Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen.

Mr. Duncan, I would very much appreciate it if you give me your opinion in this matter.

In terms of quality of business education, what is a better MBA program? Washington State University in Pullman, WA or the University of Tampa in Tampa,FL ?

I am considering both 1-year MBA programs.

My second question would be what is a more prestigious university of the two I mentioned? given WSU is a public university and UT is a private one.

Thank you very much for your time!

Washington State is the stronger school. Look at http://business-schools.findthebest.com/compare/91-331/University-of-Tampa-Sykes-FL-vs-Washington-State-University-WA Tampa's not bad, but it recruits younger students who get lower salaries.

Thank you very much! What about comparing the two universities in terms of a more "prestigious university" ?

Forbes ranks WSU at #464 (http://www.forbes.com/colleges/washington-state-university/) and Tampa at #465 (http://www.forbes.com/colleges/the-university-of-tampa/) colleges in the USA. So, very similar. WSU has the advantage of being a research university with a much higher graduation rate than Tampa. WSU also has a large population of graduate students, which Tampa does not.

<blockquote>Washington State is the stronger school. Look at http://business-schools.findthebest.com/compare/91-331/University-of-Tampa-Sykes-FL-vs-Washington-State-University-WA Tampa's not bad, but it recruits younger students who get lower salaries.</blockquote>
Businessweek has a profile for Tampa, and says that students have, on average, about 7 years of work experience.

It's interesting that you're looking at two schools that are so far apart geographically - what are your career goals? FYI these are both regionally-oriented universities - and tend to place students in local firms, for the most part.