Hi, I live in Oman, 39 y old with 12+ Project management experience. I need help selecting which program to go with, all are in same price category [24k]and triple crown accredited except HW
1. Liverpool pros payment is relaxed cons minimum 3 years
2. Gies pros is the University reputation and possibility of a scholarship
3. Bradford already received a proposal cons [highest price]
4. HW very low price at 8K with the scholarship. Cons low accreditation

Not sure the high difference in price worth it or not, especially I am not living in UK neither US

Do you have career goals? I think Hull runs its MBA in Oman. Is that an option? If you need an accredited MBA, the Gies had a great program, If you don't need an accredited MBA, then why not choosea cheaper alternative than HW, like University of the People or Amity?

Do you have career goals? [Yes Basically improve my career opportunities, I am a holder of PMP since long time, but I feel the market here is very demanding]

I think Hull runs its MBA in Oman. Is that an option? [Thanks for the suggestion, I will speak with them, still prefer Online for the flexibility, I am not sure i will stay in Oman]

 If you need an accredited MBA, the Gies had a great program, If you don't need an accredited MBA, then why not choosea cheaper alternative than HW, like University of the People or Amity?

Saying you want to improve your career opportunities is not a career goal, in the same say that saying you want to travel is not a destination.  

[Edited by StuartHE on Sep 17, 2023]

To elaborate, I am currently working as engineering project manager in a small company. as it is a small company I used to manage many other tasks, like company P&L, HR etc. However, In the last few weeks, I applied in many job posts which I feel I can handle like PM or EM, didn't get the expected outcome of interviews. I did a research and found that companies are demanding MBA, I searched also and found that most of my desired positions in reputable companies are holders of MBA. Some of them from high rank, some are not coming from high rank MBAs. I hope this is clarifying 

So you are looking for EM and PM roles that require an MBA? Are these jobs different from the ones that don't require an MBA? What schools did people in these roles attend in your target geography? Did any of them attend foreign schools? Without some compelling evidence, a triple crown MBA is going to perhaps add less value to an EM or PM candidate than a qualification from a EM or PM professional body.  

Okay so I am going to do the online MBA at any case and decided that criteria is reputation, accreditation and curriculum in the order.
I got an offer from Bradford and Liverpool and I am waiting for an answer from gies and Boston.
I found that Liverpool has more credits in FT ranking, CEO magazine and QS but my problem is they are a black box.I requested to see some previous recorded sessions, any sample course vedio and the answer is simply no. On the other hand I attended some sample courses from Coursera for Gies and found it more attractive and interactive, with videos are taken from shops and streets, photos and vedios to explain a case. Also it is not like a script I feel the lecturer speaks in a natural way. 
Since Liverpool has no samples. I thought I will take an example course from university of London, I guess may be all UK ulniversities have a similar teaching methodology. I found the UoL course is very boring very classical style, old professors with a script.

So what do you think? In terms of figures Liverpool has the best numbers but I am not comfortable because I didn't see much.
Take in consideration that both Bradford and Liverpool, I can start in October where US universities are in Jan earliest

The ULMS MBA is delivered by Laureate, I think. As an educational experience,  UIUC is decades ahead. 

I think that is changed. The program is delivered by Kaplan Open Learning (KOL) since 2019. 

Good to know. So also in this case interaction with Liverpool academics will still be limited. In contrast, the UIUC MBA is delivered directly by Gies. 

Hi Duncan, I just found an Online EMBA in POLIMI Milan. Initially I had an idea that EMBA can't be online based.
So now, I need to know your thoughts about EMBA in general and specifically POLIMI. I checked the curriculum conpared to normal MBA and they are almost the same

Try asking a more specific question, relating it to your career goals. If you want to work in northern Italy it's  a good option.  

I have been accepted in both gies and Liverpool. I had a chance to try Liverpool for about 3 weeks and in comparison to gies, it is really far behind. It is more about writing with citations like an academic degree. The offline videos are just slides with recorded voice. I didn't like the lecturer also.
For me, gies is much more interactive. More creative, and it is activity based rather than writing and theoretical knowledge.
Basically, in the Liverpool leadership course, I noticed all collaboration work is in the form of:
1. Write 300 to 500 words post using Harvard reference citation 2. Write a comment on your colleague's post in 200 words
I didn't like that at all. Guess what the final assignment is to write a 2000-word essay????
So far, I have completed 3 courses in gies coursera and waiting for the class to be started in Jan, I was able to see sample previous lectures, so It is much better than Liverpool lectures
To be honest, gies to Liverpool is like a Ferrari compared with a camry.
I am also accepted in Boston, but I am planning to withdraw and continue with gies. It lacks the MOOC part. I mean the coursera vedios. Also, it is not that flexible as gies

Very useful. I am surprised that Boston isn't more developed.

Very useful. I am surprised that Boston isn't more developed.