Thinking of getting an online MBA from Kelley at IU. Been at Big 4 and am now at a MM firm doing transaction advisory and structuring work. I like the Online MBA as I can continue to work. I don’t particularly have aspirations to work at MBB or anything like that, but I would be interested in pursuing a MM banking job and eventually something in PE. Does that seem reasonable. I have a solid network already so not super concerned about networking during the MBA (and Kelley isn’t known for that).

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Please don’t. Not having a MBA degree looks better than having a MBA degree from an obscure program

If you must do a MBA, please choose the in person full time option. Those are the best value

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IU Kelly school of business is not an obscure program by any means. I didn’t go there, but it’s a top public business school according to many rankings. (Not top 10 but top 20)

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Agreed with D1, MBA is only worth it if it's a prestigious program. And the main benefit is the networking opportunities. If you don't have either of those then it doesn't add any value for your career goals

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M15 at least

Kelley MBA has a lot of EY PPMDs and SMs as adjunct faculty. You can run from EY, but you can't hide.

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I got into the program but turned it down. They wanted $65k, which is outrageous for an online degree. There are other online programs with better names, but I agree with the other posters you should aim for in-person. However, I disagree about FT. There are some excellent PT and executive programs (I’ve seen people to Booth’s executive MBA, and they fly in for the weekend classes from around the country).

You also need to understand your objectives and market. There’s an excellent school in my area - it ranks around 30 for FT, but it’s highly respected in my area. I would say it’s the most prevalent degree among CFOs and CEOs (who have an MBA) in my city. Now, that doesn’t mean I could go to Goldman Sachs, but it’s great for a specific purpose.

Find your purpose and find the school that fulfills that purpose. I can almost guarantee an online program won’t do that.

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