute.  It’s been a great program so far.  I am able to stack two separate benefits.  One was a discount through a benefit I have and on top of that, I get an employer reimbursement.  I am going the slow and steady pace which ends up being cheaper in the long run due to the employer reimbursement cycle. 

If you have a portal through your employer, health insurance or other group, see if they offer a discount on tuition.  It might be Perkspot, LifeMart or something else.  And if you haven’t already, ask if your employer offers reimbursement.  Mine doesn’t advertise it, so I almost missed out on it, but a coworker told me about it.

Are these discounts that are offered by groups specifically for the Jack Welch program ?

In some cases, I have seen a specific discount for JWMI. But also for Strayer in general …. And several other schools.  The discounts vary.  (I see them on various portals that I have access to).

[Pats20]

Here’s something to think about.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/2331...sideration.

If that many companies are hiring MBA grads then surely they all haven’t came from top 50 programs. Right ?

I believe this is the 2nd. Cheapest AACSB MBA after GSW. That I’ve been able to find. 

https://online.utpb.edu/programs/master-...ation/mba/

GSW is semester based and UTPB are 8 week courses.

Emporia state is about the same Total price as UTPB with a bit cheaper per credit tuition but requires 1 additional course.

[ArielB74]

You should carefully consider whether or not an MBA is even worth it. I got to the VP level in software with NO degree at all (just recently went back for my BA just for fun and now I'm doing an MS because I'd like to pursue a PhD). I'm about the same age as you. I see executive assistants all the time with MBAs. When I hire Directors or other VPs, I don't even look at their educational background, I look at their experience and the metrics that they've achieved in their careers.

Unless your employer has told you that there is a pay bump and/or promotion involved with getting your MBA or you want to eventually pursue a DBA or PhD, give it some thought. I'd say the caveat here would be for in-person MBAs, where you can network, although at your age and likely stage of your career, the utility of that is probably low.

[Duneranger]

You should carefully consider whether or not an MBA is even worth it.  I got to the VP level in software with NO degree at all (just recently went back for my BA just for fun and now I'm doing an MS because I'd like to pursue a PhD).  I'm about the same age as you.  I see executive assistants all the time with MBAs.  When I hire Directors or other VPs, I don't even look at their educational background, I look at their experience and the metrics that they've achieved in their careers.

Unless your employer has told you that there is a pay bump and/or promotion involved with getting your MBA or you want to eventually pursue a DBA or PhD, give it some thought.  I'd say the caveat here would be for in-person MBAs, where you can network, although at your age and likely stage of your career, the utility of that is probably low.

A PhD is a massive jump from a MS, like 4-7 years without much financial gain (its a blackhole of time and money if you don't go to a diploma mill, unless its funded)...just an FYI as someone finishing a doctorate.

Degrees definitely do matter matter and you will be filtered out by HRs in most instances without one. You are failing to mention that part. It's not the end all be all, but many specific grad degrees are required.

[ArielB74]

You should carefully consider whether or not an MBA is even worth it.  I got to the VP level in software with NO degree at all (just recently went back for my BA just for fun and now I'm doing an MS because I'd like to pursue a PhD).  I'm about the same age as you.  I see executive assistants all the time with MBAs.  When I hire Directors or other VPs, I don't even look at their educational background, I look at their experience and the metrics that they've achieved in their careers.

Unless your employer has told you that there is a pay bump and/or promotion involved with getting your MBA or you want to eventually pursue a DBA or PhD, give it some thought.  I'd say the caveat here would be for in-person MBAs, where you can network, although at your age and likely stage of your career, the utility of that is probably low.

A PhD is a massive jump from a MS, like 4-7 years without much financial gain (its a blackhole of time and money if you don't go to a diploma mill, unless its funded)...just an FYI as someone finishing a doctorate.

Degrees definitely do matter matter and you will be filtered out by HRs in most instances without one. You are failing to mention that part. It's not the end all be all, but many specific grad degrees are required.

I am not going to pursue it for financial gain (at my career level I'm making plenty of money; other than raises and bonuses, the only way I would make more is to get to the C-level, which I have little desire to do) -- I just want to do it for myself.  
Very few jobs require a MS; obviously if it's a requirement for jobs you're applying for, by all means get it; that's a valid reason.

[MichaelDoesMarketing]

For online MBAs with great prestige relative to cost, also check out Boston University Questrom and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Gies.

I'm currently enrolled at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Gies) and it's been a great experience so far.

[Duneranger]

You should carefully consider whether or not an MBA is even worth it.  I got to the VP level in software with NO degree at all (just recently went back for my BA just for fun and now I'm doing an MS because I'd like to pursue a PhD).  I'm about the same age as you.  I see executive assistants all the time with MBAs.  When I hire Directors or other VPs, I don't even look at their educational background, I look at their experience and the metrics that they've achieved in their careers.

Unless your employer has told you that there is a pay bump and/or promotion involved with getting your MBA or you want to eventually pursue a DBA or PhD, give it some thought.  I'd say the caveat here would be for in-person MBAs, where you can network, although at your age and likely stage of your career, the utility of that is probably low.

A PhD is a massive jump from a MS, like 4-7 years without much financial gain (its a blackhole of time and money if you don't go to a diploma mill, unless its funded)...just an FYI as someone finishing a doctorate.

Degrees definitely do matter matter and you will be filtered out by HRs in most instances without one. You are failing to mention that part. It's not the end all be all, but many specific grad degrees are required.

I am not going to pursue it for financial gain (at my career level I'm making plenty of money; other than raises and bonuses, the only way I would make more is to get to the C-level, which I have little desire to do) -- I just want to do it for myself.  
Very few jobs require a MS; obviously if it's a requirement for jobs you're applying for, by all means get it; that's a valid reason.

I am just saying a PhD is like a full time job and much different than an online masters degree. Online PhDs are dubious at best given the strenuous research and networking requirements. That’s why so few exist.

I did HR for a short time and our filters immediately cut out people without BA degrees all the time. Experience didn’t really matter, even if it was probably more valuable. Maybe we missed good folks but there are too many apps to sort through. It’s a low hanging fruit filter. 

TLDR: you basically need at least a BA degree to be competitive. Experience matters but doesn’t  get you past filters at most companies that have a large footprint l.