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Considering applying for this program at David Lipscomb in Nashville. They just started it this past fall. I work for a utility and would like to make myself more competitive for management jobs in the future. I have been looking at this vs MBA. I just wanted to see if anyone was enrolled or graduated with a MEM that would like to give their opinion. Everyone else is welcome to chime in too. Thanks.

 
Where my ex-wife went to graduate school, they had a MEM program. Prestigious business school at a prestigious university. The big knock on the program was that the students would graduate, and potential employers would ask what exactly a MEM entailed. An MBA is more of a known commodity.

 
Thanks for the reply. Maybe it will become more known over the next couple years. I am really leaning towards starting. I like that it's slightly different than a traditional MBA and it seems valuable to me.

 
You might want to check the "most valuable grad degree for engineers" thread. I just posted a lengthy reponse there but don't have the time to copy it.

My reply is not exactly what you asked but you might find it helpful.

 
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I did a MEM, I also have a Mechanical Engineer's degree. I learned more that I apply to my every day job with the MEM and really enjoyed the program. I'd highly recommend it. Being military I dont have any knowledge on how it is viewed in the civilian engineering sector though. My wife is also doing her MBA and the coursework is very similar; however, I think the MBA has more bean counting classes that you will never use.

 
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That's kind of what I thought about a MBA program. It would have more classes that I wouldn't use. I am an electrical engineer and work for a utility now. I think that I will either be with a utility or in consulting for the rest of my working days. I worked at a small firm for for years and have almost a year with the utility. I'm glad to hear you liked it and have found in usefull so far.

 
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