Hello everyone!

I'm having a hard time picking between University of Arizona (Eller)'s 1 Year mba, University of Florida (Hough)'s 1 year mba and Michigan State (Broad)'s 2 year programs.

Any inputs about the strengths, reputation, and career prospects of the schools is much appreciated!

My interests are Finance and Supply Chain, both with an international focus.

Thanks!
Ali

Have you gotten in to all of these programs? If so, congratulations!

Initially I'd lean towards Michigan, mainly because of their really stellar career placement service. Although, Florida Hough's program has improved dramatically over the past few years - and I because of that I see it as a strong competitor to Broad, especially in the next couple of years.

In terms of overall value, or "bang for your buck," Florida is a good option, especially if you're an in-state resident. The one-year option minimizes the time you spend away from work, and the overall cost is substantially less than Broad's two-year program (even if you're out of state.) Weighing this, personally I'd find Broad vs.Hough a tough decision.

Eller is... ok... But location-wise, being in Tuscon puts you in networking range of Phoenix, which would be good for your career advancement.

With that said, personally I'd rank them like this:

1. Broad
2. Hough
3. Eller

Ralph, thank you for your detailed feedback! I really appreciate your thoughts on the up and coming Hough program.

I have been accepted into all the programs. I am an out of state for all 3, but I have a small (5k) scholarship from Eller, hoping to get a $15000 from UF (external scholarship source) and am expecting MSU's scholarhship offer (if any) in the next 7-10 days.

That being said, I am slightly leaning towards Hough due to the close ranking to, and the substantially lower program length and costs, when compared to MSU.

My deadline to accept from all the schools is at the end of the month, I will post my decision but in the meantime I would appreciate any further thoughts or advice!