How do employers in the DFW area view MBA’s from Univeristy of Dallas, A&M Commerce, and West Texas A&M?
After my wife graduates nursing school, I will be relocating to the DFW area. In the interim, I was going to get my MBA online from one of the 3 aforementioned schools.
I know UT Austin, Rice, and A&M College Station are the best, but I would like to hear from professionals and/or hiring managers about these schools only: University of Dallas, A&M Commerce, and West Texas A&M.
I dont want to work hard and spend big $$$ for a degree that employers will laugh at!
Thanks in advance…
I’m from Dallas, but I’m a Texas A&M (College Station) MBA student. Instead of “University of Dallas” I would recommend “University of Texas – Dallas.” UTD is a pretty good school, has a good rep, and has a presence in the Dallas business scene.
The best MBA programs in the DFW area are SMU and TCU of course, but they are expensive as hell. If I weren’t at A&M (and I’m very glad I am) I would choose UTD probably.
Here’s my opinion of the quality and perceived value of DFW area universities:
1. Southern Methodist University (Dallas-private)
2. Texas Christian University (Fort Worth-private)
3. University of Texas – Dallas (Richardson-public)
4. University of North Texas (Denton-public)
5. University of Texas Arlington (public)
Any of these would be better, in my opinion, than the schools you named. All of them are well known in the DFW area. I believe that UTD tends to have an older, more professional student-body and thus is better for developing business contacts in the 30+ age range.
From your list though, I would probably go with University of Dallas. Are you looking to do your MBA purely online? I recommend against that if so.