Hi,

I applied for 2 online MBA degrees in Illinois and got admission offer as well:-
- Univ of Illinois Urbana (Gies) iMBA (22000$)
- Univ of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Online MBA (36000$)

Now I did some research and found that in the past Gies has a better reputation as graduate College however they have completely moved to iMBA this Year (closing all in person MBA programs for now). The iMBA also constitute about 3000-4000 in one batch from all over world and is "24-36 months" Program.

On the Other Hand UIC still has In-Person MBA programs and offers online Programs as well. The Online MBA program is pretty new but they mentioned it is the same as their Part Time/Weekend Program. They also offer transfer to In-Person MBA program (in case you are local and want to move from Online to In-Person). I am not sure about the average class strength as this is new Program. This is a "14 Months" Program.

Now even though I have gathered these information I am still highly skeptical as to which one to chose. I am currently local in Illinois but totally thinking from Online Degree perspective given my workload... Can you Experts please suggest which has a better reputation and which one would be good - Gies iMBA vs UIC Online MBA.

Thanks,
Ipatt