Comparison

[GMAT_1986_subha]

Which one is the best?

The Masters Program from a top B School as MIM of LBS or MMS at Duke or the MBA from some European college as CEU, ESMT?

Cost will be almost same for the both. But whats about the value and placement?

[throughmba]

I would always suggest an MBA.

[Jon@Admissionado]

It depends on LOTS of things. Where you are, what you want, what you want to get out of it, where you want to live. I'm not sure that any MBA is always best. Everything depends on your real life situation. An MiM can be good for you if you are ready for it now, the LBS name and connections will certainly start off your career with a turbo boost, but on the other hand there is of course something to be said for having those 3+ years work experience under your belt before taking on this MBA academic adventure. If I were you I wouldn't decide till I did some DEEP research on each of these schools and programs, talking to people who have done them, and if possible visiting all.

[FutureWorks]

Choosing between these two degrees depends upon why you want to pursue either of these degrees in first place. The degree Master of Business Administration is not the same as MIM. The MBA is a general broad degree covering a wide variety of business issues and training students for careers in managing any area of business.
The MIM is a degree that concentrates study in a specific field, such as finance, accounting, taxation etc and trains students for careers in high level staff positions often involving research. So MIM degree would provide you focused and concentrated information and MBA would be having wider subject range and you would study subjects regarding management also apart from accountancy or tax.