<p>The Masters in Management Program is like a crash course MBA where candidates have to take courses in finance, strategy, operations, management etc. It is primarily aimied at candidates who are fresh college graduates and have less than 2 years of work experience. Similar programs also exist in Duke, Wake Forest, UVA and Dartmouth.</p>
<p>I’d like to hear all of your opinions about this including work placement, marketability and rigors of this program.</p>
<p>I’d also be curious to think how this program will impact the BBA and MBA programs at Ross</p>
<p>Great idea. Another way to monetize the brand with a pointless master where people pay 50k a year for. They should make a part time and online version of this too.</p>
<p>I think it’s a horrible idea for any prospective students, but it’s obviously a great idea for the university. Everything monetizable for an entity should be monetized, otherwise the entity is operating sub-optimally. Kind of like people complaining about Dave Brandon for “money grabbing”; he’s just monetizing the brand.</p>
<p>As a general rule in investment, a company, regardless of potential, have very little value unless it knows how to monetize that potential. Same applies to the university.</p>
<p>@RelSparty:
Because it is ripping students off by having them pay 50K a year.</p>
<p>Only a handful of such programs exist so employers will probably not know what a Masters in Management degree is and may be reluctant to hire such students.</p>
<p>Plus, the majority of the coursework is senior level BBA classes so I really don’t see too much of a difference between a BBA and the Master’s in Management.</p>
<p>Im sure most students would prefer the Ross MBA which has much more intangible value and is more well-known throughout the world.</p>
<p>Although some liberal arts and engineering students may find it helpful to break into management consulting or finance opportunities or some students may want a second chance at recruiting with slightly better credentials, but I really don’t think it will be too attractive to most students.</p>
<p>I’d rather complete my Masters in Manufacturing and pursue a Ross MBA later after working for a few years rather than apply for this Master’s in Management program.</p>
<p>@msb314,
The program is only for one year though, right? And wouldn’t Ross make sure to talk to employers and recruiters to make sure that they will hire MM graduates? It seems like they would take all necessary steps to make sure that MM graduates will have good jobs after graduating because it will directly affect the Ross brand name if they don’t.
Also, MBA students usually need a few years of work experience under their belt, so that’s potentially why some students might be attracted to the MM.<br>
This is just what I have gathered from hearing about the program, please correct me if you see anything wrong or know anymore about it</p>
<p>I highly doubt Ross has the time or the resources create specific recruiting events and platform for MM students. Most likely, MM students will have to go to BBA and/or MBA recruiting events to get their names and brand out there, especially in the early stages of this program.</p>
<p>Some people who do not have much work experience may be attracted to the MM program but I don’t think it is a good substitute for the MBA program as it does not have the prestige or the networking sources as well as the overall academic reputation that the Ross MBA does</p>
<p>Bur the allure of Ross is its stellar career services, I don’t see why they would launch a program if they weren’t confident that its graduates would have great career prospects</p>
<p>You are correct RelSparty. The allure of the career services office and its very strong ability to draw top employers will ensure that this degree will have legs.</p>
<p>I presume this is more like Master of Accounting, a program originally intended for people who wish to change career … except that MAcc is a real degree.</p>
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Many intern/job opportunities available to BBA students are not open to MAcc’s. I’d expect the same will be true for Master of Management candidates.</p>
<p>What do you mean by MAcc is a real degree? And while the same opportunities as BBAs might not be available, I’m sure that MMs will have plenty of opportunities afforded to them, it doesn’t make sense for Ross to not provide them with that</p>
<p>“Many intern/job opportunities available to BBA students are not open to MAcc’s.”</p>
<p>So what? They just get high paying jobs lined up before they graduate, and the recruiters come to them. That was certainly the case for my future nephew.</p>
Ross MAcc provides you with the professional training and opportunities to sit for the CPA and work in the accounting field. Ross MAcc grads are well recruited by the Big 4. Thus for people who wish to change career, MAcc is a real degree.</p>
<p>OTOH, you don’t need to major in business to work in “business”. I don’t see how a year of business courses after your bachelor degree will make you a much stronger candidate.</p>
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I’m sure career services will work just as hard to place the MM grads. However, the recruiting company sets the rule on who gets to interview. Thus it depends on the perceived values of the MM degree from the recruiter’s perspective.</p>
<p>I agree that the MM grads will be helped by the Ross brand. However, don’t expect to ride the Ross coattails and land a choice job at wallstreet, for example. It’s a matter of setting the proper expectations.</p>
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Ross MAcc grads are well placed in the Big 4 if that’s what you mean. However, they don’t have nearly the same opportunities in finance and consulting. Again, it’s a matter of proper expectations before you sign up for the program.</p>
<p>According to the Ross 2013 employment profile, the top companies for MAcc grads were Deloitte(17), PwC(14), EY(9), KPMG(4) and Plante & Moran(2) … and none at the other top companies for the BBAs/MBAs.</p>
<p>^Wow, really? I did not know that…I went to a presentation for the MM program, and the director said that recruiters will look at students the same way they would look at “the top 5% of BBA students”</p>
<p>That’s nonsense. I’m sure that there are some MM grads who will land very prestigious jobs, but to say that the average MM grad = top 5% of BBA grad is a bit much.</p>
<p>Whilst some people may disagree with me, I think that if you want to do consulting, EGL is the best option. If you want to do finance, financial maths/actuarial mats along with BBA would be a great combination.</p>
<p>I personally think that the MM program is great if you want a 2nd chance at recruiting with the Ross brand name but the BBA/MBA option is a better substitute.</p>