Has anyone done Stanford LEAD (one year online professional certificate) or a similar program? How about MSx (one year in-person masters)? Do these programs have any value for consulting executives?

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You are going to get opinions from people who have no insights or experience with these programs. Why don’t you check out the alumni network or do LinkedIn search and see what graduates of these programs do afterwards?

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You should contact the schools and ask about the profiles of people that matriculate. I would err on the side of in-person because the networking in these things are more important than the content you learn.

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The MSx costs $230k. That was it for me.

I already live in the Bay Area so some of the MSx costs are not relevant for me. I'm looking at $140k for MSx vs. $16k for LEAD. When I include opportunity costs (lost comp) it's more like $500k for MSx vs. $16k for LEAD.

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OP, did you end up going for either program?

Thanks OP. In case you are interested, the lead program for this year starts in a couple of months and still accepts applications now

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