The Price of an M.B.A. at This School? Free

[rmorse]

I knew about Cooper Union. Very small engineering school near NYU.

 

[Gambit]

How does it not compare? MBA programs are garbage to start with. No hard skills are taught. It's a networking circus with paper crown as reward in the end. Most MBA programs today are even taught via video conferencing or a combination of that and classroom teaching. Pretty close to online learning in terms of content. Reputation wise there are differences but again it's basically because of the different screening process. If you had an online program that only admits the best of the best then the reputation will be accordingly high.

Soft skills aren't a bad thing. Honestly, in business soft skills are valued above tech skills. Networking is not always easy and sales is even more challenging.

 

[Gambit]

I knew about Cooper Union. Very small engineering school near NYU.

I think Cooper is charging now. Students were furious I believe.

Yup...The end of an era:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/16/n...ion-of-free-tuition-may-be-near-end.html?_r=0

 

[Gambit]

Here is a coding bootcamp for the technically oriented:
https://www.codefellows.org/faq#new-program-length

The bootcamp offers a money back guarantee if graduates are unable to find employment within 9 months. The bootcamp grad job market is becoming saturated but there are still opportunities.

 

[rmorse]

You are right, but still very cheap: http://www.cooper.edu/admissions/tuition-fees

 

[IAS_LLC]

I went to NYU. I could have dealt with more Sun!

It's an awesome place. I will admit, I work mostly with MIT and Stanford engineers and my ASU degrees have left a chip on my shoulders. It prepares you to do the job every bit as well as the more prestigious universities... But is more affordable. The downside is purely perception.

I would guess the starting salary for an ASU mba is less than other universities, but Phoenix is substantially cheaper than probably any east coast city.

 

[rmorse]

If I was to move from NYC, Phoenix/Scottsdale would be my first choice. Love it there.

 

[Gambit]

It's an awesome place. I will admit, I work mostly with MIT and Stanford engineers and my ASU degrees have left a chip on my shoulders. It prepares you to do the job every bit as well as the more prestigious universities... But is more affordable. The downside is purely perception.

I would guess the starting salary for an ASU mba is less than other universities, but Phoenix is substantially cheaper than probably any east coast city.

Thanks for the input. How is recruiting at ASU? Did you have a fairly easy time securing internships?

 

[Gambit]

And one more list:
http://thenextweb.com/dd/2015/05/01/10-best-coding-bootcamps-for-those-on-a-budget/

Some of these coding bootcamps offer a full refund if graduates don't secure employment.

 

[IAS_LLC]

Thanks for the input. How is recruiting at ASU? Did you have a fairly easy time securing internships?

Yes. I didn't start applying until my junior year, but received internship offers from all of the big aerospace companies. And had a full time job secured 6 months before I graduated.

I'm an engineer.. not a finance guy...so I can't really speak to how the job placement is for financial jobs.