UK MBA Oil and Gas/Energy sector

Yury

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Posted May 19, 2020 11:08

Hi Duncan and all forum participants,

I would like to ask your expert opinions about the best option for me from you point of view.

I am 33, from Russia, more than 10 years of experience in Oil and Gas industry, primarily in international O&G services companies, technical and sales roles.
Looking for MBA full-time program considering only UK variant.
My goals: boosting my career to more senior positions, relocation/working in UK if possible.
I don’t want to change the industry, so planning to develop in O&G/Energy sector.
Also I am not considering US variants at all, nor for relocating neither MBA studying or any online MBA variants.
So considering my budget limitations (20K-30K) the variants are:
- RGU MBA Oil and Gas management (good business location and specialization, budgetary variant)
- Durham MBA (good FT rating, 10K more expensive variant)
- Edinburgh (good location, lower FT rating, almost the same fee as DBS)
So the thing is RGU has more specialized MBA and location where many industry companies are based at the same time DBS is more «prestigious» but completely away from Energy sector. Only few percentage of DBS alumni work in energy sector from my observations (through LinkedIn and university’s site info). Have no ideas about Edinburgh so this is the less valuable variant I think.
Currently I am waving between these variants with particular different fees and MBA programs and wondering what would fit for me best in case of future employment, career growth and relocation.
Appreciate for your review in advance.

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StuartHE

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Posted May 19, 2020 14:29

Looking on LinkedIn, it seems RGU and LBS are best, then Warwick and Imperial, then Edinburgh >Durham

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Duncan

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Posted May 19, 2020 14:56

Durham is not more prestigious than Edinburgh academically.

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Duncan

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Posted May 19, 2020 15:00

And as a whole Edinburgh alumni are paid slightly more than Durham's.

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Yury

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Posted May 19, 2020 15:32

Duncan, thanks.What about fee-ROI result? How do you think Is it worth to pay more expensive Edinburgh MBA than RGU for energy sector? Also living costs in Edinburgh almost double higher as in Aberdeen:)

[Edited by Yury on May 19, 2020]

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Yury

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Posted May 19, 2020 15:34

Stuart, thanks. It seems EBS is better variant than DBS)

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StuartHE

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Posted May 19, 2020 16:34

I think mean UEBS. EBS, at Heriot-Watt, is much worse than Durham.
Edinburgh is 1% more expensive than Aberdeen https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=United+Kingdom&city1=Aberdeen&country2=United+Kingdom&city2=Edinburgh

I think mean UEBS. EBS, at Heriot-Watt, is much worse than Durham.<div><br></div><div>Edinburgh is 1% more expensive than Aberdeen <a href="https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=United+Kingdom&city1=Aberdeen&country2=United+Kingdom&city2=Edinburgh">https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=United+Kingdom&city1=Aberdeen&country2=United+Kingdom&city2=Edinburgh</a></div>

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Yury

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Posted May 19, 2020 17:43

Yes, I meant University of Edinburgh.Well the cost of normal (not bad) rental accomodation in Aberdeen is 400-500 pounds per month while in Edinburgh is 700-800.As per my observations in web.

[Edited by Yury on May 19, 2020]

Yes, I meant University of Edinburgh.<div>Well the cost of normal (not bad) rental accomodation in Aberdeen is 400-500 pounds per month while in Edinburgh is 700-800.</div><div>As per my observations in web.</div>

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Duncan

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Posted May 19, 2020 18:45

Take a look at the prices on that Numbeo link. Rents are currently higher in Edinburgh because of the low price of oil. But for most of the last 30 years Aberdeen has been the more expensive city to live.

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Yury

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Posted Sep 23, 2020 20:19

Durham is not more prestigious than Edinburgh academically.

Hello Duncan, as per your recent posts I read it was mentioned Durham as having more extensive study and much better placement for internationals than Edinburgh for example, which has better career services for UK residents. So does it mean Durham has more opportunities for non-UK employees to work in UK? I mean energy sector, but not necessary.
Thanks in advance.

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[quote]Durham is not more prestigious than Edinburgh academically.  [/quote]<br><br>Hello Duncan, as per your recent posts I read it was mentioned Durham as having more extensive study and much better placement for internationals than Edinburgh for example, which has better career services for UK residents. So does it mean Durham has more opportunities for non-UK employees to work in UK? I mean energy sector, but not necessary.<br>Thanks in advance.

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Duncan

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Posted Sep 23, 2020 22:29

No, the International Mobility score in the FT ranking shows that Edinburgh MBAs have better international mobility and more career progress. Durham graduates certainly do get into work faster, but it seems to be marginally less likely to be UK employment.

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Yury

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Posted Sep 24, 2020 06:18

No, the International Mobility score in the FT ranking shows that Edinburgh MBAs have better international mobility and more career progress. Durham graduates certainly do get into work faster, but it seems to be marginally less likely to be UK employment.

Ok, but Durham has also 15 month programmes which I suppose allow to stay internship longer, so it means to start work in UK easier. So that's why I also assumed that way, and the ranking is 30 positions higher in FT for Durham.

[quote]No, the International Mobility score in the FT ranking shows that Edinburgh MBAs have better international mobility and more career progress. Durham graduates certainly do get into work faster, but it seems to be marginally less likely to be UK employment.  [/quote]<br><br>Ok, but Durham has also 15 month programmes which I suppose allow to stay internship longer, so it means to start work in UK easier. So that's why I also assumed that way, and the ranking is 30 positions higher in FT for Durham.

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Duncan

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Posted Sep 24, 2020 18:48

My pleasure to have answered your question.

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Yury

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Posted Sep 29, 2020 21:47