Do certifications from top business schools help your marketability?

I have a top 30 MBA. My company has a $15k yearly education budget. I’d like to obtain a product strategy and a marketing analytics cert from a top 10 school. Wondering if taking the course negates my MBAs credibility. I already have PMP, PMI-ACP, and a few others.

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Just don't try to push it as "education". Like you'd never put some online cert from Stanford above your MBA on a resume but you could put it in a professional certifications and continuing education category underneath with your other certs.

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No

Agree with C1

Certifications are good but Never trump the actual degree.

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