Higher Education Question

[txrandom]

I just graduated with a Bachelors in Computer Science from Texas A&M. The company I'm working for will pay $X per credit hour towards a degree that benefits your job. I'm going to do either an MBA or Masters in Computer Science, but the good schools cost a lot (Rice MBA/CPSC, TAMU MBA in Houston, UT MBA in Houston), too far away for night school or don't offer online programs. Is going to a lower "quality" school like University of Houston worthwhile if your Bachelors came from a better university?

 

[iGas]

I just graduated with a Bachelors in Computer Science from Texas A&M. The company I'm working for will pay $X per credit hour towards a degree that benefits your job. I'm going to do either an MBA or Masters in Computer Science, but the good schools cost a lot (Rice MBA/CPSC, TAMU MBA in Houston, UT MBA in Houston), too far away for night school or don't offer online programs. Is going to a lower "quality" school like University of Houston worthwhile if your Bachelors came from a better university?

IMHO, the real benefit of going to an expensive school is the networking/contacts that you get from physically meeting important people at the school, therefore there is no added value of taking online course with those school if they offers it.

 

[rocadelpunk]

Can you get into an MBA program without some years of post graduate work experience?

 

[Gibson486]

It's part time. So no.
Would you deny a degree just because you never heard of a school? A masters is better than no Masters.

 

[deadlyapp]

For an MBA I doubt it's particularly a big issue if you can do distance classes with a reputable college. For a masters in computer sci you may want to look into just taking a class or two at night, rather than trying to do it distance learning style, that way you can go to a solid school.

 

[txrandom]

IMHO, the real benefit of going to an expensive school is the networking/contacts that you get from physically meeting important people at the school, therefore there is no added value of taking online course with those school if they offers it.

I may eventually go onto a PhD, which I'd do full time, and hopefully make a lot of valuable contacts.

Can you get into an MBA program without some years of post graduate work experience?

It depends where you do it. Good schools, yes. Meh schools, not so much. I wouldn't be doing this for a while anyways.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Consider carefully getting a PhD. The bang for the buck may not be there.