Hi,

I am interested in General Management.
I have an offer letter from Bradford, Aston,Nottingham(waiting for reply).
Bradford had really went down in Global FT rankings reason,
Aston is better than Bradford but Expensive
and Nottingham have good reputation among employer.

Can anyone help me which can be considerate?

All very similar, but I think Bradford has the edge. I would also look at the Nottingham campuses in China and Malaysia. A great MBA at a much lower cost there, and a very powerful experience.

Hi Duncan,

Thanks for reply,
Can you tell me the reason for Bradford of going down in FT Rankings?
is it because of lack of ACCSB accredition?

Hi Duncan,

Thanks for reply,
Can you tell me the reason for Bradford of going down in FT Rankings?
is it because of lack of ACCSB accredition?

Hi,

Because FT rankings is considered my most of students as one of factor for b-school,though not all.
they should make sure in keeping track of the alumni so proper registration should be done for FT survey.
Ya i had words with there delegates they informed its going under triple accredit, good news for bradford-aspirant.

The issue isn't a fall in the percentage of Bradford alumni responding. The major difference is the separate of TiasNimbas from Bradford. Tias now issues a Tliburg MBA, and this is the first year where we see the data from only the program in Bradford.

Actually, when we compare Bradford to the joint cohort, the Bradford programme this year reports higher salary than the joint programme did last year, as well as a faster increase and better value for money, as well are more alumni recommendations. That reflects the fact that Bradford students are younger but on a faster accelleration, while the Tias students were older, more senior, but not growing salaries as quickly.

What's really pushing Bradford down is the arrive of new programmes in the top 100. Most of the bottom 30 left the top 100 last year. In that context Bradford, 95th this year and 91st on average over the last three years, is falling less quickly than other third-tier schools.

Most of the UK B-Schools have dropped in FT due to unemployment in the UK.

What's really pushing Bradford down is the arrive of new programmes in the top 100.

Hi guys,

Thanks for the replies,

I would like to know that Some (Tier-2)b-schools accept students without GMAT score.
eg:- Aston given offer without GMAT
Bradford give an opportunity for there internal test.
I know few of the alumni in University of Birmingham.
with low GMAT score.
So is it like university which accept without GMAT is not good enough. or are they doesn't have good reputation among employers.
because above university are in FT rankings,Tier-2 with good reputation.
Please clear my doubt?

Hi Christina..

I am an bradford mba alumni..

Firstly dont follow FT ranking, 2010 leeds was out of FT, 2011 aston was out of FT, 2012 a school like strathclyde is out....

Bradford internal test is more like a formality so dont worry much about...

4 cities where jobs are in UK.. London , Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow..

studying in one of these cities means there are events to network and companies can come to b school to recruit student.. No company prefers to travel london to bradford ( 5 hours journey) to recruit or visit bradford b school...

So aston looks best fit for me..

all the best..

Hi Christina..

I am an bradford mba alumni..

Firstly dont follow FT ranking, 2010 leeds was out of FT, 2011 aston was out of FT, 2012 a school like strathclyde is out....

Bradford internal test is more like a formality so dont worry much about...

4 cities where jobs are in UK.. London , Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow..

studying in one of these cities means there are events to network and companies can come to b school to recruit student.. No company prefers to travel london to bradford ( 5 hours journey) to recruit or visit bradford b school...

So aston looks best fit for me..

all the best..

If Duncan,Ralph or Mamit can answer the above it will be enlightening.

I've already answered: see the second post in this thread.

@sarames...
My overall experience of doing the Bradford MBA was excellent.For me Bradford, Aston or Nottingham are in same league.. and every school will have its pros and cons...

Aston advantage is location (Birmingham). More opportunities to Network, attend Events and campus recruitment, its also just 1 hour from London and one can also consider its triple accreditation..

I've already answered: see the second post in this thread.

@sarames...
My overall experience of doing the Bradford MBA was excellent.For me Bradford, Aston or Nottingham are in same league.. and every school will have its pros and cons...

Aston advantage is location (Birmingham). More opportunities to Network, attend Events and campus recruitment, its also just 1 hour from London and one can also consider its triple accreditation..

I agree with sahibzada that b-school have there pros and cons,
If accredition and city location is cons for Bradford then what about Aston?
As Duncan had said that Bradford has edge,
What is the reason that given b-school edge over others too?

I agree with sahibzada that b-school have there pros and cons,
If accredition and city location is cons for Bradford and also reason which Duncan had posted
then what about Aston?
As Duncan had said that Bradford has edge,
What is the reason that gives bradford edge over other too?

In terms of recognition I could imagine Bradford and Aston at same level, however when it comes of choosing one program, I personally believe that Bradford could be considered over Aston due to following reasons:
1. Bradford offers choice of 13 modules with choices of 5 electives from the pool of 18 electives., on the other side Aston offers total 12 modules with a choice of 2 electives. This gives more flexibility to students to choose their own electives based on their career objective.
2. Bradford fees is 22450 and offering a scholarship of £2000 to International Students, reducing the net fees to 20450. as compared to Aston MBA at the price of £24700. which means that a candidate is saving £ 4250. which i believe is a huge amount.
3. Living in Bradford is dirt cheap as compared to Birmingham, therefore a person can easily save around £2000 in an year as compared to living in Birmingham.
3. In terms of Location, I think Aston has an edge over Bradford due to its proximity to London.

I hope this helps.
Mamit