what is executive mba and how it is diff from MBA . which is better doing mba after college or after job?

4 Responses to what is executive mba and how it is diff from MBA . which is better doing mba after college or after job?

1. Rax

   March 18, 2010 at 3:12 am

   I suggest that after college, get a job and simultaneously take your MBA after office hours.

   That’s the most logical thing to do. You learn and earn at the same time.
2. lynette

   March 18, 2010 at 3:44 am

   MBA : Graduate from any stream is eligible
   Exe-MBA – Graduate from any stream with min 2years work experience.
   I would say Exe-MBA will be much better because it increases your chances for a promotion. Employers would prefer an experienced person to a fresher Exe-MBA.
3. wilderwriter

   March 18, 2010 at 4:09 am

   It’s not an “executive MBA;” it’s an executive MBA PROGRAM. What that normally means is that the college tries to recruit “executives” to attend shortened course offerings (often at night and on weekends, to accomodate people’s jobs). It’s little more than a money-making initiative for the colleges and the professors who moonlight for those programs. The degree is allegedly the same as any other MBA, but I have my own doubts (that may be a bit of pomposity on my part).

   When I got my MBA from Wharton, they wouldn’t let people into the program unless they had 2-to-5 years of post-college work experience and wouldn’t even admit recent Wharton Undergraduates.

   The best answer to your question should come from people who work for companies who recruit/hire MBAs. I hope you get some input from them.
4. OrangeKitten

   March 18, 2010 at 4:33 am

   Executive MBA programs are just that — executives in industry who want to add an MBA next to their name. Aside from senior managers you’ll often find physicians and attorneys in these programs. Executive MBA programs are mostly designed for networking purposes and for the student to get an MBA ‘stamp of approval’. That’s about it. Career goals aren’t much of an issue since the students already have powerful positions and frankly the MBA isn’t going to matter for their professional endeavors. These people already run multi-million dollar divisions or entire firms, you think an MBA is going to make any differerence? Nope.

   EMBA classes usually held on Saturdays all day long and/or some weeknights. They are entirely cohort programs, which means you take the same classes with everyone enrolled. This causes problems for elective courses since the way it works is the class ‘votes’ for what electives to have and comprimises.

   They say the programs are equivalent to a regular MBA but this isn’t really the case. Instruction is less rigorous and expectations lower. One doesn’t even need a good undergrad GPA nor GMAT scores to get in. Classes take on a more unscientific approach by emphasizing and discussing personal experience at length among the students. In fact, many EMBA programs are held in dining halls with a projector screen and not classrooms or lecture halls. Gourmet catered food service during sessions is common. That gives you an indication to how different it is from a regular MBA!

   EMBA programs are extremely important to biz schools because they bring in huge amounts of money. Not necessarily just from the tuition (which is much higher than a regular MBA), but from how the students of the organizations tend to be large benefactors to the school itself (they donate a LOT of money and services). Honestly, it borders on unethical but that’s how it’s done.