Hello!
I just got unconditional MBA offers from Warwick, Manchester, and Edinburgh. According to FT and Times online, I think those are all good schools, but if I want to live with my wife at the same area (she also got some offers of MSc finance programmes) and have more chance to get a fair job after graduation, which one is the best choice for me? It did make me confused for a long time. Thanks for your kind help in advance!
Please check the following
Zone 1.
My offer: University of Manchester (MBA)
-18-month program , most expensive, global brand name

My wife offer: 1.University of Sheffield (MSc Finance)
2.University of Leeds(MSc Financial mathmatics)

Zone 2.
My offer: University of Edinburgh(MBA)
-Nice compus, fair tuition fee
My wife: Strathclyde B-school(Investment and Finance)

Zone 3.
My offer:University of Warwick(MBA)
-Good reputation in UK
My wife offer:1.Univerisy of Birmingham(MSc finance)
2.Aston B-school(Msc Investment Analysis)

Zone 3 sounds best to me if you are to consider both of your course quality and cost. The Birmingham finance masters is a solid course with very good reputation and so is the course in Aston. Birmingham is a nice place to live in.

I'd put them in this order:
Zone 3->Zone 1 (with Leeds option)->Zone 2

Thanks
Anirban

Edinburgh is a very good university, a real gem in the UK crown. Unfortunately its business school is sham and it works pretty hard to boost their credentials without a lot of instant success.

So one eliminated. I think the other 2 choices are pretty similar. I think Manchester is as good as Warwick but not better or else only slightly better. But that would mean subtantial tuition fees and living expenses and not to mention opportunity cost which I presume is very expensive you both you guys.

I would go to Warwick and your wife locate in Birmmingham.

Sorry cant compare Aston with Birmmingham but they are very very close, if I were you I would go for Birmmingham it seems bigger, older,a little bit more reputable in the UK, better connection with foreign universities and of course the finance course is pretty decent

Can somebody throw some light on Manchester's part-time (global) MBA programs offered through Dubai Centre. I have been offered a place on part-time MBA from Manchester (Dubai Campus) for July 2010 intake. I have 10+ years of experience in banking/financial services with B. Com. Is it treated at par with full-time Manchester MBAs in the industry ?