Hello there,

I am a software engineer, currently 29 years old, searching for a good MBA (online/distance learning). I've been a team lead for 3 years out of 8 years work experience. I finished this year a Master in Economical Engineering in an Eastern Europe country with a good GPA ~ 3.7.

My plan is to advance my career. For this I will follow a PHD in CSE and I plan on enrolling into an Online/Distance MBA. Following this I am targeting the CTO programme at Cambridge.

My target is to reach a technical C-level position (CIO/CTO) in the following years, in Eastern Europe.
For this I have a list of possible MBA options:
* Imperial College Business School ~ 60k eur (triple crown)
* University of Manchester ~ 33k eur (triple crown)
* Boston University ~ 22k eur (us accreditation)
* University of Edinburgh ~ 36k eur (triple crown)
* University of Illinois ~ 22k eur (us accreditation)

A few considerations about this list:
- Budget is important, but I am willing to make a stretch since this is an important part of my education and it has high return in later stages of life.
- Any type of scholarship will be taken into account and I will apply for them
- I am currently exploring and learning to take a GMAT test.
- I am willing to travel up to 30 days / year for a blended program such as Manchester's.

I am now considering Manchester and Illinois based on searches and rankings. The follow up are Boston and Imperial (but a high stretch).
I am also open to Warwick or other options.

Since I've started searching for an MBA in the past couple of weeks, any advice is much appreciated.

Thanks

[Edited by darke on Sep 22, 2024]