a little WGU MBA review....

[rebel100]

I was planning to start Amberton University's MBA program in November but your story now has me reconsidering my options. I work full time and plan on setting aside about 10-15 hours a week on studies. My goal is to complete an MBA in about a year and a half and I like the idea of self paced courses. I was wondering if the workload is manageable and about how many hours per week have you been putting in.

My first two courses played to my strengths a bit, I didn't find them particularly difficult. I spent around 10-12 hours a week on it (a little less on human resources). I do have Finance coming up which seems to be a big stumbling block for many and supply chain is large and detailed...those two I expect to take longer and require more work. There are a few more softballs coming up as well though, leadership, social responsibility, and risk management should go down quick. The workload is manageable and if you talk with your adviser (you will be forced to anyway ) you can schedule the easier courses around different milestones in your life...take the easy stuff when you need to and save the harder stuff for when you have more time so to speak.

Take a look at the MBA Management and Strategy PDF located here MBA Online | Master of Business Administration Degree Online | WGU College of Business just above the yellow box in the middle near the bottom...pretty good overview.

I wouldn't rate Amberton any higher than WGU based on name or reputation...either would be fine, but I think WGU is a LOT more flexible.