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Review Icon mbaready reviewed University of Phoenix MBA in Business Schools:
I went to George Mason University and graudated in 1994 with a BA in Economics, 3.1 GPA. I had the opportunity to go to American university MBA program or UOP MBA program and I chose UOP. Its much closer to my house/work and cheaper. Also, from what I understand the UOP curriculum was the same as the "traditional" programs. The materials being taught at UOP are the same as other well known programs.

I have been going to UOP now for 14 months straight (no breaks, only Christmas) on CAMPUS, NOT online and have found the school to be excellent!! I have two more classes left, so another 3 months and I will be done!!! There are some courses that are so intense that I wouldnt recommend taking if it will be your main focus after the program, like Accounting or Finance. Its just too short of a time to truly comprehend everything. But all the other courses are identical to what my friends at the "traditional" colleges took.

As for the grading, it is a bit easier in ALL master programs, so it depends on your professor. I had many profs with PHD's working for major companies and are director level. I currently work for a big Government contractor in the IT field and my boss told me the UOP is fine. He mentioned if your looking to get a CEO job, it might not work out too well, but if you want your career to move forward, getting a management or director level job will not be an issue......and he still said the CEO job isnt out of the question!! This is a man who went to the University of Virginia, and earned a masters degree in business...Great school and great price!! I have learned so much and I am so glad I went there...I just hope in the future people will give the school more credit, because remember it is a ACCREDITED school, BOTTOM LINE!!
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12 days ago

Review Icon s901 reviewed Keller Graduate School of Management in Business Schools:
I don't recommend attending any MBA program that lacks AACSB accreditation. I tried Keller and I took a few of their courses. I was excited since I managed to get "A"s for all my classes. However, I did a further research and decided to quit the program. I decided to apply for one of the top 20 MBA programs in the country and I got accepted. The difference was that I was not earning “A”s anymore, because of the curve based grading and the intense competition between students. It was a great learning experience nonetheless and I realized the difference between top quality MBA programs and the easy way to get a degree. My advice is to conduct an extensive research before applying to any program. I disagree with the previous comment that Keller teaching quality would be negatively impacted by pursuing an AACSB accreditation. AACSB is a proof of a high quality curriculum with top tier faculty members. AACSB accredited programs have tremendous network with top tier companies for post MBA internships and hiring. How many top tier companies are approaching Keller to recruit its graduates? Top tier companies choose graduates from top schools with proven academic experience. They select graduates who apply a lot of efforts to attain their MBAs. Academic performance reflects the willingness and commitment to work in challenging environments, and unfortunately Keller is not the type of school with such reputation.
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18 days ago

Review Icon kevinsterling reviewed Mayo Medical School in Medical Schools:
Mayo is, alongside Harvard and Hopkins, the best medical school in the United States. They care for their students, and give them self-guided learning opportunities in order to tailor their medical education to their interests. The opportunities for seeking out mentors is unmatched. As a medical student, you'll have the opportunity to work with some of the world's best in your respective field. In addition, the Mayo philosophy of putting the patient first attracts the doctors who genuinely care about patients. Second to the patients are the medical students and residents. It is doubtful that at other top institutions, the physicians and staff care as much about the patients and students, as does Mayo. Financial aid is remarkable, as each student receives at least a 1/2 tuition scholarship + 5K stipend for away rotations, and international medical trips. Mayo, quite simply, cannot be beat.
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24 days ago

Review Icon MBAGM reviewed University of Phoenix MBA in Business Schools:
I graduated with a UOP MBA a few years ago. I have read several of the postings here and, frankly, there is truth in just about all of them, good and bad. When I was a student, UOP was a "long as you pay, you'll get an 'A'" type of school. Yes, anyone who signed up was allowed into class with no vetting process whatsoever (I actually had a "classmate" who didn't understand English who posted jibberish in the message boards). Yes, the standards were quite low (I got an "A" in accounting and understood nothing beyond DB=debit and CB=credit). At the same time, however, the UOP's resources for learning are outstanding. The online library of peer-reviewed publications is nothing short of amazing. Judging from some of the recent posts here, it seems UOP is getting its act together, at least at some campuses.

If your intent is to learn, UOP offers plenty of opportunity. Some of my classmates were private business people who sought the degree, not to impress anyone, but to learn how to better manage their enterprises. I think that says a lot about the school. It offers practical knowledge as opposed to academic. True, I doubt we will see any editorials written in the NY Times with author credentials from the UOP, but look at the school magazine to see the impressive titles of some of the graduates. I recall seeing navy admirals, corporate executives and even high-ranking members of the government (Secretary of Transportation in the Bush administration for one)listed. The bottom line is if your desire is to learn and you work hard on your studies, you can go far with what they teach. If your goal is to impress then find a brick and mortar institution and sit down in class for the two years it takes. When it comes to the quality of what you take away from the educational experience itself, that is totally up to you.
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26 days ago

Review Icon A user reviewed University of Illinois - Urbana- Champaign in Engineering Schools:
In July 2009, the University of Illinois launched a salary freeze for administrators, faculty and other academic professionals without considering how much a person earns in a year, or whether the salary is from the university or external funding or grants. More than 65 administratives in the University of Illinois each make $200,000 to more than $450,000 annually. Since they make big sum of money in a year, the freezing doesn't hurt them at all. The university president at Urbana makes $450,000.

