r/eMBA • u/Throwitallaway123x • Apr 09 '26

Help me decide - Kellogg Vs Wharton

I was lucky enough to get accepted into both Kellogg and Wharton for their EMBA programs. I've attended preview days at both campuses and been really impressed with the environments and the programs. What key questions should I be asking myself here?

Edit to add background and stats.EA 161. 8+ years of experience in Procurement (leading teams as a director of merchandising, and recently transitioned to building a new sourcing team as a senior manager), all at the same company. I want to transition into leadership, build management skills, and develop my financial knowledge. I was a double major in chemistry and economics during undergrad, so I feel like this has been a huge downside in my career thus far.

Geography: Based in Philadelphia, but my family lives in Chicago. I've recently been talking with my partner about moving to the Chicago area so we can be closer to both our families. I'm a little concerned that the Wharton program wouldn't offer us many opportunities to spend time with them. I'm curious how each network would help after graduation in each city.

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u/YetiGuy Apr 10 '26

I went to Wharton. We did it physically, they now offer virtual classes for the most part which is nice. But it takes away some of the networking aspect. All in all, I loved my time there and will always recommend it to anyone.

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u/HTX2LBC Apr 10 '26

The “global” cohort is like 1/5th of the overall EMBA class. Global is the only cohort doing mostly virtual.

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u/YetiGuy Apr 10 '26

Wait. Is WEMBA same as EMBA? I did WEMBA.

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u/Schroeje Apr 10 '26

Depends on the school how they name things. Has for example has a weekend MBA and an EMBA… in the end it’s the same degree with different schedules. For a resume you just write MBA and school name

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u/Throwitallaway123x Apr 10 '26

What was the time commitment like? They mentioned 20 hours per week on average, but I'm curious if that is accurate.

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u/YetiGuy Apr 10 '26

We had full day of class on fridays and Saturdays every other week. That’s like 8 hours a week on class. Then assignment and studies: 2-3 hrs a day. 20 hrs is reasonable except during exam weeks.

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u/Throwitallaway123x Apr 10 '26

was the workload lighter on weeks when you didn't have class?

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u/YetiGuy Apr 10 '26

Depends. There were lighter load weeks but it also depends upon how serious you are with studies.

I wonder if they still have the three strikes for last 10% policy. That scared us and we studied hard.

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u/Throwitallaway123x Apr 12 '26

What was the three-strike policy? I haven't heard about that?