What Are The Right San Francisco Executive MBA Programs For You?
There’s many a path up the corporate ladder, but one of the most efficient ways to climb from middle-rung purgatory to a cushy C-Suite position is by earning an Executive MBA degree.
San Francisco’s Top Online MBA Programs
In San Francisco, where a fiercely competitive job market might make some business school students wince at the thought of leaving work to attend school full-time, the online MBA holds great appeal. Here is a look at some of the top online MBA options for online learning in the Golden Gate City.
Tips for Getting Employer Sponsorship for Executive MBA
Many Executive MBA programs accept employer sponsorship to cover program costs. However, the number of companies that provide students with the financial sponsorship has been decreasing because of hard economic times. Poets & Quants reported that, “forty-one percent of EMBA students were fully self-funded in 2013, up from 34 percent in 2009” and that “only 24 percent of students received full financial sponsorship.” So how do students seek full or even partial employer sponsorship for Executive MBA programs?
During an Executive MBA webinar at The Wharton School San Francisco, Professor Peter Cappelli, shared advice on receiving sponsorship. Professor Cappelli explains that because employers are offering fewer sponsorship opportunities and less money than previously, it is important for students who are seeking sponsorship to make a solid case for why they deserve to get company sponsorship. Students should also figure out exactly who in the company that they need to contact about sponsorship because it is often times not your direct supervisor. Cappelli explains that students need to find the person “who has the authority to make the decision.”
Wharton EMBA Ranked No. 2 By US News
The Executive MBA program at The Wharton School has been ranked no. 2 by U.S. News & World Report. This ranking was published in the 2016 best Business Schools report. The school was also ranked no. 3 overall. All 464 master’s programs in business accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International are surveyed in fall 2014 and early 2015 to create the rankings.
The final score for the rankings are determined through data calculated in a quality assessment, placement success and student selectivity. For this year’s rankings report, a total of 385 of the schools responded to the surveys. The Executive MBA program rankings are considered to be specialty rankings.
Wharton SF Hosts Halle Tecco
Wharton, San Francisco will welcome Halle Tecco, Founder and Managing Director of Rock Health Feb. 6. Tecco will share with event attendats the story behind her successful business. This event is for Wharton current students and alumni as part of the Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop.
Rock Health provides startup business with funding and full-service support. The company focuses on technology companies that focus on new technologies for the health care field. Rock Health provides businesses with up to $250,000 in funding from the Rock Health Fund, support for companies with fundraising, business and customer development, hiring, marketing and PR and product launch support.
Wharton SF Hosts Retail Discussion Event
The Wharton School, San Francisco, will be hosting a discussion event about the digital revolution in the retail sector. The event titled, “The Digital Revolution in Retail Marketing: Consumer Emotions, Digital Joy and How to Win the Hearts and Minds of Your Customers” will feature Wharton professor Patti Williams and Founder and Chairman of PIRCH, Jim Stuart. The event will be held Jan. 13 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, California from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
During the event, Prof. Williams and Mr. Stuart will discuss their views on the way that retail marketing is being affected by the increase in digital tools with attendants. They will also discuss how traditional retail and digital formats of retail are expanding and changing.
