<p>Does anyone have any input on the John Hopkins MBA or their MS Finance program? I know that the school is relatively new and I am not sure if they are even accredited yet. With that said, Johns Hopkins carries a great reputation in many other areas. Does anyone have any knowledge about the job placement, average starting salaries, etc.? Any input in general would be appreciated. Thanks</p>
<p>I don't believe they offer a traditional full-time MBA program. I wouldn't recommend any MBA program that doesn't have posted salary information on its website. I'm sure it's good if you are going into the medical field.</p>
<p>My guess is that the MS in Finance program would be a better route if you were to attend Johns Hopkins, simply because it is less critical that you attend a top program for the MS.</p>
<p>The MBA program at Hopkins is in its infancy, having begun only one or twos year ago, max. What we hear is that the program is very small, appealing to business professionals in and around Baltimore. I am sure that you can get all the information you need if you call the Carey School of Business at Hopkins. In terms of the finance program, there is a lot of buzz about this on campus. Hopkins has a first rate economics department, and its finance program seems very exciting.
In sum, I don't think that you can ever go wrong with anything that Hopkins does. As far as I am concerned, it is always first rate. But I would make some phone calls to get answers rather than opinions. For established business programs, I would look at USNWR, and also the Wall St. Journal's lists.</p>
<p>^ Look at USNWR...avoid Wall St. Journal. Bad list.</p>
<p>Since the Johns Hopkins is still at its beginning, do you think they are very strict about the 2-year work experience requirement?</p>
<p>The biggest problem in not doing the work experience is that you will not be competitive for good jobs when you graduate.</p>
<p>yah.. Hopkins MBA.. i don't know.. if you are from around that area, better go to Smith or UMBC</p>
<p>The JHU MS in Finance is a great program. I looked at Wharton, Harvard and all the top rated programs before going to JHU. What was different about JHU was they interviewed a lot of senior executives and asked what worked from their MBA program from different schools and prior hopkins grads that were CEOs like myself. Then they modified their program accordingly. I decided on an MS with a double concentration in Finance and Strategic Marketing doing all core courses for both concentrations. In all most classes you worked on real world, current company problems with professors that were experts in their specific fields and working in the exact profession. Our strategic marketing professor wrote the book I see often referenced by other schools. Every professor I had worked in the field and wasn’t just an academic. They could relate more to what you will experience in the real world. Since then (1996) JHU has continued to enhance the program and get accredited as an “MBA” program. All other schools have copied this real world focus and moved away from the old MBA programs that worked on books and yesterdays news. While some of you consider the MBA at JHU new, there are CEOs from companies like Johnson and Johnson, MITRE and many others that recruit grads directly from JHU because JHU listened to them so many years ago. If you want to buy a name, go to Wharton or Harvard. They are catching up to Hopkins, but you will pay more. 
Enjoy.</p>
<p>Harvard and Wharton are catching up to Hopkins??? Suuuure…</p>
<p>If I am interested in going into Hospital Administration, do you think the JHU MBA would be a good bet? The admissions rate is pretty high, you still get the Johns Hopkins name which would hold more clout with medical professionals than almost every other school.</p>
<p>Any advice?</p>
<p>JHU Carey will inevitably get a lot of good students because of their strong name brand and location. Specifically, their Washington, DC campus has more students then their Baltimore campus, and it is located 5 minutes from the White House, the World Bank, IMF, Treasury, OMB, Commerce, dozens of top lobbying and consulting firms, etc. Getting to Georgetown by 6 p.m. to take a part-time or executive MBA class is almost impossible given its location, so for people with serious jobs G-Town is not a great option, and GW is consistently under-performing. It’s true that JHU Carey is quite new, but I think they will build a solid alumni base relatively quickly.</p>
<p>Just a Money making racket profiting from the name Johns Hopkins. There is a lot of difference between lecturing and teaching and all the lectures just lecture. Cost per class is $ 2500. Each class is of 8 weeks and the 8th week will be the final test. That means the classes are only 7 weeks. If you are a full time student you may do it but if you have to work and go to school here it’s a shear waste of money. Visit MBA ********.com before you go there.
FInd a school which has 12 week semester instead of 8. Good luck.</p>
<p>Personally, I do not think JHU MBA is a good option since it is kind of new.</p>