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Naval Postgraduate School Questions/ IGEP

DanMa1156

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I recently spoke to my Academic Advisor about attending the NPS following graduation/commissioning. However, he mentioned their MBA's and MS Programs from The Graduate School of Business and Public Policy might not be very highly regarded outside of the Navy/Military. Does anyone have any insight on this? Has anyone here gone to The Graduate School of Business and Public Policy? Would it be dumb for a newly minted O-1 to start out right there or no? Just wondering what people think.

I know this is like the 3rd Thread in a week about graduate school, but I figured it was specific enough to warrant its own thread. If not, feel free to move it mods.

Thanks in advance everyone.
 

insanebikerboy

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While I can't speak specifically about GSBPP, I had several friends there that enjoyed the program. It may not be as highly recognized as some other disciplines there but it's still a decent degree.

My only question is, can you apply for it out of USNA? I knew O-1's in ever school except that one, and that school seemed to consist of mainly a bunch of real senior LT's or LCDR's.
 

villanelle

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Husband did the eMBA program. At the time, I worked with the College of Business at univerisity with a decently regarded businessprogram. I asked around to see what kind of respect an NPS MBA would have and the non-scientific consensus that it was fine. It's no Wharton, of course, but it is no worse (or better) than any other non-top 25 MBA program.
 

FLYTPAY

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OK...rant coming....I am sick of new kids getting an attitude about the Navy's graduate programs not being "highly regarded" or challenging. If you want a Harvard MBA or want to get into a top 25 school, you are going to have a difficult time doing it in the Navy. That is not to say it isn't possible. If you get a graduate degree while an officer on active duty...in your "spare" time....that is looked favorably upon.
 

DanMa1156

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Insanebikerboy: My Academic Advisor mentioned that it was possible through IGEP, though from what I've read, it seems like IGEP is a program only for those going Nuke and they go to civilian institutions. But I'll keep looking into it.

Flytpay - for the record, I was the one who brought up my desire to go to NPS, but it was my Academic Advisor (an O-3) who mentioned it may not be looked upon favorably outside. I came here to ask what others who may have gone through the program thought.
 

Gitr

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Dan, there are plenty of people out at different schools. NPS is a good school but if you want to go elsewhere you can do it and you don't have to be a nuke. Go talk to Prof. Roxbrough if she's still there. Just realize that you will put off coming down to Pcola
 

amongclouds08

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For what it's worth, I was flipping through the current U.S. News and World Report graduate school rankings the other day and noticed the NPS was ranked 51 or so nationally. I know those rankings aren't definitive authority on grad school reputations, but it should mean that the school has an above average reputation.
 

DanMa1156

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Thanks for all the responses so far. I did a search and no Prof. Roxbrough showed up, but I'll be keeping my options open.

Edit: Apparently I'm wrong! Oddly enough, one of my Econ Profs today mentioned Mrs. Roxbrough about graduate education programs to the entire class! Thanks for the heads up Gitr!
 

FLYTPAY

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it was my Academic Advisor (an O-3) who mentioned it may not be looked upon favorably outside.
Your advisor is full of crap....sorry. But if you are a military officer and are able to obtain a graduate degree while on active duty, you should receive favorable consideration from a civilian employer. It shows the ability to balance a challenging career with leadership responsibilities, a difficult academic schedule, and an above average desire to achieve higher standards for yourself. Sure a Wharton School MBA would be nice but it really is not practical in your chosen career.
 

FlyinSpy

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Flytpay - for the record, I was the one who brought up my desire to go to NPS, but it was my Academic Advisor (an O-3) who mentioned it may not be looked upon favorably outside. I came here to ask what others who may have gone through the program thought.
Villanelle nailed it. From having spent 20 years so far in the private sector (Ghostbusters quote: "They expect results."), I've learned that there are two kinds of MBAs - ones from the very top tier (Kellogg, Stanford, Wharton, Sloan, etc)...and everybody else. There are so many MBA's around that, like attorneys, it's hard to shake a stick without hitting one. A PG school MBA is a solid credential from a good school, but it's more or less like all the other ones out there - it generally won't break you out from a crowd of others with MBAs.

Conversely, some PG school degrees can be sought after - the organization I work for has a whole slew of PG School ops research types, both graduates and former faculty.

As a degree collector, I'm a big fan of continuing education, so if you're interested, knock yourself out.
 
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