Hello there,



Please bear with me my long inquiry, I'd really appreciate your input.



I want to take an MBA for the below specified reasons:

1- I work in business but I don't have a business degree so I can stay relevant, also the bachelor degree I possess is from a public university in Egypt which makes it extremely hard to land a job in the big multinational companies due to their preferism to ivy league universities, so I can decrease the gap

2- I work in Dubai now but my ultimate goal hopefully is to immigrate to Europe or Australia, I need something with global recognition and accreditation (not key factor in choosing best MBA)

3- And of course the basic requirements to learn more and grow and earn more



Now, for my budget, I'd say the lower the better, but I followed your advice guys and ran away from unaccredited degrees in Egypt like Eslsca and would opt in for on the options mention in the great article by Duncan "Value alternatives to unaccredited MBAs"

and from what's available, in my opinion the best 2 options overall are the Deakin and Hull ones.



I'm comparing to choose which one to get (or any other option you think is better), I did some research and Deakin seems way better and even cheaper! but its downsides are the current program is offering PGMD from Upgrad and not IMT - 75% of the curriculum is offered by Upgrad (including the specialization module) while only 25% offered by Deakin and they condensed the learning to be in only 13months or so - Finally been reading bad reviews about Deakin overall accessibility, refunds, old sessions etc.

For Hull - it's lower rating uni compared to Deakin and more expensive, but upsides are the degree is straight from the university.



So appreciate if you can advise me which one to go with of the 2 mentioned (or any other option you see as a better fit). and if you can be generous enough and answer the below:

1- Is MBA now a good investment with all the layoffs and market saturation with great talents with experience from big companies?

2- Is Upgrad trustworthy? (disclaimer: you can give your honest opinion it won't be considered as official endorsement)
3- Finally, what's the difference between global MBA and normal one? at Hull I found 3 types of MBA and I'm so confused


Thank you so much!

[Edited by Mostafahassann on Feb 05, 2024]

1. Investing in yourself is always the best choice. I am not sure if an MBA is the best option for you, or if either of these degrees is.

2. Trustworthiness is subjective Upgrad delivers qualifications at the lowest possible cost and that is reflected by the student experience.

3. Different schools give different meanings to that term. Generally it means the course is aimed at foreigners.

[Edited by Duncan on Feb 05, 2024]

Thank you so much Duncan!.
Below is my reply and further elaboration:
1. "Investing in yourself is always the best choice. I am not sure if an MBA is the best option for you, or if either of these degrees is". - I totally agree to investing in myself, my worry is I don't find a job that utilizes this knowledge soon and I start forgetting. I work in procurement in a very limited specific area (marketing material) so I want to broaden my scope and chances of work

2. "Trustworthiness is subjective Upgrad delivers qualifications at the lowest possible cost and that is reflected by the student experience." - I read that they give tight timelines for assignments so you don't pass and charge you extra, also no post graduate support or guidance etc so not sure if to proceed with them or not

3. "Different schools give different meanings to that term. Generally it means the course is aimed at foreigners." - Clear thanks

All in all, which MBA program would you advise me to go with? do you still find the Deakin + Upgrad appealing or the lack of IMT makes it lose some its weight?

Thanks in advance.

I can't recommend an MBA to you on the basis of so little knowledge. A qualification in procurement could be better, for example.

I doubt that Upgrad does those things deliberately to make more fees. It's more likely they are just disorganised and poorly funded. Of course there is no postgraduate support. What can you expect for that fee?

Thanks Duncan
You're right,I got greedy, haha.
I'm not keen to continue in procurement field, nevertheless the mba equipes one with great managerial knowledge and tools so I think I'll go for it for now.

Thanks again

Hello there,



Please bear with me my long inquiry, I'd really appreciate your input.



I want to take an MBA for the below specified reasons:

1- I work in business but I don't have a business degree so I can stay relevant, also the bachelor degree I possess is from a public university in Egypt which makes it extremely hard to land a job in the big multinational companies due to their preferism to ivy league universities, so I can decrease the gap

2- I work in Dubai now but my ultimate goal hopefully is to immigrate to Europe or Australia, I need something with global recognition and accreditation (not key factor in choosing best MBA)

3- And of course the basic requirements to learn more and grow and earn more



Now, for my budget, I'd say the lower the better, but I followed your advice guys and ran away from unaccredited degrees in Egypt like Eslsca and would opt in for on the options mention in the great article by Duncan "Value alternatives to unaccredited MBAs"

and from what's available, in my opinion the best 2 options overall are the Deakin and Hull ones.



I'm comparing to choose which one to get (or any other option you think is better), I did some research and Deakin seems way better and even cheaper! but its downsides are the current program is offering PGMD from Upgrad and not IMT - 75% of the curriculum is offered by Upgrad (including the specialization module) while only 25% offered by Deakin and they condensed the learning to be in only 13months or so - Finally been reading bad reviews about Deakin overall accessibility, refunds, old sessions etc.

For Hull - it's lower rating uni compared to Deakin and more expensive, but upsides are the degree is straight from the university.



So appreciate if you can advise me which one to go with of the 2 mentioned (or any other option you see as a better fit). and if you can be generous enough and answer the below:

1- Is MBA now a good investment with all the layoffs and market saturation with great talents with experience from big companies?

2- Is Upgrad trustworthy? (disclaimer: you can give your honest opinion it won't be considered as official endorsement)
3- Finally, what's the difference between global MBA and normal one? at Hull I found 3 types of MBA and I'm so confused


Thank you so much!

Upgrad gets a lot of bad feedback from students. There is an online MBA from Great Lakes provided by great learning (they also better reputation than upgrad but do your research). If you want from good colleges, then here are some:

1. IIM Ahmedabad started their online MBA this year

2. IIM Udaipur executive MBA

3. SPJIMR online MBA

4. MDI Gurgaon online MBA (admits for January batch closed but they enroll in July also for which admissions might open)

and a few more are here: https://timespro.com/skill/mba

[Edited by lelouch_9 on Apr 01, 2024]