An MA in Management from an Ivy League School or an MBA from Johns Hopkins

An MA in Management from an Ivy League School or an MBA from Johns Hopkins?
Which degree would be a safer bet? A regular MA in Management from Yale or an MBA from Johns Hopkins? Will the ivy name overide Hopkins name even though the Hopkins degree has the letters MBA? How would you guys sort this out?
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If you are good enough to get into either of those you are a well prepared and smart dude. Being that smart you have to ask yourself - do I want to work for a place that placed more emphasis on where I studied something rather than what I studied? Based on what you are studying if you want to manage/lead people then the degree in management is the way to go. If you want to prepare yourself for a business career that may or may not include management then an MBA is the way to go. Thanks Bill


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I don't think that any ivy league schools actually offer an MA in management. Yale does not, UPenn does not, Harvard does not, Dartmouth does not, Columbia does not, Cornell does not, Brown does not. Princeton has an MS in Finance. Yale, UPenn, Harvard, Dartmouth and Cornell have MBA programs. Brown has no graduate business programs. So an MBA from any Ivy League business school would be better than the John Hopkins MBA. The finance program at princeton is not comparable to the MBA so it really depends on what your goals are.


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if i were you, definetely go for ivy league. it make a difference in your post grad degree


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The Yale School of Management is a bit different from the other MBA programs...in that it has a masters' in management and has a focus that is more towards public policy as opposed to private enterprise. That said, it is a pretty prestigious program and many graduates do go on to employment with Fortune 500 companies and the like. It's a good program but you will have to check it out if the curriculum is in line with what you want to do professionally. The Hopkins MBA is a relatively new degree program and doesn't carry the weight of, say its public health, medical school or international relations (SAIS) program, and I say this as a Hopkins graduate....unless you're going for the joint MA in International Studies from SAIS + MBA from Wharton program, which is a different bag altogether. I hope this helps - good luck with your future.