Can anyone provide some numbers on 2004 tuition costs for AGSB MBA programs? I can't seem to find any on their website, besides the one below:

"Each program has a total fee that is charged per subject every trimester. Contact the Registrar's Office for more info..." - FAQ section

'would appreciate any info. Please post or e-mail back. Thanks!

The last thing I knew when I was paying my graduation related fees, I saw one student enrolling and his overall dole out for 9 units one trimester load was 16,000.

I was shocked because I was arguing with my friends in finance about how expensive graduation related fees are.... around 5k. Seeing the tuition rates, I just kept silent and was glad that I finished the course already. If not.... 15k additional expense in every 3 months will hurt one's budget.

Peg annual education inflation rate and bingo.... (10% annual increase)

^ well, if you think that's steep, the ateneo-regis mba is even more expensive. it now costs Php 13,175.15/subject/term. each term lasts about 8 weeks, so it's about half the duration of a trimester. each class-day, however, lasts 4 hours compared to the standard mba's 2 hours/subject.

I think MBA standard costs around Php 7,500 for every subject while the MBA-Regis costs 13,175.13 for every subject.

if you can make it in La Salle b-school, forget going to ateneo.

a lot of those who have gone to AGSB have attested it's a total waste of time attending there.

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ito rin ang sabi ng friends ko who are taking up their MBA in the Ateneo (although we are blue-blooded and Atenean at heart).

Opinions and personal biases aside, the CHED in its own study found the MBA program of the Ateneo as the best in the Philippines.

I hope this link helps.

Here's the complete article.

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New study reveals state of Philippine graduate studies


Only one percent of the country’s 195 graduate schools offering programs in education, public administration and business education scored outstanding marks in a recent evaluative survey commissioned by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

The study categorized schools into seven clusters, where the majority (58 percent) fell into middle ground but very few could compare favorably with international standards of quality graduate programs.

Conducted by the Fund for Assistance to Private Education (FAPE), the study found only two graduate schools of business, both in the National Capital Region (NCR), who fell into Cluster I-Outstanding category. The Ateneo Graduate School of Business, with campuses in Salcedo Village, Rockwell Center and off-site campuses in Cebu, Subic and Sta. Rosa, Laguna; topped the evaluation and earned the highest score of 4.6 out of a possible perfect score of 5.0.

Seven schools from NCR, Region IV-Southern Tagalog, Region VI-Western Visayas and Region XI Southern Mindanao were classified under Cluster II-Superior.

Schools that fell under Clusters I and II were found to have well qualified faculty members who held key managerial positions in top companies. Graduate students themselves held managerial positions in their place of work. Study programs maintained active linkages with business and industry. School administrations provided adequate state-of-the-art resources including up-to-date electronic references that were accessible to students. Faculty members were well compensated.

On the other end of the spectrum, 7 percent of the schools evaluated scored poorly. Business graduate programs that fell under the Cluster VII-Poor category were found in Region I-Ilocos, Region II-Cagayan Valley, Region III-Central Luzon, Region IV-Southern Tagalog, Region V-Bicol, Region VII-Central Visayas, Region XII-Central Mindanao, ARMM and CARAGA.

These graduate schools were mostly just one-room affairs where all transactions ranging from enrolment, library work and research, faculty study and even classes were conducted. In most of the schools, the graduate programs were run by retired personnel who were not updated on current business developments. Usually only two or three faculty members taught all the course offerings of a program. Most of these institutions were also family-owned and run, and most responsibilities were overseen by close family members. Even faculty and staff obtained their degrees in-house.

CHED is set to evaluate the results further and will consider gradually phasing out programs from low performing schools. A total of 199 graduate schools were listed offering graduate business programs in the Philippines but four were not operating their programs at the time of the study. A team of academic experts and graduate school professors conducted the study over a ninemonth period.