<p>-Doing a part time program over a full time one?
-Picking a cheaper program that's lower in the us news rankings?</p>
<p>For instance, Texas A&M is starting a part time MBA program in Houston's city center. Their full time MBA is only $8k a year in state. They're #33 on USNEWS. Similarly-UT Dallas is only 11k a year, is ranked #40, and has a part time program.</p>
<p>Do you think these programs would have a better ROI than a higher ranked, more expensive program like UT McCombs that's like 30k a year ranked #17, or an out of state program like Michigan that's 50k per year OoS?</p>
<p>I know there's a lot of variables: Full time programs offer better networking, and the calculus is different depending on if you're trying to switch jobs/industries, or if you're trying to get promoted in a company you already work for. </p>
<p>I personally live in Texas, have been working for a little over a year, and am starting my GMAT prep. If I were to score, say, 700 and could get admitted to somewhere like McCombs, would the higher price tag be worth it? Even if I had to take out a bunch of loans?</p>
<p>im looking at the PMBA program of SMU vs UT Dallas or rather $84K vs $22k, the only way i could justify that kind of money spent would be if I was looking to make a career change into Consulting or another high dollar career. If i were getting the degree for me and not for a career change I am leaning to the cheaper option :)</p>
<p>Texas A&M is a great school. Why would you spend nearly 4 times as much for UT? That just doesn’t make any sense to me. I mean, you’re in a unique situation in Texas to have a school such as Texas A&M, which is excellent, at a tuition rate which is lower than ANY MBAs in my state (Washington State).</p>
<p>You have no chance at MBB or BB from Mays, but you do from McCombs. That’s not to say that McCombs is a golden ticket, but if your goal is to purpose an MBA for either of those two options, it’s a better option than Mays. </p>
<p>On the other hand, if you have an existing career and want to get to the next stage (e.g. management) in your current career, it doesn’t really matter.</p>
<p>I would wait a couple more years before you make up your mind. See where your present job or future job takes you. You can still take the GMAT since the score is good for 5 years.</p>