Aston Vs Birmingham MBA

Duncan

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Posted Jun 11, 2012 20:10

I agree with Mamit that Birmingham would be better than either of them. All the export-oriented business schools in the UK have suffered, but Strathclyde was able to stay in the FT rankings until 2011, when it was (on a three year average 55th) with an average alumni salary of $103,801. Aston dropped out of the rankings in 2011, but came back in for 2012 (when Strathclyde dropped out): last year Aston's average alumni salary was $83,286. That suggests to me that the graduates of the Strathclyde programme are valued more by recruiters. But a scholarship is also real money ;-)

The visa situation for prospective MBA students is very unclear. I think you can't assume that you'll be able to find work in the UK.

PS I don't know how many Indian students are on the MBA at Aston, but 94% of the students are international.

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Mamit

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Posted Jun 17, 2012 16:55

Aston has over 60% students from India and Pakistan.But these figures are very common for most of the Full Time MBA programs in UK. The simple reason is that In India MBA degree is very essential for career growth, and to get into similar level of B-School in India is very difficult.
Regards
Mamit

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ezra

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Posted Jun 18, 2012 14:55

The visa situation for prospective MBA students is very unclear. I think you can't assume that you'll be able to find work in the UK.

This is one thing that the OP should address before deciding on a program. Basically, as an international student you don't automatically get a visa upon graduation - as was the case a few years ago. Now, you have to land a job in the UK by graduation in order to qualify for a visa. Keep these stats in mind: about half of last year's Aston grads had a job by graduation - and this statistic was about one in four at Strathclyde.

Also, some students are able to land jobs after excelling at a practical project during their MBA. Ask the schools about cases where this had happened - this should be pretty informative.

<blockquote>The visa situation for prospective MBA students is very unclear. I think you can't assume that you'll be able to find work in the UK.</blockquote>
This is one thing that the OP should address before deciding on a program. Basically, as an international student you don't automatically get a visa upon graduation - as was the case a few years ago. Now, you have to land a job in the UK by graduation in order to qualify for a visa. Keep these stats in mind: about half of last year's Aston grads had a job by graduation - and this statistic was about one in four at Strathclyde.

Also, some students are able to land jobs after excelling at a practical project during their MBA. Ask the schools about cases where this had happened - this should be pretty informative.

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Mamit

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Posted Jun 20, 2012 18:15

Good logic!! but on the other hand we would also need to consider that how many International students (outside EU) managed to get jobs.

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