What schools are offering a Masters degree in Banking (NY NJ CT)?Trying to avoid doing a LONG 4 year plan as an MBA. 10 years of Banking experience. Mind as well stick to Banking. |
What schools are offering a Masters degree in Banking (NY NJ CT)?Trying to avoid doing a LONG 4 year plan as an MBA. 10 years of Banking experience. Mind as well stick to Banking. |
First of all, few MBA programs are four years long... at least not if you go full-time. Many (most, even) are just two... again, if full-time.
Secondly, there are MBAs in banking (or finance... or both). Such as that would probably be the best bet for you... at least if you want to stay in your comfort zone.
However, if education is for anything, it's about learning new stuff. Plus, with 10 years in banking, an MBA in something else would actually diversify you and make you far more attractive to potential employers... at least if the area you choose for the MBA is somehow compatible with your experience, or somehow launches from it into the new area.
Even if all you got was a general, basic, MBA in no particular area (yes, they still offer those), it would make you very attractive, with your 10 years in banking, to potential employers.
Alll that said, perhaps this Google search will help...
http://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=e...
...to find a banking masters of some kind (they're usually coupled as "Banking and Finaince," or "Banking and Financial Services," etc.).
Also, don't turn-up your nose at a(n obviously distance learning) masters degree in banking (or an MBA) from outside the US. The University of London's distance learning program is world-class, fully-accredited (as we, in the US, understand and use that term... though it's not called that in the UK), and typically VERY affordable.
SEE: http://londoninternational.ac.uk/prospec...
SEE: http://londoninternational.ac.uk/prospec...
Any non-US degree may be declared equivalent to a US "regionally" accredited degree of similar level and designation by simply paying (usually $100 or thereabout) one of the well-known and respected "foreign credential evaluators" review your transcript and put their declaration on their fancy copy-proof paper. Once you have such a declaration, most US employers, the US government, local and state government (sometimes even state professional licensing agencies) will all view the non-US degree as if it had been earned from a US regionally-accredited school.
Generally, in the US, the only truly reliable and trusted foreign credential evaluators are AACRAO or any NACES member agency.
SEE: http://ies.aacrao.org/evaluations/
SEE: http://www.naces.org
Avoid most others since diploma/degree-mills tend to create their own fake evaluators to make declarations about their fake degrees; and they often have impressive-looking web sites, so don't be fooled.
Hope that helps!
Good advice from Gregg. Pay attention to it. Explore the Official MBA Guide. It's a comprehensive free public service with more than 2,000 MBA programs listed worldwide. It allows you to search for programs by location (US, Europe, Far East, etc.), by concentration (finance, marketing, aviation management, health management, accounting, etc.), by type of program (full-time, distance learning, part-time, executive, and accelerated), and by listing your own criteria and preferences to get a list of universities that satisfy your needs. Schools report their accreditation status, tuition cost, number of students, class sizes, program length, and a lot of other data. Schools provide data on entrance requirements, program costs, program characteristics, joint degrees, and much more. You can use the Guide to contact schools of your choice, examine their data, visit their web site, and send them pre applications. You can see lists of top 40 schools ranked by starting salaries of graduates, GMAT scores, and other criteria.