Those individuals earn more than $15 million annually, or 2.5 percent of the salary budget for the University’s employees.
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26 days ago

Review Icon texassongwriter reviewed University of Phoenix MBA in Business Schools:
Put in the time, effort, and make an active effort to learn. I attended Baylor University for 90 of my undergraduate hours, only to leave because of financial limitations. I completed my undergraduate degree at University of Phoenix in Business Management, then bridged over to the MBA program, where I graduated with a 3.76 GPA. Both undergrad and graduate degrees I earned at the Dallas, Tx. campus. What I found is this, in comparing the University of Phoenix to the high quality traditional school. At University of Phoenix, you can complete ten classes per year (30 credit hours) in undergrad and 8 classes in graduate school. The classes are accelerated and intense, especially intense at the graduate level. You have teams that you form with classmates. I found many of the students to be very fine quality, hard-working people who wanted to learn, like I did. If team-mates fail to make an effort or complete work, they are out of the team, then out of the class and out of the degree program. What I gained from my education there are tremendous critical thinking, time management, leadership, and team building skills. The education is a real world application of state of the art curriculum, taught by instructors with Masters or Doctorate educations who work in the field they instruct. I put a great deal of time in it, and reaped the knowledge and rewards. After I graduated, I was hired to run a small business in Dallas. Now, after four years of growing the business, I currently earn over $100,000 with benefits. Now, the down side. If you desire to become a financial business analyst for a corporation, U. of Phoenix or ANY other accelerated MBA program may NOT work for you, whether it be U. Texas Dallas, UTA, or SMU. The statistics and finance classes are very challenging, however due to the accelerated and shorter class time, it is difficult to get the depth and detailed knowledge of statistical and financial formulas that an analyst will want to learn in that period of time. If you wish to have those details, take the longer, traditional three year MBA program at any school. Best wishes!
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26 days ago

Review Icon 375GPA reviewed University of Phoenix MBA in Business Schools:
I am currently doing my MBA at UOP “ON-Campus”. I graduated with a Bachelor in PSY from San Francisco State University. I am aiming to become a business consultant with my background.

I have acquired so much knowledge about the real business world from this program. I must admit, it is not easy thus far, and this MBA program in particular is not a diploma mill. I started with 12 students and am down to 7 students, halfway through my program.

Although, the school has a bad rep, it is still accredited with both regional and national accreditations.

5 of 7 students in my program are currently working for fortune 500 companies and these companies are paying a portion of their tuitions.

I would highly advise anyone to really do your research upon this school before you are influenced into negative territory.

If this school was that bad, there will be no accreditation and it would have gone bankrupt by now verses growing larger and larger by the years (really, think about it).

Prior to my enrollment at UOP, I did my own research and actually asked the recruiter here in my HR dept. and he told me that even he knows the MBA program at UOP is intense, he would consider this degree like any other degrees from per se, Berkeley, SF State etc. etc.

I am not defending UOP, I can care less about what people think or say. This is my very own education I am working towards for. BUT what people should NOT do is mislead others into believing that this school has no value. PLEASE do you own research which will lead to an honest judgment.


My friend who works for IBM got his MBA from UOP and his salary increased by 35% and he is now a project manager in his dept. I am hoping to advance my position here at work as well, when I accomplish my MBA from UOP.

Ultimately, no ones enjoys school, it just a way of life. If you research any other schools, you will find negative feedbacks, I can assure you this.

Good Luck to you all in your choice of higher learning.
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35 days ago

Review Icon abichara reviewed University of Miami MBA in Business Schools:
I took a few classes at UM while getting my MBA at another university a few years ago.

My observations are that it's a beautiful facility with engaged faculty and good students. Relatively low student to faculty ratio makes learning more interactive than in other big state universities. Even at the Graduate level, some masters level classes have 70 students in them. That really just makes them glorified undergrad classes (but the students still pay grad level prices for them!!) That's the advantage that you have with private schools like UM, although you definitely have to pay for it!

My broader critique consist of the actual academic content of the program, which are really common to all MBA programs. While the technical knowledge, especially in the accounting programs, are top notch, finance seems to be somewhat shortsighted. The focus is on managing risk rather than preventing it. Since then, I've come to realize how so many of these MBA's up in Wall Street managed to miss the glaring signs that there was a broader systemic problem lurking in the financial system. Analysis among most academics within the field is very short term and myopic. Marketing courses are interesting, and I find the UM program to be particularly strong here. I consider management courses to be overly theoretical and pie in the sky. Way too much positivist ideology for my tastes. Business Law, Economics, and Ethics usually round out the curricula.

I don't think the value of an MBA is as high as it was a few years ago: the market is already drenched with people possessing the degree and the economic downturn has put a crunch on job and internship opportunities. Also I think the curriculum needs to be readjusted, particularly in the field of finance, to reflect the new realities within the market. It is definitely a worthwhile degree, but I would balance it out by taking an undergrad degree in the humanities or the social sciences. That type of education provides historical context, which is really missing in the MBA.
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44 days ago

Review Icon Floridagirl58 reviewed Rollins College (Crummer) in Business Schools:
We wouldn't want you here anyways!
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53 days ago

Review Icon anvari reviewed University of Phoenix MBA in Business Schools:
I have been a business professor and dean of business at three different universities until I recently retired after 30 years in academia. When the University of Phoenix started offering MBAs, like everyone else I viewed it with skepticism and a bit of snobbish disdain. How can they compete with us in “real universities?” The truth is that they saw the relevance of online education before the rest of us and developed the expertise to provide education online effectively. The fact that they are private is secondary. Two of my own employers were private schools, albeit, not-for profit. The challenge I think is to provide quality education online. This entails dealing with the inevitable frustrations that arise when students have difficulty with the subject matter of their courses and need help to succeed. Given the online setup, it is difficult to get face-to-face help from the instructor or other students in the MBA program. This is why a group of us have started a face-to-face tutoring company here in Southern California specifically to help business students. We hope to expand it nationally. Visit us at business-tutors.com.
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