School Selection - USD vs UNCC

[lakhank]

Hi Team,

I am an MBA aspirant from India. I have worked with an IT MNC for close to 4 years and have decent extracurricular. Currently aspiring to do an MBA in marketing from USA and I want to make my career in the field of marketing or consulting; basically which involves more of soft skills.

Now I have got an admit from University of San Diego - School of Business Administration and University of North Carolina, Charlotte i.e Belk School of Business. As I am not able to decide which would be a better option, I kindly request you to help analyze the pros and cons.

Future Prospects -->

USD on one end is in CA which is near to the bay area and thus comparatively it is easier to develop networks and get a job there. According to my research across several sites USD graduates' avg salary is around 75 K but surprisingly UNCC's avg salary is 82 K. Thus I am not able to conclude which would be a better in terms of employability.

Program Cost -->

On the cost side; USD is way too expensive, my approximate cost at USD would be 75 K whereas in UNCC it would be only 60 K. So will it be worth spending so much extra money in USD ?

As I reside in India, I am not able to validate the ground reality of USA Colgs. Thus I kindly request you to help me with this decision.

Thanking you in anticipation.

Regards,
Lakhan Khushalani

[Bryant@VeritasPrep]

Lakhan-

This is really more of a question of cash flow. While $15K may sound like a lot of money to you, in the scheme of things, it's really not. You would likely receive internship pay and/or a signing bonus to more than cover the difference. If, however, you must have the funds or proof of funds up front, then it could present a problem. Access to cash could end up making your decision for you, but if ideally you would choose the school you feel is the better fit regardless of money issues.