Right now I am considering Clemson, Winthrop and Coastal. My career objective is to be an instructor at a technical college, and possibly go on to obtain my PhD and be a professor at a University. Does anyone have any experience with these programs or have another program to suggest that I've overlooked? I want to attend full time for 2 years.
2006-12-05 04:29:27 · 2 answers · asked by ilovemyflowers 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Right now I am considering Clemson, Winthrop and Coastal. My career objective is to be an instructor at a technical college, and possibly go on to obtain my PhD and be a professor at a University. Does anyone have any experience with these programs or have another program to suggest that I've overlooked? I want to attend full time for 2 years.
I do not want to attend USC because I do not want an International Business MBA and I do not want to attend Part time.
2006-12-05 05:01:01 · update #1
I do not want to attend USC because I do not want an International Business MBA and I do not want to attend Part time. I know that it is the best school in SC for Business however I do not think it is the best school for a business major that wants to teach business.
2006-12-05 05:01:43 · update #2
An MBA is a terminal degree, and not generally the right route for a PhD in most fields. It might be a good place to start if you are interested in marketing or management. It is a bad place to start if you are interested in accounting, finance, operations research or strategy. I actually did get an MBA before getting my PhD in Finance -- but I had also done graduate work in Mathematics and Economics.
If you want to go on for a PhD, you should to the best school possible. The fact is that there are no great MBA programs in South Carolina. There is only one good one -- and it is at USC. Don't let the fact that it has a reputation as being good in international business keep you away -- it is just a marketing ploy. Even if you don't take an international course -- their program still dominates Clemson. Winthrop and Coastal are not schools you should even think about going to if you want to go for a PhD.
While there are no great MBA programs in South Carolina -- there are two in North Carolina. Think about Duke or UNC instead of anything in SC.
2006-12-05 06:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
USC has the best business program in South Carolina. Their International Business school is actually one of the best in the country.
Furman is also a better school than Winthrop or Coastal, (in general), though I don't know about their MBA programs per se.
2006-12-05 04:42:05 · answer #2 · answered by randalotto 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