BREAKING NEWS: Ross School of Business launches Masters in Management Program

Colleges & Universities University of Michigan
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<p>Yeah, they lie. Hell, they can’t even know, they haven’t had anyone graduate yet.</p>

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<p>Doesn’t it make sense for the MM to be better than a BBA because it is a Masters Degree? Maybe not immediately because it is a brand new program, but isn’t that the idea?</p>

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<p>^No. BBA students have three years to learn the stuff they’re trying to cram into the MM program in one year. A lot will be left out, and BBA grads will have more applicable skills than MM grads when they leave school. Yes, MM grads will also have a background in liberal arts or whatever they studied for their BA, however those skills aren’t valued much by consulting or financial services companies.</p>

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<p>Beyond that, the quality of student they’re going to attract with this MM simply won’t be at the level of the top 5% of BBA students. Or even close. Unless they only have a few people a year or something. Does anyone know the size of the program?</p>

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<p>“Yes, MM grads will also have a background in liberal arts or whatever they studied for their BA, however those skills aren’t valued much by consulting or financial services companies.”</p>

<p>Not sure if this is true… STEM majors are definitely in demand. Liberal arts from the right school isn’t shabby either. At Michigan, though, most of the qualified candidates interested in finance/consulting will be BBAs. </p>

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<p>Will MM grads at least be on the same level as the average BBA grad then?</p>

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<p>no. (10 char)</p>

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<p>^not helpful, explain</p>

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<p>Ross BBA is good because the people in it are competitive, not because Ross BBA provides some amazing education or anything. People in this MM program won’t be competitive. They’ll be the people that either couldn’t get a job or the best they could do was a low pay job and they’re looking to try something to increase that. People who are competitive will be moving through their careers and making a lot of money and will have no use for this.</p>