Choosing a Canadian MBA School - Size of Student Population
What is the difference between smaller and larger school populations for MBA programs in Canada?
Some students have a preference for a larger or smaller student population. The latter will typically encourage a more interactive environment between students and students and teachers and have smaller class sizes providing students with greater access to faculty should it be needed. Larger schools usually have bigger class sizes and may foster a sense of isolation between students and students and faculty as interaction among and between these groups is reduced. This greater distance may also encourage more independence on the part of the student. Larger schools also tend to be the more prestigious, have higher entrance requirements, and have graduates who are held in higher regards by recruiters and employers. Therefore, you may have greater employment opportunities by pursuing an MBA at a bigger school.
Critera for Choosing a MBA School and Program
- Costs and benefits
- Specialized, general, or combined MBA
- Curriculum
- Teaching quality
- Reputation of the MBA school
- Cooperative MBA programs
- Distance MBA programs
- Full-time vs part-time MBAs
- Internationalized MBA
- Recruitment possibilities
- Rankings
- International accreditation
- Peer group
- Size of student population
- Competition
- Bilingualism/Linguistic choice
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