Columbus Business School or UCLA Anderson School of Management?

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Depends who's paying for it. If I'm paying, then neither. There are better ways to spend $20,000. If work is paying, then I'm going with Columbia. 1) It's Ivy League so that impresses hiring type folks. 2) The school is older than the nation. 3) It's reputation.

I would assume work is not paying, as otherwise there'd be no reason to mention the pricetag.

Agreed that there is no reason I would fork out 20 000USD for a certificate, unless the course material and networking opportunities were guaranteed to provide some incredible (and immediate) salary increase.

For certificate courses, the value is almost entirely based on the information containing within the course itself, as well as the networking opportunities. A Certificate in Business Excellence tells me nothing about the course itself (are these like centres of excellence? Making lots of money? Being ethical?), whereas at least the Advanced Leadership and Management cert has instant appeal on a resume or CV, because I know what that means.

If I"m paying, I'm looking at ecertificates from Harvard or Cornell. Why? MUCH cheaper. I know I could complete 3 of them at Cornell for this price and it's also Ivy League.

Guessing based on the spelling that you're British or Canadian or Australian possibly....Maybe somewhere else. In the US, Ivy League is a HUGE deal in the business world. Columbia University is one of the top ten universities in the US and they're world renowned. UCLA isn't nearly as impressive.