MBA degrees delivered via distance education, such as those by Athabasca and Queen's Universities, provide flexible learning opportunities which on average attract students who are in their mid- to late thirties, are career oriented, and possess 8 or more years of work experience. There appears to be no difference between a traditional, in-class and a distance MBA with respect to graduates' respective career opportunities. Critera for Choosing a MBA School and Program
- Costs and benefits
- Specialized, general, or combined MBA
- Curriculum
- Teaching quality
- Reputation of the MBA school
- Cooperative MBA programs
- Distance MBA programs
- Full-time vs part-time MBAs
- Internationalized MBA
- Recruitment possibilities
- Rankings
- International accreditation
- Peer group
- Size of student population
- Competition
- Bilingualism/Linguistic choice
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