Why I Decided to Pursue a Masters in Business Administration (Mba) Degree

Why I Decided to Pursue a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Degree

Post 9/11 GI Bill freed me from worrying about the cost of getting a MBA degree. According to (Montgomery, 2006), the tuition cost of either full time or part time graduate management degree can range from $10,000 to 26,000 in 2006 dollars. Most MBA students find the cost as an important factor in deciding whether to pursue a MBA degree. (Rydzewski, 2010). Under the Post 9/11 GI Bill, I receive a tuition and fees payment. It also pays up to a $1,000 per year for books and supplies. University of Phoenix makes the process even easier by having a financial system that allows my GI-Bill benefits to be paid directly to the school. It frees me from administrative burden. Additionally, when the Phoenix University representative called me about the online MBA program, he made the process so easy for me to apply for Post 9/11 GI-Bill, I signed up for the program within 20 minutes of his call.

There are over 100 MBA programs to choose from (Lazarus, 1997), but I choose to pursuit an online MBA because it provides the flexibility. I have a full time 8-to-5 job. Online MBA provides me the freedom to work on class assignments during weekends and evenings. I have the discipline to complete the on-line MBA course because I’m focused and goal-oriented. According to my Jungian Type-16 Personality Test, my course performance goals scored 11 between possible range of zero and 12. That means I have specific goals and that I should not have problem motivate myself to study to achieve high performance.

In conclusion, I decided to pursue an online MBA degree because I want to sharpen my management skills and critical thinking. I chose the online MBA program because it affords me the flexibility to work my assignments in the evenings and weekends.

References

Anne, Fisher. (2004). Why an MBA may not be worth it.  Fortune, 149(12), 39.

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