Someone I know just finished an executive education program at Wharton that cost $70k… no letters after his name now, just a certificate. These programs seem like the height of grifting to me. or is even a certificate from a top-tier business school really worth that much?

I feel like when I see a top-tier school on a profile and they didn’t get a degree there it feels like they’re being misleading somehow. Am I missing the value of these programs?

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Guarantee he’ll put on LinkedIn “Wharton educated” or some horse****. I’ve seen a lot of people do that.

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Absolutely. I’ve seen that too.

I think they're intended more for people whose companies pay for them.

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Pretty much, I can't imagine shelling out 70k for a certificate...might as well just go back and get a fun degree at that point

A certificate like that doesn’t mean anything

The only one of those certificates that holds weight is Harvards program for board members

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It depends on who you are and what your goals are. Maybe your friend needed to have Wharton on his resume for a position, or maybe the company he works for paid for the program.

I took Harvard online courses in college (didn’t go to Harvard). Does that count as going to Harvard? If so I gotta update my LinkedIn because I hated my time at Yale

Lots of other people do!

It's not really that worth it. For $70k? Nope. Your experience is way more valuable than that.

Yes it is indeed expensive getting even just a certificate from Wharton Business School. I was given the chance to choose a school before but I never opted for Wharton because of the expenses I might incur.

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