Is an executive/part time MBA worth it, in consulting? Does it pay dividends or help with career advancement if I plan to stay in consulting?

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Executive - No. For part time if you want to go to a “better” firn then maybe but likely no, if you want to switch from like implementations to strategy then maybe

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Perhaps an EMBA might be worth considering

It depends. In Chicago, both Booth and Kellogg has great E and PT MBA programs. However, it won’t really help much with someone already past mid-point in their career. PTMBA would help someone that was homegrown and was able to hit the MBA entry level on their own and is now seeking a higher “manager” level.

EMBA would help with networking as I know a lot of local Chicago corporations that send their D/VP levels to get them ready for senior executive roles.

Any good consulting firm will know the difference between FTMBA vs PTMBA vs EMBA.

If you’re the Accenture guy that keeps asking about Loyola or DePaul program because you can’t afford Booth or Kellogg, then you can go back to all the previous posts about why those programs aren’t worth it to transition from general IT to tech consulting or regular consulting and especially not strategy consulting.

*I am the PPMD overseeing MBA recruiting for the Midwest for my Big firm so I know a little about this. I also lead a strategy consulting practice. I don’t have any MBA so you could be successful without one. I wish I had time to go back for an EMBA though.

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Principal1, BIG thanks for taking the time to type that out. Appreciate the thorough response. I’m not the ACN person, but l’ll look into previous posts as well. Incredibly helpful response

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