My colleagues
Just to put some intro
I am 22 years after college experience and worked in consulting for 15 years and currently in industry for 7 years.
My long term goal is to go back to consulting more of a business advisor from a strategy perspective
Here is my question
Would MBA be any good for me especially looking at strategy side?
I don’t want to spend $200K and would probably go online MBA in a mid tier school. Are those any good?
Looking forward to your great input on this topic

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i would do executive MBA. i don’t think online will do much unless, for example, your current company just wants you to check an MBA box so they can promote you

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22 years after college would put you somewhere in your mid 40's? To be honest, even for an executive MBA, I would think of the ROI. It would have to be the absolute best ones (Wharton, Kellogg, Booth, Columbia) to be worth it given the number of working years remaining are less.

Your goals must also be crystal clear and immediately actionable to make sense pursuing such an expensive degree.

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